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21002— Continued. 



in the greater length and thickness of the joints. Basini bans of the Bengalis 

 is another variety of tulda. It has a larger cavity and is used chiefly to make 

 baskets. Behoor bans is of a small size, very solid and strong, much bent to 

 one side, and armed with numerous strong thorns, which renders it very fit 

 for hedges. A staff of this species must be placed in tbe hand of every young 

 Brahmin when invested with the sacerdotal cord ; otherwise they say the cere- 

 mony can not be performed.' {Roxburgh.) 



" The total annual rainfall in the district where this garden is situated is 

 about 83.22 inches. There should be no difficulty in growing this bamboo in 

 the West Indies." {Gage.) 



21003 to 21004. Cyamopsis tetragon oloba. Guar. 



From Bombay, India. Received through Latham & Co., May IS, 1907. 

 21003. Talbuda. 21004. Sotia. 



21006. VlGNA UNGUICULATA. 



Cowpea. 

 William Hart, 



From Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Presented by Dr. 

 director of the Agricultural College, May 21, 1907. 



Macassar. "The blue cowpea, known here as Feijao macassar, grows in the 

 spring more slowly than such varieties as the Clay, Whippoonvill, Blackeye, 

 Wonderful, and Rice, but outclasses them all in vigor and productive 

 (Uart.) 



21007. (Undetermined.) 



From Santiago, Chile. Presented by Seuor Salvador Izquierdo, Calle 

 Moneda 788, May 13, 1907. 

 "On a trip that I made into the mountains of the central part and along 

 the coast <>f Chile I observed a plant, a creeper (?), which grows in places 

 absolutely arid, where it receives no water except in the rainy seasons in the 

 months of May aud October, remaining in perfect vegetation the rest of the 

 year; animals eat it rather eagerly. The appearance of the plant and its 

 seeds would indicate that it belongs to the family Umbel lifera?. It might 

 prove interesting to experiment with for the very dry regions of the United 

 States." (Izquierdo.) 



21008. Phoenix dactylifera. 



Date. 



From Bagdad, Turkey in Asia. Received through Hills Bros. Company, 



New York, N. Y., May IS, 1907. 



Zehedi. " For distribution to planters in the Southwest for the purpose of 



getting new seedling varieties." (Sicingle.) 



21009 to 21011. Phoenix dactylifera. Date. 



From Washington, D. C. Received through Mr. H. L. Strang, May 23, 1907. 



" Persian Gulf dates purchased in the open market. For distribution to 



planters in the Southwest for the purpose of getting new seedling varieties." 



(Swingle.) 



21011. 



21009. Far d. 



21010. Halawi. 

 21012. Aleurites cordata. 



Khadraioi. 



Japanese wood. oil. 



From Kobe, Japan. Presented by Hon. Hunter Sharp, American consul, 

 who purchased them from J. Ikeda & Co., Tokyo, Japan. Received 

 March 25, 1907. 

 For comparison with the following (No. 21013)— Tung shu, or wood-oil tree. 



21013. Aleurites fordii. . Tung, or Chinese wood oil. 



From Hankow, China. Secured by Hon. William Martin, United States 



consul-general, through Mr. David Fairchiid, May 16, 1907. 

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