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than any variety introduced from America. An account of the 

 experiments in India was published in the Daily Consular and 

 Trade Reports, December 7, 1910." (0. F. Cook.) For distri- 

 bution later. 



GOURLIEA DECORTICANS. (Fabaceae.) 33970. Seeds of the 

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

 Director, Botanic Gardens. A shrubby legume often forming a 

 small tree having fleshy pods with a single seed and a small 

 yellow pea-like flower. The pulp of the fleshy pods is used 

 to flavor wines in Buenos Aires and is a favorite fruit of 

 the Argentines. For distribution later. 



ORANIA REGALIS. ( Phoenicaceae . ) 34319. Seeds of a palm 

 from Manila. Presented by Mr. 0. W. Barrett, Chief, Division 

 of Horticulture, Philippine Bureau of Agriculture. "A rare 

 palm of the Philippines, rather closely related, I believe, to 

 the coconut, and which, I believe, would make an interesting 

 greenhouse plant; it should also make a good ornamental for 

 southern Florida, Porto Rico and Cuba." (Barrett.) For dis- 

 tribution later. 



PANCRATIUM CANARIENSE. (Amaryllidaceae . ) 34260. Seeds 

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

 Perez, Puerto Orotava. A bulbous plant with iris-like leaves 

 and umbels of large white flowers, found in the Canary 

 Islands. For distribution later. 



PHALOCALLIS SPP. (Iridaceae.) 33996-997. Seeds from 

 Buenos Aires. Presented by Dr. Carlos Thays, Director, Botan- 

 ic Garden. Two perennials of the iris family, commonly known 

 as Cypella spp. having yellow flowers, and occurring in 

 Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. For distribution later. 



PIPER CHABA. (Piperaceae. ) 34328. Seeds of the chaba 

 from the Jardin Colonial, Nogent sur Marne , France. Presented 

 by the Director, Mr. E. Prudhomme. "A native of the Moluccas, 

 cultivated in India for its fruit, the chaba of Indian medi- 

 cine. The wood and root are used in Bengal for dyeing and 

 give a pale brown on cotton if used alone, but mixed with 

 Caesalpinia sappan, a brownish-red." (Watt, Commercial pro- 

 ducts of India.) For distribution later. 



PIPER CUBEBA. (Piperaceae.) 34327. Seeds of the cubeb 

 pepper from the Jardin Colonial, Nogent sur Marne, France. 

 Presented by the Director, Mr. E. Prudhomme. "The cubebs of 

 commerce, which are of importance chiefly in medicine, are the 

 berries of a species of pepper-vine, easily distinguished from 



