8 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



23334 and 23335. 



From Grand Rapids, Mich. Presented by Mr. V. A. Wallin, Wallin 

 Leather Company, through Mr. Frederic Chisolm. Received July l and ;>, 

 L908. 



Seeds of the following : 



23334. Cm sAi.ri.M \ bbevifolia (Glos) Baill. Algarobilla. 



Procured from an Importing Arm In the United states. 



"A leguminous shrub or small tree the pods of which are extraordi- 

 narily rich in tannic acid, the contenl being as high as r.T to 683 per 

 cent Tanning with these pods is accomplished In one-third of the time 

 required for tanning leather from oak bark, and the pods are especially 

 valuable as giving n bloom t«> the leather. They also furnish a yellow 

 age." {Extract from von Mueller.) 



23335. Caesalpinia cobiabia (Jacq.) Willd. Cascalote. 



From the south of Mexico. 



"A leguminous* tree from the wel seashores of Central America. Bach 

 tree Is saiii to produce annually 100 pounds of pods, the husks <>f which, 



< imerciaily known as divi-divi, are regarded In India as the most 



powerful and quick-acting tanning material. The markel price of the 

 pods Is from $40 to $85 per ton, nnd England Imports aboul 4,000 lens 

 annually, in India lac is ais.» gathered from this tree." (Extract from 

 von Mueller.) 



23336 to 23339. 



From Shanghai, Klangsu, china. Presented by Dr. S. P. Barchet, Inter- 

 preter, American Consulate. Received June 20 and July 7. 1908. 



following seeds : 



23336 to 23338. Glycini hispida (Moench) Maxim. Soybean. 



23338. Barchet. Identical with No. 20798. 



23337. Rtceland. Identical with No. 20797. 



23338. Meyer (?). Mottled brown. Probably identical with No. 

 17852. 



23339. Obtza sativa L. Rice. 



23340. Leu( \i \ \ glau( \ (L.) Benth. Necklace seed. 



Fr Bayden Bridge, England. Presented by Mr. Robert Dodd, Back 



Row. Received June 27, 1908. 



•These seeds are used for making necklaces." (Safford.) 



23343 and 23344. Diptebocarpt s spp. 



From Saigon, Cochin China. Presented by Mr. J. E. Conner, American 

 consul. Received July 9, 1908. 



23343. DlPTEBOCABFUS AT. A TUB ROXD. 



"This is one of the most beautiful trees for street planting and orna- 

 mentation thai can be found. 11 is tall, straight as an arrow, lias no 

 limbs near the ground, and is both graceful and majestic in appearance. 

 It will grow within thirty years to a height of 100 feet or more, and at 

 maturity attains a much greater height. An avenue of these trees gives 

 the impression of an avenue of royal palms, for the trunks are straight 

 ami columnar ami present a rather smooth, rounded surface of gray hark 

 reaching far overhead to the beginning of the fan-shaped periphery of 

 limbs and leaves. It is a native of Cochin China only, but has been 

 transplanted to Mexico. The soil is a black alluvial deposit, not too 

 wet." (Conner.) 



23344, Dipterocarpus iyTBiCATUS Dyer, 

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