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scarcely anything else will grow, and will stand being blown 

 upon by fierce winds and being hacked back more than almost 

 any other tree. With plenty of room it is one of the most 

 beautiful of trees. Will probably be of value in the nearly 

 frost-free regions of the Southwest, although it occurs as far 

 south as 34 in New South Wales. Less suited for arid regions 

 than the next which has about the same range, for distri- 

 bution later. 



FICUS RUBIGINOSA. (Moraceae.) 33104. Seeds of the Port 

 Jackson fig from Sydney, New South Wales. Presented by Mr. 

 J. H. Maiden, Director, Sydney Botanic Garden. Less orna- 

 mental than the preceding and better suited for dry regions 

 than that tree. Probably like that only suited for regions 

 w here frosts are rare. For distr ibution later. 



GOSSYPIUM SPP. (Malvaceae.) 33089-090. Cotton seeds from 

 Lake Tsana, Abyssinia. Presented by Mr. Guy R. Love, American 

 vice consul general, Adis Ababa. "The cotton raised in Lake 

 Tsana district is of a much superior quality, being of longer 

 fiber and lighter in color." (Love.) For distribution later. 



HEDYSARUM CORONARIUM. (Fabaceae.) 33073. Seeds of sulla 

 from Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. Presented by Mr. Percival 

 Gassett, American consul. This seed is from Jerez, referred 

 to in a recent consular report as a region where a specially 

 fine breed of horses are pastured entirely on the 'zulla', 

 which is supposed to give them many of their admirable quali- 

 ties. For distribution later. 



JUGLANS REGIA. ( Juglandaceae . ) 36180-181. Walnuts from 

 China. Presented by Mr. Samuel S. Knabenshue , American consul 

 general, Tientsin. A hard-shelled and a soft-shelled variety, 

 the former from the hills west of Peking, the latter from 

 Changli. For distribution later. 



LECYTHIS USITATA. (Lecy thidaceae . ) 33259. Sapucaia nuts 

 from Para, Brazil. Presented by Mr. Walter Fischer, late act- 

 ing director, Campo de cultura experimental Paraense. "This 

 is a large tree of the Monkey-pot family, native of forests in 

 the region of the Amazon. It has large, urn-shaped fruits of 

 a hard, woody texture, about 6 inches in diameter, with lids 

 measuring about 2 inches across. When ripe the lid separates 

 from the capsule, emitting a sharp sound, which when heard by 

 the monkeys is a signal that the nuts are falling and a 

 scramble and a fight to be the first to obtain them ensues; on 

 this account few are left for the trader, and the export is 

 consequently small. The common name of Monkey-pot is applied 

 to the capsule when empty." (Smith's Dictionary of popular 

 names of economic plants.) For distribution later. 



