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or roasted, It is of ten eaten by the natives as a vege- 

 table. The leaves are boiled and eaten as greens. 

 When unripe, the fruit is used to poison fish. (A- 

 dapted from Watt, Dictionary of the Economic Products 

 of India, vol. 6, p. 391; and Brandis, Forest Flora of 

 India, p. 273.) 



For previous introduction and description see 

 Plant Immigrant Bulletin No. 104, p. 838, S. P. I. 

 No. 39655. 



Selinum tenuifoliuin (Apiaceae), 47790. From Darjeel- 

 ing, India. Seeds presented by Mr. G. H. Cave, di- 

 rector, Lloyd Botanic Garden. A highly ornamental 

 Himalayan plant with very finely divided fernlike 

 leaves. When the plant is isolated on a lawn and not 

 allowed to flower the effect is very striking because 

 of the fresh green color of the leaves. It is perfect- 

 ly hardy in England. (Adapted from The Garden, vol. 

 38, p. 221.) 



Timonius rumphii (Rubiaceae), 47867. From Sydney, 

 Australia. Seeds presented by Mr. J. H. Maiden, di- 

 rector, Botanic Gardens. A tall shrub or small tree, 

 with small drupes which have much the appearance of 

 the wild crab apple of Europe. The wood is light 

 incolor, close grained, and suitable for lining boards; 

 it is easily worked and resembles somewhat the English 

 (Adapted from Maiden, Useful Native Plants 

 of Australia, pp. 63, 607.) 



Notes on Behavior of Previous Introductions. 



Phyllostaehys pubescens (Poaceae), S. P. I. No. 24759, 

 shown as P. mitis in Plate No. 245 of this issue, is the 

 great edible bamboo of China and Japan, and the largest 

 of the hardy species. The culms attain a maximum height 

 of 80 feet and a maximum diameter of 8 inches. 



Bamboo groves in America are just beginning to 

 iroduce shoots in sufficient quantity to make experi- 

 cooking tests possible. Shoots were sent to 



Office, May 5, 1919, from the Barbour Lathrop 

 Famboo Grove, near Savannah, Ga. The shoots were 

 stripped of all tough coverings of husk, and the hard 



removed, leaving only the tender parts; they were 

 then cut into cross-sections one-eighth of an inch 

 thick, boiled in salted water for 2| hours, drained, 

 and served with butter sauce. The deliciously rich but 



