32 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



19488. Cananga odorata. Hang Hang. 



From Hacienda Malunu, near Ilagan, Isabela, P. I. Presented by Mr. 

 George P. Ahern, Director of Forestry, through Mr. David Fairchild. 

 Received December 1, 1006. 



(See S. P. I. No. 2090S for remarks.) 



19489. Prtjnus armeniaca. Apricot. 



From Kwang-ning. Manchuria. Received through Mr. F. N. Meyer, agri- 

 cultural explorer, October 24. 1906. 



"(No. 265a.) Seed of the common wild apricot, which grows all over the 

 mountains near Kwang-ning. The unlives use the seeds in giving some flavor 

 to the water in which they boil certain cakes, but they say the seeds are quite 

 poisonous." ( l/< iii r.) 



19493 to 19495. Gladiolus spp. Gladiolus. 



From Kcw. England. Presented by Dr. David Prain, director, Royal Botanic 

 Gardens. Received November 27, 1906. 



Bulbs of wild species for use in hybridization experiments being conducted 

 by Mr. T. II. Kearney. 



19493. Gladiolus dbacocephalus. 



19494. Gladioli s pi rpi beo aubatus. 



19495. Gladiolus si qi i dm. 





19496. I NDIGOF] i; \ ARRECTA. 



From Pretoria, Transvaal. Presented by Prof. J. Burtt Davy, of the De- 

 partment of Agriculture. Received November 19, 1906. 



19497. Diospyros virginiana. Persimmon. 



From I'.lairstown. Md. Presented by Mr. W. S. Swart. Received Novem- 

 ber 27, 1906. 



Cuttings of a seedless variety. 



19498. Clerodendron foetidum. 



From Wonsan, Korea. Presented by Mr. C. F. S. Bilbrough. Receive 

 October 22, 1906. 



" Seeds of a shrub from which the Koreans make their far-famed paper. 

 This is a very hardy, handsome shrub and will grow from cuttings, seeds, or 

 root sets up to about 20 feet. The Koreans macerate the bark in hot water to 

 a pulp and from the proceeds make a very strong paper." {Bilbrough.) 



(Probably the same as S. P. I. No. 12768.) 



19499. Leucadendkon argenteum. Silver tree. 



From Cape Town, South Africa. Presented by Mr. J. Wm. Lister, Acting 

 Chief Conservator of Forests, Department of Agriculture. Received 

 December 1, 1906. 



(See S. P. I. Nos. 7556, 8317, and 9633.) 



19500 and 19501. 



From Ispahan, Persia. Received through Mr. John Tyler, U. S. vice consul 

 general, Teheran, November 13, 1906. 



19500. Glycybbhiza glabea. 



" The licorice grows wild and is largely exported to America, chiefly, 

 I believe, for sweetening tobacco and possibly for mixing with porter." 

 {Tyler.) 

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