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21237 to 21241— Continued. 



21237. Rl Bl S BOS U i "I 11 s. 



"(No. _. June 15, L907.) An erect-growing bramble, 2 («» <', feel high, 

 leaves pinnate stems square, green, reddish at base. Flowers white] 

 l to 11 Inches across, borne singly and laterally. Fruits of good size, 

 globular, red, easily separated from receptacle; flavor pleasantly sweet. 

 Common between 1,500 feel and 3,500 feel in open, sunny thickets and 

 grassy areas. Probably hardy in the vicinity <>f Washington. Possible 

 pseful to hybridists, its large, white flowers are very ornamental.'! 

 i Wilson.) 



21238. Rum s PLAl i'ukii. 



"(No. I. June 15, 1907.) A rambling bramble with long scandenl 

 branches. LeaveB pedately '■'> to 5 foliate, dun-colored below. Flowers 

 Insignificant, borne in long panicles at ends of shoots. Fruits small, very 

 dark red, edible bul of oo particular merit. Abundanl between L00 feet 

 and 2,500 feel In thickets. Probably hardy around Washington. Pom 

 siliiy useful to hybridists on accounl of its free-fruiting proclivities. In 

 foliage and hai.it ornamental." {Wilson.) 



21239. Rum s i ob< noun oi us. 



"(No. i"'. .imie l.".. 1907.) An erect-growing bramble, stems arching, 

 leaves te-year-old shouts trlfld, "n two-year-old shoots simple, ellip- 

 tic. Flowers white. Insignificant, solitary, and lateral. Fruits raspberry- 

 red, somewhat pointed, Of g 1 Blze, sweet, vinoUS, and of excellent llavor, 



y articulating, bul adhering to receptacle. Com n LOO feet to 5,000 



Pit in open thickets ami more especially abandoned cultivated areas. 



Oi r the flnesl of the Chinese Rubl from tin- polnl of view of its fruit. 



Hardy from New York south and possibly farther Hi. A fruit with 



possibilities in the bands of hybridists, its disadvantage is that the re- 

 ceptacle, though small, firmly adheres to the fruit." t Wilson.) 



^1210. Rl in S I OBCHOBD OLD s. 



"I \... 15a, .Inn.' 1.".. I'."-:. , This is in all probability the same as No. 

 L5 ' s. 1'. I. \... 21239), Inn the fruits were all purchased in a mountain 

 village, altitude ;;. Pet." ( Wilson, i 



21241. Akim.i.n m:i \ WILSON] (V) Bamboo. 



"(No. •".". June 19, L907.) An erect-growing bamboo, forming impas- 

 sable thickets on sparsely tree clad mountains between 500 feet and 

 s.:,ihi feet. Culms thin, dull green, u' feel to lo feet high. Leaves 5 to 

 8 inches long, one-half Inch broad, flowers in panicles. Only flowering 

 culms .lie. Grain eaten locally by peasants when obtainable. The pe- 

 riods of flowering ate erratic as far as I can find out. Hardy and orna- 

 mental. Culms useful for paper making." (Wilson.) 



21244. Macadamia ternifolia. Queensland nut. 

 From Burringbar, Tweed River, New South Wales, Australia. Presented 



by Mr. B. Harrison. Received July 13, 1007. 



(See S. P. I. No. 1S3S2 for description.) 



21245. XEPiiELirM glabrum. 



From Manila. P. I. Presented by Mr. Wm. S. Lyon, horticulturist, Bureau 

 of Agriculture. Received July 19, 1907. 



"One of the finest fruits in the Philippines." (Lyon.) 



21246. Bassia latifolia. Mahwah tree. 



From Sibpur, Calcutta, India. Presented by Prof. A. T. Gage, superin- 

 tendent of the Royal Botanic Garden, through Mr. David Fairchild. 

 Received July 31, 1907. 



The Mahwah tree furnishes a hard and strong timber used for the wheels of 

 carriages, etc. The flowers are sweet tasting and are eaten raw; the Beehls 

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