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ABIES NUMIDICA. (Pinaceae.) 32706. Seeds from Babois. 

 Presented by Dr. L. Trabut, Algiers, Algeria. "This tree 

 grows with the cedar (Cedrus atlantlca.) It is a very splendid 

 tree, flourishing here at 800 meters elevation." (Trabut.) 

 For distribution later. 



CAREX PHYSODES. ( Cyperaceae . ) 32892. Seed of a sedge 

 from Peshy Kara Kum desert, Turkestan. Presented by Mr. W. W. 

 Mackie, director of the Yaqui Valley experiment station, 

 Esperanza, Sonora, Mexico. "This carex grows abundantly on 

 the loose desert sand of the Peshy Kara Kum desert of southern 

 Turkestan. It produces excellent feed for horses, camels, 

 sheep, donkeys, etc., with less than four inches of rain per 

 annum. It grows only in the loose sand. To protect itself 

 from the elements when the roots are exposed by the winds each 

 root and rootlet gathers about itself a layer of sand several 

 times its diameter, holding it against considerable strain and 

 wear." (Mackie.) This sedge had been introduced earlier by 

 Meyer, who procured it at Chardchui , where it is used in Mr. 

 W. A. Palletzky's sandbinding experiments along the Trans- 

 Caspian railroad. For distribution later. 



CITRUS NOBILIS. (Rutaceae.) 32875. Cuttings of the 

 Clementine tangerine from Algiers. Presented by Dr. L. Trabut. 

 "I was very much impressed by the value of the Clementine tan- 

 gerine which is by far the earliest of the kidglove type 

 except the Satsuma. It is a bright red-orange, medium-sized 

 tangerine with a special flavor and aroma, riot however so dif- 

 ferent from the ordinary tangerine as is the Satsuma. A tree 

 sent to Florida three years ago and planted on the leased 

 orchard at Glen St. Mary showed very marked resistance to cold, 

 probably as much as the Satsuma. Dr Trabut is convinced tha 1 ; 

 it is a hybrid of a tangerine with pollen from the 'granito', 

 a willow-leaved Spanish variety of sour-orange. I co not see 

 any trace of sour-orange in the Clementine, but I must admit 

 that forms very like the 'granito' do appear among its de- 

 scendants." (W. T. Swingle, in letter of November 30 to Dr. 

 Galloway.) For distribution later. 



CLEMATIS SP. (Ranunculaceae. ) 32763. Seeds of a clematis 

 from Kozlov, Tambov government, Russia. "A woody, climbing 

 clematis of ornamental value, bearing large yellow flowers, 

 which has proven perfectly hardy in Central Russia. Obtained 

 from Mr. I. V. Mijurin, who stated he had received the seeds 

 from Tibet." (Meyer's introduction.) For distribution later. 



CRACCA. (Fabaceae.) 32777-778. Seeds from the Botanical 

 Gardens, Buitenzorg. Procured by Mr. C. V. Piper of this 



