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  Distribution. 
  — 
  This 
  species 
  occurs 
  in 
  South 
  Africa 
  and 
  was 
  originally 
  described 
  

   from 
  "Gaaup," 
  in 
  the 
  district 
  of 
  Beaufort, 
  Cape 
  Colony. 
  It 
  has 
  since 
  been 
  found 
  in 
  

   various 
  localities 
  from 
  the 
  vicinity 
  of 
  Lydenburg, 
  Transvaal 
  Colony, 
  southward, 
  

   and 
  westward 
  to 
  the 
  banks 
  of 
  Orange 
  River 
  in 
  Little 
  Namaqualand. 
  In 
  the 
  central 
  

   region 
  of 
  Cape 
  Colony 
  it 
  is 
  found 
  at 
  elevations 
  of 
  3,000 
  feet. 
  

  

  26109. 
  Zizyphus 
  sativa 
  Gaertn. 
  Chinese 
  date. 
  

  

  From 
  Chekiang 
  Province, 
  China. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  J. 
  H. 
  Judson, 
  Hangchow, 
  

   China. 
  Received 
  April 
  21, 
  1908. 
  Numbered 
  October 
  6, 
  1909. 
  

   "I 
  can 
  not 
  say 
  whether 
  these 
  plants 
  are 
  of 
  a 
  named 
  variety 
  or 
  not. 
  The 
  Chinese 
  

   have 
  three 
  kinds 
  on 
  the 
  market, 
  which 
  they 
  call 
  red, 
  black, 
  and 
  honey 
  dates." 
  

  

  (Judson.) 
  

  

  26110 
  and 
  26111. 
  

  

  From 
  Beirut, 
  Syria. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  A. 
  E. 
  Day, 
  professor 
  of 
  natural 
  science, 
  

   The 
  Syrian 
  Protestant 
  College. 
  Received 
  October 
  8, 
  1909. 
  

   Seeds 
  of 
  each 
  of 
  the 
  following: 
  

  

  26110. 
  Cucurbita 
  PEPO 
  L. 
  

  

  "Kusa." 
  See 
  No. 
  22810 
  for 
  description 
  . 
  

  

  26111. 
  Cucumis 
  sativus 
  L. 
  Cucumber. 
  

   "We 
  eat 
  freely 
  of 
  this 
  cucumber, 
  and 
  it 
  is 
  a 
  common 
  sight 
  to 
  see 
  a 
  Syrian 
  

  

  child 
  one 
  or 
  two 
  years 
  old 
  chewing 
  away 
  at 
  one; 
  it 
  does 
  not 
  seem 
  to 
  hurt 
  them." 
  

   (Day.) 
  

  

  26112. 
  Diospyros 
  discolor 
  Willd. 
  Mabola 
  fruit. 
  

  

  From 
  Philippine 
  Islands. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  William 
  S. 
  Lyon, 
  Gardens 
  of 
  Nagta- 
  

   jan, 
  Manila. 
  Received 
  October 
  11, 
  1909. 
  

   "A 
  small 
  tree, 
  native 
  of 
  the 
  Philippine 
  Islands, 
  introduced 
  into 
  India 
  and 
  culti- 
  

   vated 
  in 
  gardens, 
  especially 
  in 
  Vizagapatam. 
  The 
  fruit 
  is 
  like 
  a 
  large 
  quince 
  and 
  

   in 
  some 
  places 
  is 
  called 
  mangosteen; 
  its 
  proper 
  name 
  should 
  be 
  the 
  Mabola 
  fruit. 
  

   It 
  is 
  agreeable 
  and 
  has 
  a 
  pink-colored 
  fleshy 
  rind." 
  (Extract 
  from 
  Watt, 
  Dictionary 
  

   of 
  Economic 
  Products 
  of 
  India, 
  vol. 
  3, 
  p. 
  138.) 
  

  

  See 
  No. 
  19216 
  for 
  previous 
  introduction 
  and 
  description. 
  

  

  26115. 
  Mucuna 
  GIGANTEA 
  (Willd.) 
  DC. 
  

  

  From 
  Buntal, 
  at 
  the 
  mouth 
  of 
  Sarawak 
  River, 
  Sarawak, 
  Borneo. 
  Presented 
  

   by 
  Mr. 
  J. 
  C. 
  Moulton, 
  curator, 
  Sarawak 
  museum. 
  Received 
  October 
  12, 
  1909. 
  

   Black. 
  See 
  No. 
  25514 
  for 
  distribution. 
  

  

  26116. 
  Crataegus 
  azarolus 
  L. 
  

  

  From 
  Zichron- 
  Jacob, 
  near 
  Haifa, 
  Palestine. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Miss 
  Rifka 
  Aaron- 
  

   eohn, 
  through 
  Mr. 
  A. 
  Aaronsohn. 
  Received 
  October 
  4, 
  1909. 
  

   "Arabian 
  name 
  za'arur. 
  This 
  species 
  is 
  very 
  abundant 
  throughout 
  the 
  Orient, 
  

   where 
  a 
  great 
  many 
  varieties 
  and 
  forms 
  of 
  it 
  are 
  found. 
  It 
  grows 
  wild 
  on 
  the 
  slopes 
  of 
  

   dry, 
  arid 
  hills, 
  preferably 
  amongst 
  calcareous 
  rocks. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  shrub 
  with 
  spiny 
  branches 
  

   from 
  1.5 
  to 
  4 
  or 
  5 
  meters 
  in 
  height, 
  with 
  a 
  diameter 
  of 
  10 
  to 
  30 
  centimeters. 
  It 
  is 
  

   rather 
  a 
  slow 
  grower. 
  

  

  "In 
  the 
  spring 
  it 
  bears 
  dense 
  corymbs 
  of 
  white 
  flowers 
  which 
  are 
  pleasantly 
  fra- 
  

   grant. 
  The 
  size 
  of 
  the 
  fruits 
  varies 
  in 
  different 
  varieties. 
  Some 
  have 
  fruits 
  as 
  large 
  

  

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