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ECHIUM BOURGEANUM. (Borraginaceae . ) 34258. Seeds from 

 Teneriffe, Canary Islands. Presented by Dr. George V. Perez, 

 Puerto Orotava. "A very striking Teneriffe alpine plant grow- 

 ing at the Canadas on its rocky walls at an elevation above 

 sea level of between 8000 and 9000 feet. It throws up in the 

 second year a single thyrse of beautiful pink flowers. I have 

 just had one in flower 3-g meters high(ll feet, eight inches.) 

 It may turn out to be a valuable fodder plant in southern 

 California, as goats are very fond of it. Its rosette of 

 leaves is more than a yard across." (Perez.) For distribu- 

 tion later. 



ECHIUM CANDICANS x SIMPLEX. (Borraginaceae.) 34259. 

 Seeds from Teneriffe, Canary Islands. Presented by Dr. George 

 V. Perez, Puerto Orotava. "A new hybrid obtained this year by 

 the writer. The thyrse is light blue. It is a beautiful 

 plant." (Perez.) For distribution later. 



ENTEROLOBIUM CONTORTISILIQUUM. (Mimosaceae . ) 33955. 

 Seeds of the timbo from Buenos Aires. Presented by Dr. Carlos 

 Thays , Director, Botanic Garden. "A large leguminous timber 

 tree, found in Paraguay. It is often planted as a street 

 tree, the wood is much used in carpentry, and the fruits, 

 called 'orejas de negro,' are used to remove spots from lin- 

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



EUCHLAENA MEXICANA. (Poaceae.) 34257. Seeds of teosin- 

 te from Durango, Mexico. Presented by Mr. T. C. Hamm, Ameri- 

 can consul, who obtained it from Dr. H. W. Jackson. "The 

 plant known as teosinte or asese which is supposed to be the 

 antecedent of common maize grows in some parts of the State of 

 Durango. The plant occurs in a wild state, only one attempt 

 so far as I have been able to learn having been made to culti- 

 vate it. Two or three years ago a Mexican ranchman gathered a 

 quantity of the seed which he planted as a forage crop, with 

 most excellent results. The plant flowers in the month of 

 July and matures in November. The height attained by the 

 plant varies greatly according to soil, climatic conditions, 

 etc., the full grown plant running from about fifty to seven- 

 ty five inches in height in this state. The teosinte closely 

 resembles the common maize in its earlier stages, but becomes 

 much more bushy as it develops, due to the large number of 

 suckers thrown out by the parent stalk. The leaf is very simi- 

 lar to that of the maize in all stages of its development. A 

 single stalk of teosinte will have from ten to fifteen ears, 

 which, unless the teosinte has mixed with maize, have practic- 

 ally no cob or core. The reason why little or no use is made 

 of this valuable plant is that when planted near corn it read- 



