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Mloteropsis semialata (R.Br.) Hitchc. (Poaceae.) 41751. 

 Seeds of silver grass from the Australian Exhibit at the 

 Panama Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 

 California. Procured by Mr. Roland McKee. "White-topped 

 grass, good pasturage, 2 feet." (McKee.) 



Amygdalus tangutica (Batal.) Korsh. (Amygdalaceae . ) 

 41708 & 41709. Rough and smooth shelled seeds of Tangutian 

 almond received from Taochow, Old City, Kansu, China. Pre- 

 sented by Rev. C. F. Snyder, at request of Mr. F. N. Meyer. 

 "A variable species of bush-almond and though its kernels 

 are bitter and it throws up a lot of stems and is spiny, 

 still I believe it has a decided value as a factor in 

 breeding experiments, for it seems to be very hardy and 

 drought resistant. One finds it mainly on sheltered rocky 

 and loess slopes at elevations from 4,000 feet up to about 

 10,000 feet above sea. In these higher regions, however, 

 it does not get as cold as one would surmise, for the 

 mountains all around keep off the intense cold. As a stock 

 for almonds and for other stone fruits, I scarcely would 

 recommend this Tangut almond, since it suckers badly and 

 since these suckers are very hard to remove." (Meyer.) 



Chamaedorea tepejilote Liebm. (Phoenicaceae . ) 41705. 

 Seeds of a palm from Zacuapam, Vera Cruz, Mexico. Pre- 

 sented by Dr. C. A. Purpus . "The undeveloped flower makes 

 an excellent vegetable and is eaten in the State of Vera 

 Cruz everywhere. Besides this, it is a fine, little palm. 

 Shady places." (Purpus.) 



Chayota eclulis Jacq. (Cucurbitaceae . ) 41800-41801. 

 Seeds of large white and large green varieties of chayote 

 from Adjuntas, Porto Rico. Presented by Mr. Bartolome 

 Barcel6. "These varieties produce well in this country on 

 the borders of ravines in cool places, as in pits, and 

 they are best produced in cool places which have a stream 

 of water. In such places they yield abundantly. The white 

 variety is more appreciated than the green. Here they are 

 used for salads and the country people also feed them to 

 pigs . " (Barcelo . ) 



Corylus ferox Wallich (Betulaceae . ) 41812. Hazel seeds 

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

 Botanic Garden. "This is a small tree native of Nepal and 

 Sikkim found growing at altitudes ranging from 8,000 to 

 10,000 feet. The fruit which has an edible kernel is 

 covered with a prickly cup. The wood is pinkish-white in 

 color, moderately hard and even grained." (Watt's Diction- 

 ary of the Economic Products of In'dia.) 



Diospyros Jcaki L. f. (Diospyraceae . ) 41691-41702, 41779- 

 41793. Cuttings of 27 varieties of persimmon from Okitsu, 

 Japan. Presented by Prof. I. Ishiwara, Horticultural Ex- 

 periment Station. 



