﻿OCTOBEK 
  1 
  TO 
  DECEMBEE 
  31, 
  1909. 
  21 
  

  

  26156 
  to 
  26160— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  26156 
  to 
  26158— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  26157. 
  Yellow. 
  26158. 
  Red. 
  

  

  26159 
  and 
  26160. 
  Glycine 
  hispida 
  (Moench) 
  Maxim. 
  Soybean. 
  

  

  26159. 
  Yellow 
  seeded. 
  26160. 
  Green 
  seeded. 
  

  

  26161. 
  Medic 
  ago 
  sativa 
  L. 
  Alfalfa. 
  

  

  From 
  different 
  oases 
  in 
  the 
  region 
  of 
  Ourlana 
  and 
  Tougourt, 
  Algeria. 
  Purchased 
  

   fromM. 
  Colombo, 
  pere, 
  Biskra, 
  Algeria, 
  at 
  the 
  request 
  of 
  Mr. 
  Walter 
  T. 
  Swingle. 
  

   Received 
  October 
  29, 
  1909. 
  

  

  26162 
  to 
  26178. 
  

  

  Presented 
  to 
  Mr. 
  P. 
  J. 
  Wester, 
  Subtropical 
  Garden, 
  Miami, 
  Fla., 
  and 
  turned 
  over 
  

   by 
  him 
  to 
  this 
  office 
  for 
  distribution, 
  October, 
  1909. 
  

   Seeds 
  (unless 
  otherwise 
  noted) 
  were 
  received 
  of 
  the 
  following; 
  notes 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Wester: 
  

   26162 
  to 
  26174. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  J. 
  M. 
  Doctor, 
  acting 
  superintendent, 
  

   Victoria 
  Gardens, 
  Bombay, 
  India. 
  

  

  26162. 
  Acacia 
  arabica 
  (Lam.) 
  Willd. 
  

  

  "The 
  gum 
  arabic. 
  An 
  evergreen 
  shade 
  tree 
  with 
  dense 
  and 
  spreading 
  

   crown, 
  attaining 
  a 
  height 
  of 
  60 
  feet; 
  valuable 
  for 
  its 
  gum, 
  bark, 
  and 
  

   timber; 
  the 
  pods 
  are 
  a 
  favorite 
  food 
  for 
  sheep 
  and 
  goats. 
  The 
  tree 
  thrives 
  

   on 
  a 
  great 
  variety 
  of 
  soils 
  and 
  is 
  resistant 
  to 
  droughts. 
  ' 
  ' 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Widely 
  distributed, 
  being 
  found 
  in 
  India, 
  Ceylon, 
  

   Egypt, 
  Arabia, 
  tropical 
  Africa, 
  and 
  Natal. 
  

  

  26163. 
  Acacia 
  sp. 
  

  

  26164. 
  Barringtonia 
  asiatica 
  (L.) 
  Kurz. 
  

  

  "An 
  ornamental, 
  lecythidaceous, 
  evergreen 
  shrub, 
  attaining 
  a 
  height 
  

   of 
  6 
  to 
  8 
  feet; 
  cultivated 
  as 
  an 
  ornamental 
  on 
  account 
  of 
  its 
  shining 
  

   foliage 
  and 
  large, 
  handsome 
  purple 
  and 
  white 
  flowers 
  produced 
  on 
  an 
  

   erect 
  thyrse." 
  

  

  Distribution.— 
  -Found 
  along 
  the 
  shores 
  of 
  southern 
  India, 
  and 
  of 
  Australia, 
  

   and 
  on 
  the 
  islands 
  between. 
  

  

  26165. 
  Bauhinia 
  acuminata 
  L. 
  

  

  "A 
  leguminous 
  ornamental 
  shrub, 
  6 
  to 
  8 
  feet 
  tall, 
  native 
  of 
  Malabar, 
  

   bearing 
  white 
  flowers." 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  India, 
  especially 
  in 
  the 
  northwestern 
  part, 
  and 
  extend- 
  

   ing 
  to 
  Ceylon, 
  China, 
  and 
  the 
  Malayan 
  Islands. 
  

  

  26166. 
  Thespesia 
  lampas 
  (Cav.) 
  Dalz. 
  and 
  Gibs. 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  The 
  tropical 
  Himalayas 
  of 
  India, 
  from 
  Kumaon 
  east- 
  

   ward, 
  and 
  in 
  Bengal, 
  Burma, 
  and 
  Ceylon; 
  also 
  found 
  in 
  Java 
  and 
  in 
  

   eastern 
  tropical 
  Africa. 
  

  

  26167. 
  Butea 
  monosperma 
  (Lam.) 
  Taub. 
  

  

  "Leguminous, 
  native 
  of 
  India. 
  An 
  ornamental 
  shade 
  tree 
  with 
  dense 
  

   foliage, 
  attaining 
  a 
  height 
  of 
  40 
  to 
  50 
  feet. 
  The 
  flowers 
  are 
  very 
  showy, 
  

   crimson, 
  2 
  inches 
  long." 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Found 
  throughout 
  the 
  plains 
  of 
  India, 
  from 
  the 
  Hima- 
  

   layas 
  to 
  Ceylon 
  and 
  Burma. 
  

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