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BROMELIA CARAGUATA. (Bromeliaceae . ) 33930. Seeds of the 

 caraguata from Buenos Aires. Presented by Dr. Carlos Thays, 

 Director, Botanic Garden. An Argentine fibre plant the fibre 

 from which is used in making the famous nandutl lace of Para- 

 guay. It is also used for cordage, and rope made from the fi- 

 bre in some rough tests has compared well with German manila 

 rope. For distribution later. 



CAESALPINIA MELANOCARPA. (Caesalpiniaceae . ) 33933. Seeds 

 from Buenos Aires. Presented by Dr. Carlos Thays, Director, 

 Botanic Garden. "A stout bushy-topped leguminous tree found 

 in the woods in the vicinity of Tucuman in Argentina. The 

 fruits contain considerable tannin, and the hard, almost black 

 wood is used for building wagons and for framing houses." 

 (Venturi, Trees of Argentina.) For distribution later. 



CARYOPHYLLUS SP. (Myrtaceae.) 34309. Seeds from Para- 

 guay. Presented by Mr. C. F. Mead. "In Guarany, this fruit 

 is called Ywapuru. I have never seen it in any place except 

 in the woods in the district between Sapucay and Asuncion, nor 

 can I find any mention of it in botanical books. It grows in 

 bush form to a height of about two meters, the fruit which is 

 about the size and coloring of a dark red plum, being borne in 

 clusters about the main stalks. I have never tasted the fruit 

 but it is very highly spoken of by natives here." (Mead.) For 

 distribution later. 



CELTIS TALA. (Ulmaceae.) 33938. Seeds from Buenos Aires. 

 Presented by Dr. Carlos Thays, Director, Botanic Garden. "A 

 thorny tall shrub or small tree, suitable for hedges and 

 street-planting, found in the lower part of the valley of La 

 Plata in Argentina and Uruguay." (Venturi, Trees of Argen- 

 tina.) For distribution later. 



CORYLUS AVELLANA. (Betulaceae . ) 34266. Seeds of a fil- 

 bert from Boscotrecase, near Naples, Italy. Presented by Dr. 

 Gustav Eisen, San Francisco, Cal. "This San Giovanni filbert 

 is the earliest filbert known in this part of Italy, ripening 

 by June 24th. Of very good quality, though not as highly fla- 

 vored as the wild nut, but remarkably well filled and solid. 

 Valuable on account of its earliness." (Eisen.) For distri- 

 bution later. 



DOLICHANDRA CYNANCHOIDES. (Bignoniaceae . ) 33953. Seeds 

 from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Presented by Dr. Carlos Thays, 

 Director, Botanic Garden. "A shrubby vine with trumpet-shaped, 

 reddish-purple flowers found in the extra-tropical forests of 

 Brazil." (Lindley, Treasury of Botany.) For distribution 

 later. 



