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LONICERA MAACKII. ( Caprif oliaceae . ) 33055. Seeds of a 

 honeysuckle from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Presented 

 by Dr. David Prain, Director. This honeysuckle from southern 

 Manchuria and northern Japan promises to be hardy throughout 

 the eastern United States. It has slender arching branches 

 with nearly glabrous ovate-acuminate leaves, and dense clusters 

 of creamy-white flowers. For distribution later. See half- 

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MISCANTHUS' JAPONICUS. (Poaceae.) 33191. Seed from 

 Yokohama, Japan, Procured from the Yokohama Nursery company. 

 "Miscanthus japonicus has been found in our experimental work 

 to produce a light bulky paper in many respects similar to 

 that made from esparto. The yield of fiber is up to the 

 average of esparto, and there may be areas where the plants 

 can be grown especially for paper making. It thrives on the 

 poorer soils in this region and has been grown with some 

 success even in Maine; the excessive winterkilling here, 

 however, would prevent its becoming a successful crop plant." 

 (Charles J. Brand, for whose paper-making experiments the seed 

 was secured.) For distribution later. 



MYRTUS ARAYAN. (Myrtaceae.) 33271. Seeds of the arayan 

 from Rio Verde, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Presented by Dr. 

 Felix Foex, Director of the agricultural experiment station of 

 Rio Verde. "These seeds are from a fruit tree of the state of 

 Jalisco. This fruit is well appreciated by young boys, and 

 above all, by young girls; but not by older people, because 

 of the acidity. But they are delicious: 1st. Cooked with 

 sugar. 2nd. Dried in powdered sugar. 3rd. In sauces for pud- 

 dings, etc. 4th. In syrups. These fruits are very small, but 

 when the young trees are 18 months old they can be budded with 

 larger and better varieties." (Foex.) For distribution later. 



OLEA EUROPAEA. (Oleaceae.) 33225. Plants of olive from 

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

 Walter T. Swingle, of this Department. "Gordal or Sevillana. 

 This is the famous variety which yields the large green 

 pickled olives so common in America. It is largely cultivated 

 in the zone immediately about Seville, where its culture is 

 said to succeed better than in any other part of Spain. They 

 run from about 70 to 200 per kilo or about 30 to 90 to the 

 pound. These enormous olives are of beautiful appearance, but 

 by the Spaniards are not considered to be of as good quality 

 as some of the other varieties, such as the Manzanillo. The 

 Sevillana is graded very carefully, running 70, 80, 90, and 

 100 and so on per kilo, and this grading makes the olives for 



