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  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  29350— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  them 
  up 
  like 
  hot 
  cakes, 
  and 
  it 
  will 
  be 
  years 
  before 
  there 
  will 
  be 
  any 
  to 
  spare 
  for 
  export. 
  

   A 
  big 
  fine 
  fruit 
  costs 
  25 
  to 
  35 
  cents 
  Mexican 
  in 
  Culiacan.' 
  ' 
  ( 
  McDaniel.) 
  

  

  29352. 
  Persea 
  Americana 
  Miller. 
  Avocado. 
  

  

  Plants 
  growing 
  at 
  the 
  Subtropical 
  Garden, 
  Miami, 
  Fla., 
  from 
  bud 
  wood 
  furnished 
  

  

  by 
  Mr. 
  C. 
  O. 
  Richardson. 
  Miami, 
  Fla., 
  November 
  19, 
  1910. 
  Numbered 
  January, 
  

  

  1911. 
  

   "A 
  first-class, 
  medium-late 
  variety 
  especially 
  suitable 
  for 
  the 
  home 
  garden. 
  The 
  

   tree 
  is 
  reported 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Richardson 
  as 
  being 
  a 
  dwarf 
  grower, 
  producing 
  crops 
  freely 
  and 
  

   regularly. 
  The 
  fruits 
  are 
  pyriform 
  in 
  shape, 
  averaging 
  in 
  weight 
  between 
  750 
  and 
  800 
  

   grams; 
  the 
  seed 
  is 
  generally 
  a 
  little 
  loose, 
  though 
  sometimes 
  firm 
  in 
  its 
  cavity, 
  and 
  of 
  

   medium 
  size. 
  The 
  meat 
  is 
  of 
  rich 
  deep-yellow 
  color, 
  greenish 
  next 
  to 
  the 
  skin 
  and 
  of 
  

   mild, 
  rich, 
  and 
  nutty 
  flavor. 
  The 
  skin 
  is 
  smooth, 
  yellowish 
  green 
  with 
  purplish-red 
  

   splashes 
  and 
  numerous 
  small 
  dots 
  of 
  bronze; 
  it 
  is 
  thick, 
  tenacious, 
  and 
  slightly 
  adhesive 
  

   to 
  the 
  meat. 
  ' 
  ' 
  (H. 
  F. 
  Schidtz.) 
  

  

  29355 
  and 
  29356. 
  

  

  From 
  Tsinan, 
  Shantung, 
  North 
  China. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  J. 
  S. 
  Whitewright, 
  

   Tsinan 
  Institute. 
  Received 
  January 
  16. 
  1911. 
  

   Roots 
  of 
  the 
  following 
  : 
  

  

  29355. 
  (Undetermined.) 
  (Zinziberaceae.j 
  White 
  ginger. 
  

  

  29356. 
  Ziziphus 
  jujuba 
  Miller. 
  Jujube. 
  

   "The 
  dates 
  of 
  this 
  region 
  are 
  of 
  a 
  poor 
  quality." 
  ' 
  ( 
  Whitewright.) 
  

  

  29357. 
  Populus 
  tremula 
  L. 
  Poplar. 
  

  

  From 
  Newry, 
  Ireland. 
  Purchased 
  from 
  Mr. 
  T. 
  Smith. 
  Daisy 
  Hill 
  Xursery. 
  

   Received 
  January 
  16, 
  1911. 
  

   Seeds. 
  See 
  No. 
  29098 
  for 
  previous 
  introduction. 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  In 
  woods 
  and 
  forests 
  throughout 
  Europe 
  and 
  Russian 
  Asia 
  from 
  the 
  

   Mediterranean 
  to 
  the 
  Arctic 
  Circle. 
  

  

  29358. 
  Talauma 
  mutabilis 
  Blume. 
  

  

  From 
  Buitenzorg. 
  Java. 
  Presented 
  by 
  the 
  director, 
  Department 
  of 
  Agriculture, 
  

   Java. 
  Received 
  January 
  7 
  14, 
  1911. 
  

   "A 
  magnificent 
  yellow-flowered 
  magnolia-like 
  tree, 
  well 
  worthy 
  of 
  introduction." 
  

   (Fairchild.) 
  

   See 
  No. 
  28794 
  for 
  distribution 
  of 
  this 
  species. 
  

  

  29359. 
  Ficus 
  tjtilis 
  Sim. 
  

  

  From 
  East 
  Africa. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  O. 
  W. 
  Barrett, 
  Director 
  of 
  Agriculture, 
  

   Lourenco 
  Marquez, 
  Portuguese 
  East 
  Africa. 
  Received 
  March 
  29, 
  1909. 
  Num- 
  

   bered 
  January 
  17, 
  1911. 
  

   "A 
  medium-sized 
  tree 
  of 
  the 
  open 
  bush 
  from 
  Zululand 
  to 
  Somaliland; 
  prefers 
  sandy 
  

   soil. 
  Almost 
  evergreen 
  except 
  in 
  long 
  droughts. 
  Thick 
  bark 
  used, 
  when 
  beaten 
  

   out, 
  for 
  bags, 
  clothing, 
  etc.; 
  appears 
  to 
  wear 
  well. 
  Roots 
  well 
  from 
  cuttings. 
  Fruit 
  

   worthless. 
  Shironga 
  name 
  M* 
  Pamah." 
  (Barrett.) 
  

  

  " 
  A 
  flat 
  -topped 
  or 
  rounded 
  tree, 
  single 
  stemmed 
  by 
  nature, 
  but 
  often 
  cultivated 
  to 
  

  

  the 
  extent 
  of 
  being 
  cut 
  off 
  at 
  the 
  ground 
  so 
  as 
  to 
  produce 
  4 
  to 
  6 
  clean 
  young 
  coppice 
  

  

  branches 
  without 
  knots 
  and 
  of 
  rapid 
  growth, 
  from 
  which 
  to 
  obtain 
  fiber; 
  this 
  after 
  

  

  preparation 
  is 
  used 
  as 
  cloth. 
  It 
  is 
  the 
  source 
  of 
  all 
  the 
  native 
  cloth 
  in 
  the 
  M'Chopes 
  

  

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