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24610. Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim. Soy bean. 



From Trenton, Ky. Purchased from Mr. S. J. Leavell. Received January 6, 

 1909. 

 Trenton. "A brown-seeded variety picked out of Mammoth by Mr. Leavell in 1904, 

 and in that year 12 plants produced 7 pounds of seed; in 1905 these 7 pounds produced 

 10 bushels; in 1906 Mr. Leavell reports that with exactly the same treatment it out- 

 yielded Mammoth by 50 per cent. Seems like a promising variety." (H. T. Nielsen.) 



24612. Medicago falcata L. 



From Babb, Mont. Grown by Mr. C. L. Bristol and received from him January 

 18, 1909. 

 Grown from S. P. I. No. 20718. 



24613. SOLANDRA GRANDIFLORA Swartz. 



From Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Presented by Senor Severo Hernandez, 



through Mr. Frederic Chisolm. Received January 26, 1909. 



"Cuttings of 'Guayacan' or 'Copa de oro,' an ornamental hard-wood climber, with 



smooth, bright-green leaves and very large gold-colored flowers. Very ornamental 



in every way, but not suited for outdoor cultivation except in frostless sections." 



(Chisolm.) 



Distribution. — A native of Jamaica and of Mexico, extending north to Cordova; 

 also south through Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Colombia to Brazil. 



24614 to 24619. 



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

 Mr. P. J. Wester, in charge of Subtropical Garden. Received January 28, 1909. 

 Seeds of each of the following: 



24614. Hydriastele wendlandiana (Muell. & Moore) Wendl. & Drude. 

 (S. G. No. 1175.) Distribution. — A native of the northern coast of Australia. 



24615. Thrinax barbadensis Lodd. 

 (S. G. No. 1177.) Distribution. — A native palm of the island of Barbados in 



the British West Indies. 



24616. Caryota mitis Lour. 

 (S. G. No. 1178.) Distribution. — A native palm of southeastern Asia, extend- 

 ing from Burma and the island of Hainan southward through the Malay Archi- 

 pelago. 



24617. Thrinax morrisii Wendl. 

 (S. G. No. 1179.) Distribution. — A dwarf palm found in Anguilla Island in 



the British West Indies. 



24618. Thrinax radiata Lodd. 

 (S. G. No. 1180.) Distribution. — A native palm on the island of Trinidad and 



also found in Cuba. 



24619. Abrus praecatorius L. 

 (S. G. No. 1176.) "A cream-colored variety of this twining vine." (Archer.) 

 Distribution. — A native of the Himalaya Mountains, ascending to 3,500 feet, 



and of Ceylon and Siam. Cultivated generally throughout the Tropics; used 

 in the southern part of the United States for covering screens. 

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