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PASPALUM MARGINATUM. Poaceae. 32116. Seeds from 

 Buitenzorg, Java. "The best lawn grass at Buitenzorg and 

 will grow in dense shade." (Piper.; For distribution later. 



PASSIFLORA SP. assif loraceae . , 32127. Seeds of a pas- 

 sion fruit from Singapore. "Fruit yellow, ovoid, two inches 

 long. Pulp subacid, seedy. Bought in the market at Singa- 

 pore." Piper. For distribution later. 



POLYTRIAS AMAURA. Poaceae.) 32111. Seeds from Batavia, 

 Java. "The common lawn and pasture grass of Java at low alti- 

 tudes. Makes a good lawn. Horses as well as cattle eat it 

 readily and seem to thrive upon it. Introduced in the 

 Philippines where it is spreading." (Piper.) For distribution 

 later. 



PTEROCARPUS SP. (Fabaceae.) 32121. Seeds from Singapore. 

 "A beautiful shade tree. Elm-like in form, but with drooping 

 branches. Abundantly planted in the Malay Peninsula, but 

 according to Mr. Ridley, not native. Said to differ from the 

 true P. indicus in having larger pods." (Piper.) For dis- 

 tribution later. 



RUBUS SPP. (Rosaceae.) 32101, 32130-131. Seeds of rasp- 

 berries from Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon, and Garoet, Java, respec- 

 tively. Three species, the first pink-flowered with red to- 

 mentose fruits of good flavor, the others salmon yellow, and 

 red, sub-acid, and of fair quality. For distribution later. 



SPONDIAS SP. (Anacardiaceae. ) 32110. Seeds of the we 

 fruit from Colombo, Ceylon. "Fruit smooth, oval, the size of 

 a large hen's egg, each containing one stone. Flesh firm, 

 yellowish, subacid, pleasant to taste, odor of pineapple. 

 Bought in the market at Colombo." (Piper.) For distribution 

 later. 



SYNTHERISMA SP. (Poaceae.) 32117. Seeds from Batavia, 

 Java. "A lawn grass much like St. Augustine, but hardly as 

 good. Collected in shady ground." (Piper.) For distribution 

 later. 



TRITICUM DURUM. (Poaceae.) 32156-157. Seeds of durum 

 wheat from Bezenshook, Samara Govt., Russia. "A large-grained 

 uncommon summer variety of durum wheat, apparently originat- 

 ing in these regions," and "a new and valuable winter variety 

 of black-bearded durum wheat having very long open ears, and 

 proving extremely hardy, having survived snov/less winters, 

 where other v/inter wheats were either killed out or severely 

 injured." (Meyer's introductions.) For distribution later. 



