DECEMBER, 1903, TO DECEMBER, 1905. 129 



13101. GosfeYPiuM hirsutum. Cotton. 



From Cucanha, near Tucura, Guatemala. Eeceived thru Mr. 0. F. Cook, March 

 - 17, 190.5. 



"A cotton similar to Kekclti grown in the valley of Polochic River." (Cook.) 

 (No. 8.) 



13102. Mesembryanthemum geminatum (?). 



From Sfax, Tunis. Received thru Mr. T. H. Kearney, March 17, 1905. 



" Cuttings of a variety of Mesembryanthemum that is used for making lawns on 

 land that is so alkaline that deposits of white alkali may be seen beneath the mat of 

 the plant. I believe this will be valuable as a cover for alkaline soils." (Fairchild. ) 



13103. Carica papaya. Papaw. 



From Esmeraldas, Ecuador. Presented by Mr. George D. Hedian. Received 

 March 16, 1905. 



13104. Aleurites cordata. Tung-shu or wood-oil tree. 



From Hankow, China. Presented by Consul-General L. S. Wilcox and received 

 at Chico, Cal., March 18, 1905. 



"The fruit of this tree is the source of "wood oil," which is being imported in large 

 quantities by this country, where it is used in the manufacture of paints, tine var- 

 nishes, and soaps. The tree itself is of stately appearance, with green, smooth bark 

 and spreading branches, making it one of the finest of shade trees. It has been 

 styled, and worthily so, "the national tree of China." The Tung-shu flourishes 

 thruout the Yangtze Valley in latitude 25° to 34° N. It is said not to bear when 

 subjected to temperatures as low as 2o° F., altho it will stand any degree of heat. 

 The trees are raised from seed in a bed and transplanted when about a foot high, 

 and seem to do well in almost any kind of soil. The Tung-f-hu is also propagated 

 by cuttings. It is a rapid grower and will come into bearing in from three to six 

 years, much depending upon the fertility of the soil. The yield of nuts from an 

 average tree may be put at anywhere from 20 to 50 pounds, while the percentage of 

 oil obtained from the nut is 40 per cent. The Chinese find a great many other uses 

 for the oil of this tree; also for its wood and the refuse from the wood oil nut after 

 extraction of the oil. Persons growing the wood oil tree should be cautioned against 

 allowing the oil to come in contact with the skin, as it is extremely poisonous." 

 {Wilcox.) 



13105. Solantjm commersoni. Aquatic potato. 



From Burlington, Vt. Presented by Prof. William Stuart, Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station, thru Mr. W. A. Orton. Received March 21, 1905. 



13106. Lilium hvb. ' Lily. 

 Seedlings resulting from pollinating flowers of Lilium longiflorum eximium giganteum 



(S. P. I. No. 11583) with Lilium harrisii. Crossing done by Mr. G. W. Oliver in 

 the Department greenhouse during 1904. 



13107. Papaver sommferum. Poppy. 



From Philadelphia, Pa. Received thru Powers, Weightman & Rosengarter, 

 March 21, 1905. 

 Opium seed fronvAsia Minor. 



13108 to 13115. Rosa hyb. Rose. 



From Sawbridgeworth, Herts, England. Received thru Thomas Rivers & Son, 

 The Nurseries, March 23, 1905. 



13108. Conrad F. Meyer. 13112. Souv.de ChristopheCochet. 



13109. Fimbriata. 13113. Blanche de Coubert. 



13110. Mrs. Anthony Waterer. 13114. Thumelda. 



13111. Rose Apples. 13115. Repens Alba. 

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