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AESCHYNOMENE ELAPHROXYLON . {Fabaceae.) 33119. Seeds from 

 Lawang, Java. Presented by Mr. M. Buysman. This tree from 

 the Sudan grows In shallow water along the upper Nile, in the 

 shallows of La e Chad, and throughout Central Africa. The 

 wood which grows so rapidly that the tree attains its full 

 height of 25 feet in two years is very light, and has attract- 

 ed the attention of the Lighthouse Service, at whose sug- 

 gestion the seed was obtained. For distribution later. 



AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS. ; Amygdalaceae . ; 33215-218. Plants of 

 almond from Granada, Spain. Purchased from Mr. Pedro Giraud 

 through Mr. Walter T. Swingle, of this Department. "Malaguer.a. 

 This is the famous Jordan almond which is exported so largely 

 from Malaga. I was told at the American consulate that some 

 $800,000 worth of almonds had been exported from the port of 

 Malaga alone during the year 1911. These exports consist 

 Largely of the Malague'a variety. Jordan almonds are classi- 

 fied by th ' jlesale dealers as to number per ounce. They 

 run 15 to 30 or more per ounce. The English market takes the 

 very large size, the American market taking most of the 30 's 

 and other small sizes. Out of 100,000 boxes only three or 

 four hundred would be as large as 15 or 16 to the ounce. This 

 is called the export variety by the cultivators around Malaga, 

 after the Spanish word ' exportacion. ' It is grown in very dry 

 situations and is properly speaking a dryland crop of very 

 great importance. Mr. Pedro Giraud, from whom the plants were 

 secured, says of almonds in general that they give best 

 results in calcareous, warm, dry, rocky, soils. Of No. 33218, 

 'Almendro del Desmayo,' Mr. Pedro Giraud says 'This is the 

 most resistant to frost, which is caused by the peculiar 

 attachment of the flower, which is turned downward, its 

 corolla and sepals protecting it against the action of frost, 

 in this way securing the fertility of this sort when all other 

 varieties would have their crops destroyed.'" (Swingle.) For 

 distribution later. 



AMYGDALUS PERSICA. (Amygdalaceae.) 33219-221. Plants of 

 peaches from Granada, Spain. Procured from Mr. Pedro Giraud 

 through Mr. Walter T. Swingle, of this Department. "As to 

 these three varieties of peaches no definite information was 

 available but as the Spanish peaches are famous for their 

 quality any variety which is propagated in Spain is likely to 

 be of good quality." : Swingle.; For distribution later. 



CACARA EROSA. ( Fabaceae.) 33258. Seeds of the yam bean 

 from Kingston, Jamica. Presented by Mr. William Harris, 



