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10475 to 10521— Continued. 



10516. Sporobolus lindleyi. 



A slender-growing perennial grass. Grows on rich soil and is much relished 

 by all kinds of stock. All Australian colonies except Tasmania. 



10517. SCLEROLAENA BICORNIS. 



"Cotton bush." Small, stout shrub, densely white, tomentose. New South 

 Wales, western plains. 



10518. Trichinium alopecuroideum. 



Rather slender, perennial herb. New South Wales, western plains; also in 

 other Australian colonies. 



10519. Trichinium obovatum. 



"Silver bush." An erect undershrub 1J to 4 feet. Flower spikes globular. 

 Has remarkable drought-enduring qualities; will grow in the driest of soils 

 when once fairly established. Valuable as a forage plant. Arid interior of 

 all Australian colonies. 



10520. Trichinium exaltatum. 



Tender perennial, 2 to 3 feet. Western plains of New South Wales; other 

 Australian colonies. 



10521. Trichinium nobile. 



"Yellow-hairy spikes." Stout perennial herb. Not easily affected by 

 drought; affords a rich, succulent herbage even in very dry weather, of which 

 stock are very fond. Interior of New South Wales and South Australia and 

 Victoria. (Reference: Forage Plants of Australia, p. 85.) 



10522. Garcinia morella. Gamboge. 



From Kingston, Jamaica. Presented by Dr. William Fawcett, director of the 

 Botanical Garden. Received March 17, 1904. 



"A moderate-sized tree which produces the true gamboge of commerce, used in 

 Europe and America as a pigment. In the Orient this pigment is used for dyeing 

 silks and other fabrics. The oil in the seeds is used in Mysore as a substitute for 

 lamp oil. These seeds are imported for use as a stock for the mangosteen, upon 

 which the latter was grown successfully many years ago by Mr. Harris, superintend- 

 ent of Castleton Garden, Jamaica, and also later by Mr. Hart, of Trinidad. Fruit 

 the size of a cherry, subglobose, slightly four-lobed, four-celled, and four-seeded. 

 In Singapore this species grows without any particular attention, it is said, and 

 attains a height of 35 to 50 feet. It is probable that this species has a much more 

 vigorous root system than the mangosteen, and is therefore a promising possibility 

 as a stock for the mangosteen. ' ' ( Fairchilal. ) 



10523. Phaseolus angularis. Bean. 



From Kingston, R. I. Presented by Mr. G. E. Adams, of the Rhode Island 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. Received March 12, 1904. 



A bean secured by Professor Brooks, of the Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, in Japan, under the name of " White-Podded Adzuki soy bean." 



10524. MlSCANTHUS CONDENSATUS (?). 



From Yokohama, Japan. Presented by Mr. H. Suzuki, of the Yokohama Nur- 

 sery Company. Received March 9, 1904. 



"This root having been brought from the southeastern part of Japan, where there 

 is no snow in winter, it is doubtful whether it will stand your climate. It will 

 therefore be well to try it in such Southern States as Florida or California. I am 

 sure it will succeed well. In the native region where these plants are growing its 

 leaves remain green all thru the year and cattle are fed upon it. It should be cut 

 while young, before its full growth, as the stem gets too hard if left too long. Young 

 stems can be cut gradually from time to time thruout nearly the whole year, but a 

 few stems on each clump should always be left without cutting, as it sometimes dies 

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