﻿48 
  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  29999. 
  Berberis 
  stenophylla 
  corallina 
  Hort. 
  Barberry. 
  

  

  From 
  Ussy, 
  France. 
  Purchased 
  from 
  Pierre 
  Sebire. 
  Received 
  March 
  6, 
  1911. 
  

   See 
  No. 
  25574 
  for 
  previous 
  introduction. 
  

  

  30001 
  to 
  30004. 
  Citrus 
  decumana 
  (L.) 
  Murr. 
  Pomelo. 
  

  

  From 
  Bangkok, 
  Siam. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  G. 
  Cornell 
  Tarler, 
  American 
  consul 
  

   general. 
  Received 
  March 
  7, 
  1911. 
  

  

  Cuttings 
  of 
  the 
  following; 
  quoted 
  notes 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Tarler: 
  

  

  30001. 
  "Fruit 
  is 
  white 
  in 
  color 
  and 
  sweet 
  in 
  taste." 
  

  

  30002. 
  "Fruit 
  is 
  white 
  and 
  a 
  little 
  sour." 
  

  

  30003. 
  "Fruit 
  is 
  white 
  and 
  sweet." 
  

  

  30004. 
  "Fruit 
  is 
  red 
  (like 
  our 
  blood 
  orange) 
  and 
  sweet." 
  

  

  "There 
  are 
  three 
  kinds 
  of 
  seedless 
  pomelos 
  in 
  Siam, 
  all 
  presenting 
  the 
  same 
  out- 
  

   ward 
  appearance 
  but 
  differing 
  in 
  flavor 
  and 
  inside 
  appearance. 
  Two 
  of 
  the 
  varieties 
  

   have 
  a 
  sweet 
  taste, 
  one 
  having 
  a 
  white 
  meat 
  and 
  the 
  other 
  red; 
  the 
  third 
  variety 
  has 
  a 
  

   white 
  meat, 
  but 
  a 
  slightly 
  sour 
  taste. 
  All 
  varieties 
  are 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  round 
  in 
  shape 
  

   (bell-shaped), 
  having 
  diameters 
  of 
  4 
  to 
  6 
  inches. 
  The 
  white 
  pomelo 
  is 
  more 
  prolific 
  

   than 
  the 
  red. 
  

  

  "The 
  trees 
  grow 
  10 
  to 
  15 
  feet 
  high 
  and 
  begin 
  bearing 
  fruit 
  at 
  the 
  age 
  of 
  four 
  years; 
  

   they 
  continue 
  bearing 
  for 
  more 
  than 
  a 
  quarter 
  of 
  a 
  century. 
  One 
  tree 
  ordinarily 
  

   produces 
  about 
  a 
  hundred 
  pomelos 
  a 
  year. 
  

  

  " 
  During 
  the 
  dry 
  season 
  the 
  pomelos 
  yield 
  no 
  seed, 
  but 
  during 
  the 
  rainy 
  season 
  they 
  

   sometimes 
  contain 
  many 
  seeds. 
  

  

  "Another 
  thing 
  of 
  importance 
  to 
  be 
  remembered 
  in 
  connection 
  with 
  pomelo 
  culture 
  

   is 
  the 
  fact 
  that 
  the 
  trees 
  like 
  salt 
  water. 
  In 
  case 
  the 
  orchards 
  are 
  not 
  flooded 
  with 
  sea 
  

   water, 
  it 
  is 
  customary 
  to 
  apply 
  about 
  2 
  pounds 
  of 
  salt 
  to 
  each 
  tree. 
  ' 
  ' 
  ( 
  Tarler.) 
  

  

  30005 
  to 
  30007. 
  

  

  From 
  Mount 
  Coffee, 
  Liberia. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Henry 
  O. 
  Stewart, 
  through 
  Mr. 
  

   G. 
  N. 
  Collins, 
  Bureau 
  of 
  Plant 
  Industry. 
  Received 
  March 
  7, 
  1911. 
  

  

  Seeds 
  of 
  the 
  following; 
  quoted 
  notes 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Stewart: 
  

  

  30005. 
  (Undetermined.) 
  

  

  " 
  Gallah 
  name 
  Zoe. 
  A 
  large 
  tree 
  growing 
  to 
  a 
  height 
  of 
  40 
  feet. 
  Deer 
  eat 
  the 
  

   seed, 
  and 
  when 
  it 
  is 
  roasted 
  people 
  also 
  eat 
  it. 
  " 
  

  

  30006. 
  (Undetermined.) 
  

  

  "Gallah 
  name 
  Dea. 
  This 
  tree 
  is 
  used 
  in 
  the 
  making 
  of 
  canoes 
  and 
  planks. 
  

   The 
  seed 
  is 
  used 
  as 
  food 
  by 
  the 
  people; 
  it 
  is 
  very 
  hard 
  and 
  has 
  to 
  be 
  cooked 
  all 
  

   day 
  until 
  it 
  begins 
  to 
  break 
  into 
  pieces; 
  then 
  it 
  is 
  taken 
  off 
  and 
  put 
  into 
  plenty 
  

   of 
  cold 
  water; 
  it 
  is 
  then 
  ready 
  to 
  eat." 
  

  

  30007. 
  (Undetermined.) 
  

  

  "Gallah 
  name 
  Kory. 
  This 
  tree 
  is 
  large, 
  growing 
  to 
  a 
  height 
  of 
  49 
  feet. 
  It 
  

   is 
  very 
  hard, 
  but 
  is 
  never 
  used 
  for 
  anything, 
  because 
  it 
  does 
  not 
  grow 
  straight. 
  

   The 
  seed 
  is 
  good 
  to 
  eat 
  and 
  is 
  also 
  used 
  for 
  making 
  oil." 
  

  

  30009. 
  Medicago 
  falcata 
  L. 
  Siberian 
  alfalfa. 
  

  

  From 
  Quetta, 
  British 
  India. 
  Purchased 
  through 
  Mr. 
  F. 
  Booth 
  Tucker, 
  Salvation 
  

   Army, 
  Simla, 
  India. 
  Received 
  March 
  7, 
  1911. 
  

  

  30010 
  and 
  30011. 
  Asparagus 
  spp. 
  Asparagus. 
  

  

  From 
  Naples, 
  Italy. 
  Purchased 
  from 
  Dammann 
  & 
  Co. 
  Received 
  March 
  8, 
  1911. 
  

   Seeds 
  of 
  the 
  following: 
  

  

  30010. 
  Asparagus 
  plumosus 
  Baker. 
  

  

  Variety 
  superbus. 
  

   233 
  

  

  