14 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



25782 and 25783. Albizzia spp. 



Prom Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by l>r. M. Treub, director, Department of 

 Agriculture Received July 24, 1909. 

 Seeds of the following: 



25782. Albizzia sttpulata Boiv. 



A large, deciduous, fast -growing tree, whose w 1 is used for manufacturing 



<art wheels, w len bells, cabinetwork, and furniture, as well as for fuel; the 



branches arc used for fodder, and i he trunk yields a gum, which is used for sizing 

 paper. It is a native of India and the Malay Archipelago, and widely distrib- 

 uted in tropical and subtropical Asia. 



25783. Albizzia moluccana Mi<j. 



A tree with large compound leaves, and bearing flowers in small globular 



head-. The stamens are long and form an ornamental hall around the head of 



the flowers. The pods are long and strap shaped. It is a native of the Molucca 

 Islands. 



25784. Avkna sterhjs L. Oat. 



From Mustapha-Alger, Algeria. Presented by l'r. I.. Trabut, Government 

 Botanic Gardens. Received July 26, 1909. 

 "Variety sub-saliva. A cultivated oat developed by utilizing the spontaneous 

 mutations of Avena sterilis." i Trabut.) 



25785 to 25788. 



From Amani, Bales Tanga, German Bast Africa. Presented by Dr. A. Zimmer- 

 niaim. Royal Agricultural Institute. Received July 24, L909. 



Seed- of the follow i I rj 



25785 to 25787. VlGNA I WGUIC1 LATA I I. I \\al|>. Cowpea. 



25785. Reddish brown. 



25786. Brown, speckled with I. lack. 



25787. Mottled brown. 



25788. Pennisetuw A.MERICANUM (L.) Schum. Pearl millet. 



25797 and 25798. 



From Buenos Aires. Argentina. Presented by l'r. Carlos Thays, director, Botan- 

 ical Garden. Received .July 19, L909. 

 Seeds of the following: 



25797. Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco Schlecht. Quebracho-bianco. 

 "An evergreen tree of the family Apocynace*, native of Argentina. The 



leaves are said to contain 27 per cent tannin. The bark, variously estimated 

 as containing from 2 to 11 per cent tannin, has been used in leather making. 

 The bark contains also 6 alkaloids, one of which, aspidiospermine, is regarded 

 as of most importance as a drug." ( W. W. Stockberger .) 



Distribution. — A large tree, native of the valley of La Plata River in 

 Argentina. 



25798. Schinus huigax Molina. 



"This tree, of the family Anacardiacese, is a native of South America, and is 

 closely related to the 'pepper tree' cultivated in California. It has been said 

 to yield 19 to 20 per cent tannin, and according to Siewert the leaves are used 

 in South America as a tanning material." (W. W. Stockberger.) 



Distribution. — A native of South America, being found in Brazil, Argentina, 

 Uruguay, Chile, and Peru. 

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