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3474. Olea crysophylla. 



From Palermo, Sicily. Donated by Professor Borzi, director of the Botanic 

 Garden of Palermo, through Mr. W. T. Swingle, May, 1899. 



"This species is closely related to the olive. It is said to be a native of the islands 

 of Mauritius and Bourbon, and of Abyssinia. It should be tested as an ornamental in 

 the South and Southwest, and also a stock on which to graft the olive." (Swingle.) 



3475. Platanus orientalis, macrophylla. Plane-tree. 



From Palermo, Sicily. Donated bv Professor Borzi, director of the Botanic 

 Garden of Palermo, through Mr. W. T. Swingle, May, 1899. 



A large-leaved variety of the ornamental plane-tree, which is native from Italy 

 eastward to the Himalayas. (See No. 2186, inventory No. 5.) 



3476. Grevillea hilliana. Silky oak. 



From Palermo, Sicily. Donated by Professor Borzi, director of the Botanic 

 Garden of Palermo, through Mr. W. T. Swingle, May, 1899. 



An Australian ornamental tree. "Timber hard, durable, and beautifully grained. 

 Used for coopers' work, cabinet work, veneers, etc." (Maiden.) 



3477. Citrus aurantium. Orange. 



From Palermo, Sicily. Donated by Professor Borzi, director of the Botanic 

 Garden of Palermo, through Mr. W. T. Swingle, May, 1899. 



Maroccana. This orange, said to have originated in Morocco, is considered a very 

 good sort in Sicily. Distributed. 



3478. Citrus aurantium. Orange. 



From Palermo, Sicily. Donated by Professor Borzi, director oi the Botanic 

 Garden of Palermo, through Mr. W. T. Swingle, May, 1899. 



Sanguinea. A red-pulped variety of the orange. Distributed. 



3479. Citrus aurantium. Orange. 



From Palermo, Sicily. Donated by Professor Borzi, director of the Botanic 

 Garden of Palermo, through Mr. W. T. Swingle, May, 1899. 



Maroccana, forma sanguinea. A red-pulped form of the Maroccana orange. Dis- 

 tributed. 



3480. Citrus volkameriana. Orange. 



From Palermo, Sicilv. Donated by Professor Borzi, director of the Botanic 

 Garden of Palermo, through Mr. W. T. Swingle, May, 1899. 



A bitter orange, the native country of which is not known. 



3481. Clausena excavata (?). 



From Palermo, Sicilv. Donated bv Professor Borzi, director of the Botanic 

 Garden of Palermo", through Mr. W. T. Swingle, May, 1899. 



An evergreen tree from the East Indies, not uncommon in greenhouses, where it 

 is called Cookia punctata. The flowers are fragrant and the fruit, a small berry, is 

 sometimes eaten. It is related to the orange. 



3482. Sapindus mukorossi. Soap berry. 



From Palermo, Sicily. Donated by Professor Borzi, director of the Botanic 

 Garden of Palermo, through Mr. W. T. Swingle, May, 1899. 



"This tree, native of China and Japan, has been recommended as a possible source 

 of saponin for use in the manufacture of toilet soaps. The Algerian variety of this 

 species, S. mucorossi, carinatus, the S. utilis of Trabut, has fruits frequently of large 

 size, yielding as high as 38 per cent of saponin, while the Panama wood contains only 

 from 8 to 9 per cent. ' ' (Swingle. ) 



