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about forty cents (Mexican money) per meter. From the stems 

 of the plant, particularly in the state of Chihuahua, 

 manufactured one of the most violent intoxicating distil- 

 lates. In times of excessive drought the plants are cut 

 down and the stems chopped up as feed for live stock. I 

 believe that the seeds of this planted where drainage is 

 good and where moisture conditions can be controlled can 

 be brought through in the open." (Griffiths.) 



Hydrangea xanthoneura wilsonii Rehder. (Hydrangeaceae . ) 

 42190. Seeds from Kew, England. Presented by Sir David 

 Prain, Director, Royal Botanic Gardens. A tree 15 to 16 

 feet hign of elegant and distinct habit, with clusters of 

 white flowers 10 to 12 Inches across. Discovered by E. H. 

 Wilson in Western Szechuan, China. 



Indigofera spp . (Fabaceae.) 42173-42176. Seeds of four 

 species of indigo from Bultenzorg, Java. Presented by 

 Director, Department of Agriculture, and Introduced for 

 experiments by this Department in dye production. 



Inodes texana O.F.Cook. (Phoenicaceae . ) 42280. Seeds 

 collected by Dr. David Griffiths. "This native palm of the 

 Rio Grande delta, while planted locally to some extent, is 

 a species which has been much neglected. It will fill the 

 same role in plantings as the fan leaf palm (Washingtonia 

 sp.) and appears to be a little more hardy to frost con- 

 ditions. It will form a pleasing variation with that 

 species so extensively grown in the warmer regions of this 

 country and serve to extend somewhat the regions of pos- 

 sible palm culture. It is a species with a very local dis- 

 tribution in nature being known only from this one delta 

 region. It is reproducing well In the natural state at 

 present. The seed germinate readily soon after they fall 

 from the trees in late autumn. It is however, extensively 

 gathered and made into ornaments by the native population. 

 This no doubt interferes decidedly with its reproduction." 

 (Griffiths. ) 



Ligustrum spp. (Oleaceae.) 42211-42222. Cuttings of 

 12 hybrid privets from New Haven, Connecticut. Presented 

 by the Elm City Nursery Company. "The seed parent was 

 Ligustrum ovalifolium , pollen parent Ligustrum ibuta (northern 

 type). Seed obtained from Ligustrum ovalifolium in the fall 

 of 1910 from single plant in a group of several of Ibota. 

 The seed plant attracted our attention as It hung heavy 

 with fruit which is not common in this vicinity. The in- 

 ference was that cross- fertilization had taken place with 

 Ibota. The seedlings some hundreds of which were planted 

 Into the field the following season showed every indica- 

 tion that the crossing did take place. No two are very 

 similar, varying greatly from upright to almost prostrate 



