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  to 
  26596— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  The 
  leaf 
  is 
  rather 
  long 
  for 
  its 
  width, 
  is 
  shaped 
  something 
  like 
  a 
  willow 
  leaf, 
  

   and, 
  like 
  some 
  willows, 
  the 
  leaf 
  is 
  silvery 
  white 
  underneath 
  and 
  a 
  rich 
  green 
  

   on 
  top. 
  In 
  the 
  spring 
  it 
  has 
  a 
  wonderfully 
  fragrant 
  blossom, 
  and 
  in 
  the 
  autumn 
  

   a 
  fruit 
  is 
  matured 
  that 
  looks 
  very 
  much 
  like 
  the 
  commercial 
  date, 
  although 
  

   not 
  so 
  rich 
  and 
  sweet, 
  but 
  the 
  poor 
  of 
  the 
  country 
  are 
  sometimes 
  reduced 
  to 
  

   eating 
  it 
  to 
  a 
  considerable 
  extent. 
  These 
  bushes 
  are 
  particularly 
  adapted 
  to 
  

   hot, 
  dry 
  climates 
  where 
  only 
  occasionally 
  a 
  little 
  water 
  is 
  given 
  to 
  them 
  by 
  

   irrigation. 
  They 
  are 
  rapid 
  growers, 
  and 
  are 
  used 
  in 
  this 
  country 
  for 
  hedges 
  

   surrounding 
  the 
  fields 
  for 
  turning 
  cattle. 
  They 
  are 
  capable 
  of 
  standing 
  a 
  good, 
  

   sharp 
  freeze, 
  as 
  it 
  frequently 
  falls 
  to 
  15° 
  or 
  20° 
  F. 
  in 
  this 
  high 
  altitude, 
  and 
  

   as 
  this 
  much 
  cold 
  has 
  no 
  effect 
  on 
  them 
  they 
  may 
  be 
  able 
  to 
  stand 
  much 
  colder 
  

   weather. 
  

  

  "The 
  idea 
  I 
  particularly 
  have 
  in 
  mind 
  in 
  mentioning 
  this 
  plant 
  is 
  its 
  supe- 
  

   riority 
  as 
  a 
  hedge 
  over 
  the 
  Osage 
  orange 
  that 
  is 
  so 
  commonly 
  used 
  in 
  our 
  

   country 
  for 
  the 
  same 
  purpose. 
  They 
  make 
  a 
  much 
  more 
  beautiful 
  show 
  than 
  

   the 
  Osage, 
  grow 
  very 
  rapidly, 
  are 
  very 
  bushy 
  and 
  thick, 
  can 
  be 
  easily 
  trimmed 
  

   and 
  kept 
  in 
  order, 
  and 
  as 
  a 
  novelty 
  and 
  something 
  new 
  would 
  likely 
  be 
  much 
  

   appreciated 
  by 
  our 
  people. 
  They 
  grow 
  very 
  readily 
  from 
  cuttings 
  or 
  from 
  

   seed 
  and 
  require 
  but 
  little 
  attention." 
  

   26596. 
  Vicia 
  faba 
  L. 
  Horse 
  bean. 
  

  

  "This 
  is 
  called 
  Bakla 
  in 
  Turkish. 
  In 
  addition 
  to 
  the 
  beans 
  the 
  stalks 
  are 
  fed 
  

   to 
  cows 
  and 
  are 
  said 
  to 
  be 
  wonderful 
  milk 
  producers, 
  and 
  horsemen 
  declare 
  the 
  

   stalks 
  to 
  be 
  exceedingly 
  cooling 
  feed 
  for 
  horses 
  during 
  the 
  summer. 
  They 
  are 
  

   not 
  as 
  good 
  as 
  our 
  best 
  class 
  of 
  beans 
  as 
  a 
  vegetable, 
  but 
  they 
  have 
  one 
  merit 
  — 
  

   they 
  are 
  the 
  first 
  real 
  garden 
  vegetable 
  in 
  the 
  spring 
  after 
  onions 
  and 
  lettuce, 
  

   being 
  a 
  month 
  earlier 
  than 
  the 
  ordinary 
  bunch 
  beans. 
  They 
  are 
  rather 
  strong 
  

   in 
  flavor, 
  and 
  coarse, 
  but 
  among 
  these 
  people 
  they 
  are 
  in 
  great 
  demand." 
  

  

  26598 
  to 
  26602. 
  

  

  From 
  Pretoria, 
  Transvaal, 
  South 
  Africa. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Prof. 
  J. 
  Burtt 
  Davy, 
  

   government 
  agrostologist 
  and 
  botanist, 
  Transvaal 
  Department 
  of 
  Agriculture. 
  

   Received 
  January 
  17 
  and 
  18, 
  1910. 
  

   Seeds 
  of 
  the 
  following: 
  

  

  26598. 
  Indigofera 
  sp. 
  

  

  26599. 
  Diospyros 
  senegalensis 
  Perrott. 
  

   See 
  No. 
  25634 
  for 
  previous 
  introduction. 
  

  

  26600. 
  Pittosporum 
  viridiflorum 
  Sims. 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  An 
  erect 
  shrub, 
  found 
  in 
  the 
  woods 
  along 
  the 
  southeastern 
  

   coast 
  of 
  Cape 
  Colony, 
  from 
  the 
  Knysna 
  district 
  to 
  the 
  vicinity 
  of 
  Umtata, 
  in 
  

   Kaffraria. 
  

  

  26601. 
  Aloe 
  transvalensis 
  Kuntze. 
  

   Distribution. 
  — 
  The 
  vicinity 
  of 
  Pretoria, 
  Transvaal. 
  

  

  26602. 
  (Undetermined.) 
  " 
  Rhodesian 
  teak. 
  " 
  

   "A 
  typical 
  tree 
  of 
  dryish 
  regions." 
  (Davy.) 
  

  

  26603. 
  Anon 
  a 
  cherimola 
  Miller. 
  Cherimoya. 
  

  

  From 
  Orange, 
  Cal. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  C. 
  P. 
  Taft. 
  Received 
  January 
  27, 
  1910. 
  

   Golden 
  Russet. 
  "This 
  variety 
  originated 
  or 
  at 
  least 
  first 
  fruited 
  near 
  Villa 
  Park, 
  

   Cal. 
  I 
  am 
  told 
  that 
  the 
  plant 
  came 
  from 
  London, 
  England. 
  I 
  do 
  not 
  think 
  that 
  

   they 
  were 
  budded 
  trees, 
  though 
  they 
  may 
  have 
  been. 
  In 
  form 
  the 
  fruit 
  resembles 
  a 
  

   73527°— 
  Bui. 
  207—11 
  2 
  

  

  