28 SEEDS \X1> PLANTS IMPORTED. 



25527— Continued. 



quantities onlj at a time, say doI more than a handful of the fruit at a time. The 

 outside part of the fruit is also eaten. The inner part of the seed is sold at the rate 

 of about 20 cents a quart measure full. The tree grows aboul as high as a small 

 orange tree." Buttard. ) 



" A large tree belonging to the Anacardiacese, to which the pistache nut and cashew 

 nut also belong. Its characteristic bark makes this tree conspicuous wherever it is 

 found. < »u dry hills like the Siwalik Range it is wry useful in coa ering the ground, 

 and it is equally at home on newly formed landslips as on gentle slopes with fairly 



good soil. The m I is of i "quality. Brandis says the bark is used fortanning. 



It gives a gum copiously in large irregular pieces; this gum is only partially Boluble 

 in water (about l" per cent insoluble), but what is solid ile gives a good mucilage, and 

 it has been reported as likely to be useful for cheap manufacturing purposes and 

 valued at 2,0s. per cut." Extract from Gamble's Manual of Indian limbers. ) 



l> tribution. — Found in the- hot, dry part- of India, from kumaoii and Oudh, 

 through central India, and into Burma and Tenasserim, in the eastern peninsula. 



25528 to 25530. 



From Paraguay, South America. Presented bj Mr. Thomas Ruffin Gwynn, 

 Capilla Horqueta, Departamento de V. Concepcion. Received Maj 19,1909. 

 The follow ing seeds: 



25528. Rolunia emarginata Schlecbt. 



' raticuj 11 is a large fruit, aromatic to the utmost; seed 



full of oil." 



D iribution. \ native of southern Brazil and the northern parts of Argen- 

 tina and Paraguay. 



25529. Iii:\ PABAGCARIEN8IS St. Hil. 



•• ) The tea of this country. To procure plants from this seed 



it will be necessary to put it in hot water of about 90° F. for 26 hours, then 

 plant in a hotbed, the seed being buried about j inch under a soft mold, con- 

 stantly watered every day. When large enough to harvest, you cut all the 

 limbs and twigs, scorch well, and dry twigs and leases over a hot lire, after 

 which twigs and leaves are ground tine and used as tea, being put in a small 

 gourd with hot water poured on, and a tube perforated at the bottom to suck 

 up the same." ( Gwynn. > 



Distribution.— A native of Paraguay and cultivated in Argentina and Brazil. 



25530. Bombax sp. 



"Vegetable silk (paina |, used here for pillows and mattresses, though some 

 fine hammocks and shawls have been woven out of it. This plant opens its 

 pod in July and August here, representing October and November with us." 

 ( Gwynn. ) 



25532. Gladiolus sp. 



From Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Presented by Mr. F. T. Nicholson, 

 secretary, Transvaal Agricultural Union. Received May 21, 1909. 



25533 and 25534. 



From Ancon, Canal Zone, Panama. Presented by Mr. H. F. Schultz. Received 

 May 27, 1909. 



