34 SEEDS AND PLANTS I. M PORTED. 



24166 and 24167. Melaleuca leucadendron I>. 



Presented l>y Dr. John Gifford, Cocoanul Grove, Fla., through Mr. P.J. Wester, 

 in charge, Subtropical Garden, Miami. Fla. Received November 17, 1908. 



24166. Se.-.l from Australia. 



24167. Cuttings from a tree 18 feel tall growing near Cocoanut Grove, Fla. 



" The cajaput-tree of India and Australia. Reaches a height of 80 feet. Can be 

 grown on tl 3alt-water swamps where no Eucalyptus will Burvive; the 



tree is believed to be valuable for subduing malaria] vapors like Eucalyptus. The 

 lamellar bark i.- valuable for preserving fruil wrapped in it. The wood is hard, 

 sprained, and almost imperishable underground. The leaves yield as much as 

 2 per cenl of the well-known cajaput-oil, closely allied to that of Eucalyptus." 

 ictfrom Von Mueller.) 



24168 and 24169. Dahlia spp. Dahlia. 



From Boca del Monte, Vera Cruz, Mexico. Presented by Dr. C. A. Purpus, of 

 Zacuapan, Mexico, through Di -I X. Rose, associate curator, I 1 1 i t < •< 1 States 

 National Museum. Received November \'.K 1908. 

 Seed of the following: 



24168. l; Flower orange or yellow. 



24169. (Rose No. 08.315. Flower purple; 6,000 to 7,000 feel altitude. 



24170. Mangifeba [NDK \ L. Mango. 



From Province of fmos, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. Donald Mac- 



Lntyre, Moanalua Gardens, Bonolulu, Hawaii. Received November 20, 1908. 



■A variety of merit. It comes true from seed and by that method has 



been reproduced in that country for generations." Maclntyre.) 



24172 Lnona squamosa L. Sugar-apple. 

 From Antigua, British West Indies. Presented by Mr. A. S. Archer to Mr. 



P. .1. Wester, in charge, Subtropical Garden, Miami, Fla., who forwarded a 

 small quantity to the Department November 9, 1908. 

 Variety pui 



24173 to 24192. 



From- Kiangsu, Chi ed bj R< . R. A. liaden, B. D. Re- 



ceived November 14, 190S. 

 The follov 1 descriptions by Mr. Liaden; descriptions of varieties 



by Mr. II. T. Nielsen: 



24173 to 24175. Vicia paba L. Broad bean. 



"These are varii 3ame bean, grown from about latitude 30° to 33°. 



They are planted in the fall; it is said that planted in the spring they will 



not produce. Plant 2 to 3 seeds in a bill, -pace about 1 foot each way. Stalk 



bushy and about 3 feet to 4 feet 6 inches high; foliage and seed pods quite 



smooth; blooms light lilac, slightly fragrant; very prolific. Among earliest 



plants to bloom in spring and these green beans are the earliest to be had in 



the market. These are cooked in the same way as butter or lima beans; when 



dry they are also parched and eaten, and, too, they are soaked until tender, 



the skin peeled off, and cooked, they are very good thus prepared." 



24176. Solaxum melo.vgexa L. Eggplant. 



"A white variety of eggplant, very fine. I send these because I have never 



seen the white eggplant at home." 



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