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  Continued. 
  

  

  28709. 
  Salix 
  humboldtiana 
  Willd. 
  

  

  "(H. 
  No. 
  611.) 
  Sauce. 
  A 
  Chilean 
  willow 
  that 
  grows 
  wild, 
  principally 
  in 
  

   the 
  sands 
  of 
  the 
  river-bottom 
  lands. 
  Its 
  greatest 
  use 
  is 
  for 
  live 
  fence 
  posts 
  in 
  

   wet 
  or 
  water-covered 
  lands. 
  Cuttings 
  when 
  planted 
  take 
  root 
  quickly 
  and 
  

   grow 
  very 
  rapidly. 
  Its 
  form 
  varies 
  and 
  it 
  is 
  not 
  a 
  uniform 
  growth 
  like 
  'castilla 
  ; 
  

   or 
  the 
  weeping 
  varieties. 
  The 
  bark 
  is 
  used 
  in 
  medicine 
  as 
  an 
  astringent, 
  

   febrifuge, 
  etc., 
  and 
  is 
  a 
  valuable 
  remedy; 
  it 
  also 
  gives 
  a 
  white 
  crystallized 
  

   substance 
  called 
  'salicina,' 
  used 
  in 
  fevers 
  as 
  quinine." 
  (Husbands.) 
  

  

  28710. 
  Salix 
  humboldtiana 
  Willd. 
  

  

  "(H. 
  No. 
  610.) 
  Variety 
  fastigia 
  ta. 
  The 
  Chilean 
  castilla. 
  These 
  trees 
  grow 
  

   perfectly 
  straight 
  and 
  attain 
  a 
  great 
  height. 
  All 
  the 
  branches 
  grow 
  up 
  close 
  

   to 
  the 
  trunk, 
  like 
  a 
  well- 
  trimmed 
  Populus. 
  I 
  have 
  seen 
  these 
  trees 
  growing 
  

   in 
  the 
  worst 
  arid 
  clays, 
  perfectly 
  dry." 
  (Husbands.) 
  

  

  28711. 
  Gossypium 
  sp. 
  Cotton. 
  

  

  From 
  Manly, 
  near 
  Brisbane, 
  Queensland, 
  Australia. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Daniel 
  

   Jones. 
  Received 
  August 
  30, 
  1910. 
  

   "Seed 
  of 
  a 
  hybrid, 
  naturally 
  crossed, 
  found 
  in 
  a 
  field; 
  it 
  is 
  of 
  good 
  quality 
  and 
  a 
  

   good 
  bearer. 
  So 
  far 
  we 
  are 
  not 
  sure 
  whether 
  it 
  will 
  maintain 
  its 
  present 
  standard, 
  

   but 
  we 
  are 
  experimenting 
  with 
  it. 
  This 
  sample 
  is 
  from 
  a 
  3-year-old 
  shrub. 
  We 
  

   hope 
  to 
  fix 
  a 
  type 
  by 
  breeding. 
  Frequently 
  1 
  to 
  2 
  pounds 
  of 
  cotton 
  are 
  obtained 
  

   from 
  a 
  shrub 
  of 
  this 
  variety, 
  and 
  in 
  one 
  instance 
  a 
  2-year-old 
  plant 
  gave 
  us 
  4 
  pounds 
  ; 
  

   this 
  is 
  abnormal, 
  however. 
  Mascote 
  (tree 
  cotton) 
  types 
  frequently 
  give 
  up 
  to 
  6 
  

   pounds 
  per 
  shrub 
  . 
  " 
  (Jones.) 
  

  

  28712. 
  Moraea 
  bicolor 
  (Lindl.) 
  Steud. 
  

  

  From 
  Glasnevin, 
  Dublin, 
  Ireland. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  F. 
  W. 
  Moore, 
  M. 
  A., 
  

   director, 
  Royal 
  Botanic 
  Gardens. 
  Received 
  August 
  29, 
  1910. 
  

   "A 
  South 
  African 
  flowering 
  bulb 
  having 
  a 
  flower 
  2 
  inches 
  across, 
  yellow, 
  with 
  

   beautiful 
  brown 
  spots 
  on 
  the 
  outer 
  segments; 
  style 
  crests 
  yellow." 
  (Extract 
  from 
  

   Bailey, 
  Cyclopedia 
  of 
  American 
  Horticulture.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  The 
  coast 
  region 
  of 
  Cape 
  Colony 
  between 
  the 
  Olifant's 
  and 
  Kei 
  

   rivers. 
  

  

  28713. 
  Berberis 
  fremontii 
  Torrey. 
  Barberry. 
  

  

  From 
  Tucson, 
  Ariz. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  J. 
  J. 
  Thornber, 
  botanist, 
  University 
  of 
  

   Arizona. 
  Received 
  August 
  29, 
  1910. 
  

   "Native 
  barberry 
  from 
  northern 
  Arizona. 
  A 
  very 
  drought-resistant 
  species, 
  and 
  

   promising 
  as 
  an 
  ornamental 
  . 
  " 
  ( 
  Thorn 
  ber.) 
  

   See 
  No. 
  12242 
  for 
  previous 
  introduction. 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Slopes 
  of 
  canyons 
  in 
  western 
  Texas, 
  New 
  Mexico, 
  Arizona, 
  and 
  south- 
  

   ern 
  California. 
  

  

  28714. 
  Anona 
  cherimola 
  Miller. 
  Cherirnoya. 
  

  

  From 
  Lima, 
  Peru. 
  Presented 
  by 
  the 
  director 
  of 
  the 
  National 
  School 
  of 
  Agricul- 
  

   ture 
  and 
  Veterinary 
  Surgery, 
  through 
  Mr. 
  Edw. 
  J. 
  Habick. 
  Received 
  through 
  

   Rev. 
  V. 
  M. 
  McCombs, 
  Callao, 
  Peru, 
  August 
  30, 
  1910. 
  

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