this Bureau, who procured then through 3r. Arturo "rvala 

 from the Chinese gtrrfl'-ne . "Seeds from a Tor*: lar 

 fino flavor od fruit. o troea oe wh 



ara very prolific, nnny treos . vor 7 feet in heig 



bearing froa 15 to 20 anormoua fruits anfi o rse, nua- 



erous smaller ;nes. Tno Chineso go r dans* .-.b ut Merid* 

 securing reoarkfible retmlts rrith this -j . '' (Gollin. ) 

 dietribution I&tor, 



aBnlplniftcetJ 



from S^uth Africa. ^B-mttjd ; urtt- 



OOTemment A.*rostologiat and Botanist, ana- 



raal. "Seed fr >a the a ^Jthwaatern "r^neraal and Beohuana- 

 land. ?he root iu auppoaed to poasaoa ctedioinal virtnee 

 and the leavee ar anid t be ua -d in tropical Africa MI a 

 ntoatituto for and adulterant of, oonaercial senna; 1 

 havo no -noraonRl experience of ita oorits. The plan 

 frs a aandy soil ana crotra in a region of sumor rain 

 with a 15 to 70 inoh rainf-ill. M ;rtt-Oav7. ) 



trib-ition l4tr 



150A. ( JVenopodiaoeae. ) 

 of rainoa 2"roin } v ujao, ^erti. Presented by 

 "Seed of a c*>ruvian g^-ain. ic ffTceodinB-ly 



and might interest brealrfaet food acnufRctr.r*r8. rJrows on 

 eni-eria land, is so*n in : vs big crops. 



Adeptbl-? strains might b selected. .rs at 1 



11000 feet Altitude and even -r. t'OTm r.9*r tv begin- 



ning of the riny season. "^0 pl^-nt reseiablee a wted Tery 

 conmon in the btatea, r auld not be pnlled as a weed." 



(Bues.) ?OT distribution later. 



(Halacoae.) 346G4. I'lants of the 



Japanese quince from ffr >d fr '.ars. 



Leaolne A 9ona. "Variety Incendie. 'lowers rery beauti- 

 ful, double and perfect; potala round, perftotl;: iabri- 

 oated, live fiery aoarlet In color. T> (Lomoine. ) r dis- 

 tribution lat 



(Diosooreaoeae. ) ^61. ?ho ro^t of 



a yam from Manila, hilipoine islands. Presented by ; r. 

 0* ! Barrett, Chief, Division of Horticulture, Bureau of 

 igricult'o-e. "A superior Bort of ywn. 1 think ^re have 

 never se ju this varied ':>re; it has a vorr distinct 

 habit, as to t'-o rhlxooss. fron other yaos, somewhat ro- 

 stmbliag th^t old -/est Indian 'yampee* in that respect. " 

 (Barrett.) For distribution lat 



