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2901. Citrus. Orange. 



From Mount Ran, Japan. Received through Prof. S. A. Knapp, March, 1899. 

 Unshiu. 



2902. Citrus. Orange. 



From Mount Ran, Japan. Received through Prof. 8. A. Knapp, March, 1899. 

 Sa Kurajima. 



2903 to 2908. Bambusa. Bamboos. 



From Japan. Received through Prof. S. A. Knapp, March, 1899. 



" The bamboo in Japan is one of the most useful in daily life of any of the plants. 

 It enters into the construction of almost everything in common use among the people, 

 from simple household utensils, to the peasant's house. Its use for the construction 

 of laborers' homes is especially commended for comfort and economy. It is univer- 

 sally used among the common people for conveying water, for eaves' troughs, light 

 fences, staging poles, rafters, etc. It is a highly ornamental plant. It is the product 

 of a warm climate, and when planted in a rich, moist soil frequently grows 60 feet 

 in one year. Invaluable for various convenient uses about a farm." (Knapp. ) 



2903. Hotei-cJiokee, pot-grown plants. 



2904. Maso-chookee, pot-grown plants. 



2905. 3fa-dake, pot-grown plants. 



2906. Moso-chokee, roots. 



2907. Ma-dake, roots. 



2908. Koro-chokee. 



2909. Cinnamomum CAMPHORA. Camphor. 



From Japan. Received through Prof. S. A. Knapp, March, 1899. 



"This is the tree from which commercial camphor is manufactured in Japan. It 

 becomes as large as the Elm, with a similar top, making an attractive and desirable 

 ornament. For commercial purposes it may be grown in dense forests. It is hardy 

 under considerable frost." (Knapp. ) 



2910. Eriobotrya japonica. Loquat. 



From Japan. Received through Prof. S. A. Knapp, March, 1899. 

 Giant Loquat or Biwa. 



2911. Broussonetia papyrifera. Paper mulberry. 



From Japan. Received through Prof. S. A. Knapp, 1899. 



' The fibrous portion of the bark from the limbs makes strong strings, which are 

 used by the farmer and gardener for many purposes. The Japanese make a tough 

 paper, almost equal to cloth, by steeping the bark of this tree in warm water for sev- 

 eral days, then adding a small amount of starch and pounding into a pulp; after 

 which add water until of required consistency and manipulate as in hand-made 

 paper. ' ' ( Knapp. ) 



A medium-sized tree, rather common in the Southeastern United States, from 

 Washington, D. C, southward; often escaped, and growing half wild. 



2912 to 2921. Lilies. 



From Japan. This is a collection of new Japanese lilies secured through Prof. 

 S. A. Knapp. Received March, 1899. They comprise the following: 



2912. Lilium auratum, rubro viltatum. 



2913. Lilium auratum, witlei. 



2914. Lilium auratum, macranthum. 



2915. Lilium speciosum, album. 



2916. Lilium speciosum , ru brum . 



2917. Lilium hansoni. 



2918. Lilium elegans, incomparable. 



2919. Lilium elegans, flora simple. 



2920. Lilium leightlini. 



2921. Lilium tigrinum. 



