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756. Agropyron tenerum. Wheat grass. 



Imported at request of Prof. F. Lamson-Scribner from Canada through the kind- 

 ness of Mr. K. Mclver. (54 packages. ) 



757. Gossypium herbaceum. Cotton. 



From St. Denis, Reunion Island. Received through Office of Experiment Sta- 

 tions (Dr. A. C. True) from Aug. de Villele. (4 packages.) 



De Villele remarks that the cotton is not cultivated in Reunion any more, hut 

 that he believes the plant if given care would develop excellent qualities. 



758. Zea mays. Maize. 



From La Paz. Bolivia. Through Mr. Frank G. Carpenter, April 9, 1898. (20 

 packages.) "Cuzco maize." 



Kernels red-yellow or variegated. 



759. Zea mays. Maize. 



From La Paz, Bolivia. Imported through Mr. Frank G. Carpenter, April 9, 1898. 

 (20 packages.) "Cuzco maize." 



Sample differs from No. 758 in being an olive or steel-gray color. Some specimens 

 are variegated. 



760. Zea mays. Maize. 



From La Paz, Bolivia. Imported through Mr. Frank G. Carpenter, April, 1898. 

 (20 packages. ) " Cuzco maize." 



This sample is of a light yellow color, with flattened grains, quite evidently a 

 variety different from No. 759. 



761. Gossypium herbaceum. Cotton. 



From La Paz^ Bolivia. Imported through Mr. Frank G. Carpenter, April, 1898. 

 (4 packages.) 



No details as to productiveness yet received. 



762. Eugenia buxifolia. 



From Brisbane Botanic Garden, Queensland, Australia. Eeceived through Office 

 of Experiment Station, May 10, 1898. (2 packages.) 



"The fruits are eaten by the aborigines, small boys, and birds. They are formed 

 in profusion, and are acidulous and wholesome. They are white with a purplish 

 tint, and up to 1 inch in diameter.", 



763. Myrsine yariabilis. 



From Brisbane Botanic Garden, Queensland, Australia. Received through Office 

 of Experiment Stations, May 10, 1898. (2 packages.) 



"The wood is yellowish, hard, and tough. It is durable, and in grain is something 

 like the British oak. Valuable timber." 



764. Macadamta ternifolia. Queensland nut. 



From Brisbane Botanic Garden, Queensland, Australia. Received through Office 

 of Experiment Stations, May 10, 1898. 



765. Tristama conferta. Brisbane box. 



From Brisbane Botanic Garden, Queensland, Australia. Received through Office 

 of Experiment Stations, May 10, 1898. 



766. Eucalyptus siderophloia. White ironbark. 



From Brisbane Botanic Garden, Queensland, Australia. Eeceived through Office 

 of Experiment Stations, May 10, 18M8. 



