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  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  29091. 
  Nicotiana 
  tabacum 
  L. 
  Tobacco. 
  

  

  Grown 
  on 
  the 
  Santa 
  Maria 
  plantation, 
  12 
  miles 
  east 
  of 
  the 
  city 
  of 
  Pinar 
  del 
  Rio, 
  

  

  and 
  in 
  the 
  Vuelta 
  Abajo, 
  Cuba. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  H. 
  H. 
  Norton, 
  Consolacion 
  

  

  del 
  Sur, 
  Cuba. 
  Received 
  November 
  28, 
  1910. 
  

  

  "I 
  believe 
  there 
  is 
  only 
  one 
  variety 
  of 
  tobacco 
  grown 
  in 
  Cuba 
  and 
  that 
  the 
  different 
  

  

  types 
  are 
  the 
  results 
  of 
  different 
  soils, 
  climate, 
  and 
  methods 
  of 
  cultivation 
  and 
  curing." 
  

  

  (Norton.) 
  

  

  29092 
  and 
  29093. 
  Nicotiana 
  tabacum 
  L. 
  Tobacco. 
  

  

  From 
  Cuba. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Francisco 
  A. 
  Montero, 
  Santa 
  Clara, 
  Cuba. 
  

   Received 
  November 
  28, 
  1910. 
  

   Seeds 
  of 
  the 
  following: 
  

  

  29092. 
  Remedios. 
  From 
  the 
  district 
  surrounding 
  the 
  town 
  of 
  this 
  name 
  iu 
  the 
  

   province 
  of 
  Santa 
  Clara. 
  

  

  29093. 
  Yara. 
  From 
  the 
  district 
  in 
  the 
  vicinity 
  of 
  the 
  town 
  of 
  this 
  name 
  in 
  

   the 
  province 
  of 
  Oriente, 
  16 
  miles 
  east-southeast 
  of 
  Manzanillo. 
  

  

  29094 
  to 
  29096. 
  

  

  From 
  Orleans, 
  France. 
  Presented 
  by 
  L6on 
  Chenault 
  & 
  Son, 
  nurserymen. 
  

   Received 
  November 
  29, 
  1910. 
  

   Plants 
  of 
  the 
  following: 
  

  

  29094. 
  Carrierea 
  calycina 
  Franch. 
  

  

  "A 
  deciduous 
  tree 
  20 
  to 
  30 
  feet 
  (sometimes 
  40 
  feet) 
  high 
  with 
  a 
  wide-spreading 
  

   head 
  of 
  branches." 
  (Kew 
  Bulletin, 
  No. 
  9, 
  1909.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Slopes 
  of 
  the 
  mountains 
  in 
  the 
  northeastern 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  prov- 
  

   ince 
  of 
  Szechwan, 
  China, 
  at 
  an 
  elevation 
  of 
  about 
  4,500 
  feet. 
  

  

  29095. 
  Tetracentron 
  sinense 
  Oliv. 
  

  

  "According 
  to 
  Mr. 
  E. 
  H. 
  Wilson 
  this 
  is 
  among 
  the 
  very 
  largest 
  of 
  the 
  broad- 
  

   leaved 
  trees 
  of 
  the 
  Chinese 
  forests 
  (that 
  is, 
  excluding 
  conifers). 
  It 
  is 
  often 
  

   80 
  feet 
  high 
  and 
  upward, 
  with 
  a 
  trunk 
  20 
  feet 
  in 
  circumference. 
  It 
  bears 
  small 
  

   yellowish 
  flowers 
  in 
  slender 
  spikes 
  about 
  4 
  inches 
  long." 
  (Kew 
  Bulletin, 
  No. 
  9, 
  

   1909.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  The 
  districts 
  of 
  Chienshih 
  and 
  Fang 
  in 
  the 
  province 
  of 
  Hupeh, 
  

   central 
  China. 
  

  

  29096. 
  Rosa 
  gigantea 
  X 
  (?). 
  Rose. 
  

   "Etoile 
  du 
  Portugal, 
  the 
  new 
  hybrid 
  of 
  Rosa 
  gigantea. 
  As 
  this 
  variety 
  has 
  

  

  not 
  yet 
  proved 
  to 
  be 
  quite 
  hardy 
  it 
  would 
  be 
  preferable 
  to 
  plant 
  it 
  in 
  a 
  cool 
  

   greenhouse 
  or 
  in 
  a 
  conservatory, 
  where 
  it 
  would 
  grow 
  beautifully. 
  ' 
  ' 
  ( 
  Chenault.) 
  

  

  29097. 
  Ilex 
  paraguariensis 
  St. 
  Hil. 
  Yerba 
  mate. 
  

  

  Grown 
  near 
  the 
  boundary 
  line 
  of 
  Brazil 
  and 
  Paraguay. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  C. 
  F. 
  

  

  Mead, 
  Cahi 
  Puente, 
  Paraguay. 
  Received 
  November 
  30, 
  1910. 
  

  

  "This 
  plant 
  is 
  known 
  here 
  as 
  yerba, 
  and 
  the 
  forests 
  where 
  it 
  is 
  found 
  are 
  called 
  

  

  yerbales. 
  There 
  are 
  many 
  varieties 
  hereabout, 
  but 
  I 
  was 
  lucky 
  enough 
  to 
  be 
  able 
  

  

  to 
  purchase 
  seed 
  of 
  the 
  best 
  kind. 
  I 
  am 
  sending 
  the 
  entire 
  fruit. 
  To 
  get 
  out 
  the 
  seed 
  

  

  it 
  must 
  be 
  soaked 
  for 
  24 
  hours 
  in 
  warm 
  water 
  at 
  about 
  45° 
  C, 
  or 
  better 
  still 
  put 
  in 
  an 
  

  

  incubator 
  where 
  a 
  steady 
  temperature 
  can 
  be 
  maintained. 
  There 
  are 
  five 
  or 
  six 
  seeds 
  

  

  to 
  each 
  fruit. 
  The 
  seed 
  when 
  planted 
  will 
  take 
  three 
  months 
  to 
  germinate, 
  but 
  if 
  the 
  

  

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