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Herberts aggregata Schneider. (Berberidaceae. ) 39574. 

 Plants of a barberry from Elstree, Herts, England. Pre- 

 sented by the Hon. Vicary Gibbs. "This is one of Wilson's 

 recent introductions from China, and was shown (at a Royal 

 Horticultural Society Show) as a richly-berried, open- 

 spreading bush about 18 inches high. The leaves, dull 

 green above and grey-green below, are in axillary rosettes 

 of about nine. They vary from ovate and entire to ob- 

 lanceolate, with a few teeth or spiny hairs on the upper 

 half, and are generally about one-half by one-fourth inch. 

 The berries are small, nearly globular, and borne in dense 

 close-seated clusters In one of which we counted as. many 

 as 21 berries, though they are more generally only half 

 that number. They are a very charming creamy green color, 

 suffused with coral, and reminding one of those of B. wil- 

 sojiae." (Gardener's Chronicle, Sept. 27, 1913.) 



Boehineria rugulosa Weddell. (Urticaceae . ) 39638. Seeds 

 from Darjeeling, India. Presented by Mr. G. H. Cave, 

 Lloyd Botanic Garden. "A small tree with greyish brown 

 branches met with in Garhwal , Kumaon, Nepal, Sikkim, and 

 Bhutan. The wood is of a reddish color, moderately hard, 

 evenly grained, durable and seasons well. It weighs about 

 41 pounds per cubic foot, and is very easily worked. It 

 is used in the manufacture of bowls, milk pails, churns, 

 cups and tobacco boxes." (Watt, Dictionary of Economic 

 Products of India.) 



Citrus grandis (L. ) Osbeck. (Rutaceae.) 39579. Seeds of 

 the 'panub-ban 1 from Lamao, Bataan, P. I. Presented by 

 Mr. P. J. Wester, Horticulturist, "Lamao Experiment Sta- 

 tion. "An oblate fruit of the size of a large orange, 

 smooth, of the same color as the pomelo, thinskinned, 

 juicy and well-flavored. I have not seen the trees, but 

 believe it to be a hybrid between the pomelo and the or- 

 ange or mandarin." (Wester.) 



Citrus sp. (Rutaceae.) 39581. Seeds of a lemon from 

 Lamao, Bataan, P. I. Presented by Mr. P. J. Wester, Hor- 

 ticulturist, Lamao Experiment Station. "Seeds of a lemon 

 that fruits already the second year from seed and is ex- 

 ceedingly prolific. The fruit is dry and seedy, but the 

 variety might be useful in hybridization work for the pro- 

 duction of very dwarf and precocious varieties." (Wes- 

 ter.) 



Holcus sorghum L. (Poaceae.) 39594. Seed of a sorghum 

 from Shiraz, Persia. Presented by Col. J. N. Merrill. 

 Representative of a collection of sixteen numbers of 

 grains from that region, including barleys, rice, wheats, 

 and millet. 



