DECEMBER, 1905, TO JULY, 1906. 63 



17955 to 17958. 



From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Received through Prof. C. F. Baker, March 6, 

 1906. 



Seeds, as follows: 



17955. Bauhinia krugii. 



"The finest Bauhinia of the West Indies." (Baker.) 



17956. Eugenia punicifolia. 



"An erect, ornamental shrub with fine flowers and fruit." (Baker.) 



17957. Canavalia sp. Knife bean. 

 "A nonedible, brown variety producing a great vine." (Baker.) 



17958. Pachyrhizus angulatus. Yam bean. 



17959. Clematis sp. 



FromHwai-lai, Chi-li Province, China. Received through Mr. F. N. Meyer, Feb- 

 ruary 23, 1906. 



" (No. 135a. ) A small clematis covering banks along ditches. Its white seed-down 

 makes it appear like snow in the distance; not ornamental." (Meyer.) 



17960. Arachis hypogaea. Peanut. 



From Amani, German East Africa. Received through Dr. A. Zimmermann, 

 February 23, 1906. 



Peanuts from Mikindani. 



17961. Canna flacctda. Canna. 

 From Oneco, Fla. Received through Reasoner Bros., March 9, 1906. 



17962. MlSCANTHUS CONDENSATUS. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Received through Suzuki & Iida, of New York City, 

 March 6, 1906. 



17963. Agrostis stolonifera. Creeping bent-grass. 



From New York, N. Y. Received through Henry Nungesser & Co., March 6, 

 1906. 



17964. Vitis mdnsoniana. Mustang grape. 



From Elliotts Key, Fla. Received through Dr. John Gifford, March 7, 1906. 



17965 and 17966. 



From Brighton Beach, Wash. Received through Mr. A. B. Leckenby, March 

 9, 1906. 



Plants, as follows: 



17965. Fatsia horrida. Devil's-club. 



An araliaceous, densely prickly shrub with palmately lobed leaves and 

 racemed or panicled umbels of small, greenish-white flowers. 



17966. Lysichitum camtschatcense. Skunk cabbage. 



A nearly stemless swamp aroid, with large leaves from a thick, horizontal 

 root stock. 



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