﻿JANUARY 
  1 
  TO 
  MARCH 
  31, 
  1911. 
  67 
  

  

  30208 
  to 
  30210— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  30209. 
  Eragrostis 
  hypnoides 
  (Lam.) 
  B. 
  S. 
  P. 
  

  

  "This 
  is 
  known 
  as 
  'barba 
  de 
  bode' 
  (goat's 
  beard). 
  The 
  habitat 
  of 
  this 
  Era- 
  

   grostis 
  is 
  similar 
  to 
  that 
  of 
  the 
  other 
  grass 
  (S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  30208); 
  it 
  is, 
  however, 
  

   considered 
  more 
  nutritive 
  and 
  more 
  savory 
  than 
  the 
  latter." 
  

  

  30210. 
  Mimosa 
  sp. 
  (?) 
  

  

  " 
  ' 
  Juquiry,' 
  a 
  legume 
  that 
  is 
  considered 
  both 
  very 
  fattening 
  and 
  sustaining; 
  

   it 
  is 
  a 
  weed, 
  and 
  for 
  this 
  reason 
  should 
  be 
  watched." 
  

  

  30211 
  to 
  30214. 
  

  

  From 
  Piracicaba, 
  Brazil. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Prof. 
  Clinton 
  D. 
  Smith, 
  Escola 
  Agricola 
  

   Pratica, 
  "Luiz 
  de 
  Queiros." 
  Received 
  March 
  23, 
  1911. 
  

   Seeds 
  of 
  the 
  following; 
  quoted 
  notes 
  by 
  Prof. 
  Smith: 
  

  

  30211. 
  Mangifera 
  indica 
  L. 
  Mango. 
  

   " 
  Seeds 
  from 
  a 
  choice 
  variety 
  grown 
  on 
  the 
  fazenda 
  of 
  Senor 
  Grossi 
  of 
  Arrara- 
  

  

  quara, 
  in 
  this 
  State. 
  I 
  have 
  never 
  eaten 
  other 
  mangos 
  which 
  approach 
  them 
  in 
  

   excellence 
  of 
  flavor 
  and 
  absence 
  of 
  the 
  turpentine 
  odor 
  and 
  flavor." 
  

  

  30212. 
  Anacardium 
  occidentale 
  L. 
  Cashew. 
  

   "From 
  the 
  fruit 
  of 
  this 
  they 
  make 
  a 
  delightful 
  drink 
  called 
  'cajuada.' 
  " 
  

  

  30213. 
  Annona 
  squamosa 
  L. 
  Custard 
  apple. 
  

   "Seed 
  from 
  the 
  best 
  selected 
  variety 
  I 
  could 
  find." 
  

  

  30214. 
  Annona 
  squamosa 
  L. 
  Custard 
  apple. 
  

   " 
  'Ata,' 
  a 
  fruit 
  that 
  takes 
  fully 
  a 
  year 
  to 
  mature." 
  

  

  30215. 
  Thaumatococcus 
  danielli 
  (Bennett) 
  Bentham. 
  

  

  From 
  Aburi, 
  Gold 
  Coast, 
  West 
  Africa. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  A. 
  R. 
  Gould, 
  curator, 
  

   Botanic 
  Gardens, 
  through 
  Mr. 
  W. 
  T. 
  D. 
  Tudhope, 
  Director 
  of 
  Agriculture. 
  Re- 
  

   ceived 
  March 
  24, 
  1911. 
  

  

  "Said 
  to 
  be 
  a 
  very 
  common 
  plant 
  on 
  the 
  Ivory 
  Coast 
  in 
  virgin 
  forests 
  and 
  on 
  the 
  sites 
  

   of 
  old 
  plantations 
  established 
  in 
  the 
  forests. 
  It 
  is 
  in 
  certain 
  places 
  said 
  to 
  be 
  charac- 
  

   teristic 
  of 
  the 
  clearings 
  and 
  underbrush 
  of 
  the 
  forests. 
  The 
  white 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  arillus 
  

   is 
  extremely 
  sweet, 
  with 
  a 
  taste 
  of 
  licorice 
  or 
  saccharine. 
  The 
  gelatin 
  (or 
  mucilage) 
  

   which 
  surrounds 
  the 
  seed 
  swells 
  up 
  in 
  water 
  and 
  forms 
  a 
  great 
  mass 
  of 
  gelatin, 
  with 
  the 
  

   black 
  seed 
  in 
  the 
  middle, 
  which 
  gives 
  it 
  the 
  appearance 
  of 
  frog 
  eggs. 
  The 
  plant 
  has 
  

   the 
  following 
  native 
  names: 
  Bobo 
  abi 
  (Negau); 
  Bobruidja, 
  Bogridja 
  (Bete 
  d'Issia); 
  

   Urugua 
  meremne 
  (Bakoura)." 
  (Extract 
  from 
  the 
  Journal 
  de 
  Botanique.) 
  

  

  "No 
  use 
  is 
  made 
  of 
  the 
  seeds 
  in 
  this 
  colony, 
  but 
  the 
  leaves 
  are 
  extensively 
  used 
  in 
  

   packing 
  fresh 
  kola 
  nuts 
  to 
  prevent 
  them 
  from 
  drying." 
  (Tudhope.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  The 
  countries 
  along 
  the 
  west 
  coast 
  of 
  Africa 
  from 
  Sierra 
  Leone 
  and 
  

   Liberia 
  through 
  Guinea 
  to 
  the 
  region 
  around 
  the 
  mouth 
  of 
  the 
  Niger 
  River. 
  

  

  30216. 
  Pittosporum 
  mayi 
  Hort. 
  

  

  From 
  Castlewellan, 
  County 
  Down, 
  Ireland. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Thomas 
  J. 
  Ryan, 
  

   head 
  gardener 
  for 
  Earl 
  Annesley. 
  Received 
  March 
  24, 
  1911. 
  

   "This 
  variety 
  has 
  proven 
  quite 
  hardy. 
  I 
  have 
  planted 
  about 
  300 
  yards 
  of 
  a 
  hedge 
  

   of 
  it, 
  grown 
  from 
  seed 
  saved 
  from 
  the 
  Castlewellan 
  plants, 
  on 
  an 
  estate 
  near 
  the 
  sea- 
  

   coast; 
  they 
  are 
  now 
  about 
  4 
  feet 
  high 
  and 
  make 
  a 
  fine 
  ornamental 
  hedge. 
  The 
  only 
  

   trouble 
  with 
  all 
  the 
  Pittosporums 
  is 
  transplanting. 
  We 
  find 
  it 
  safest 
  to 
  grow 
  them 
  in 
  

   pots 
  plunged 
  in 
  the 
  open 
  ground 
  till 
  they 
  are 
  finally 
  placed 
  out; 
  this 
  of 
  course 
  applies 
  

   only 
  to 
  young 
  stock. 
  The 
  variety 
  mayi 
  grows 
  freely 
  and 
  quickly 
  from 
  seed 
  and 
  is 
  a 
  

   good 
  stock 
  to 
  work 
  other 
  sorts 
  on 
  if 
  necessary." 
  (Ryan.) 
  

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