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  30222 
  to 
  30224— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  and 
  trunk 
  about 
  12 
  to 
  14 
  inches 
  in 
  10 
  to 
  12 
  years. 
  It 
  never 
  grows 
  sound 
  to 
  a 
  

   greater 
  diameter 
  than 
  20 
  inches; 
  from 
  that 
  diameter 
  up 
  it 
  is 
  invariably 
  hollow. 
  

   In 
  these 
  parts 
  this 
  tree 
  is 
  a 
  choice 
  tidbit 
  for 
  bichos, 
  or 
  tree-loving 
  insects, 
  but 
  

   its 
  hardness 
  would 
  dull 
  the 
  bill 
  of 
  any 
  insect 
  you 
  have 
  except 
  possibly 
  the 
  

   teredo, 
  and 
  of 
  its 
  resistance 
  to 
  that 
  I 
  have 
  no 
  knowledge." 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Tropical 
  woods 
  in 
  the 
  provinces 
  of 
  Minas 
  Geraes 
  and 
  Rio 
  de 
  

   Janeiro, 
  Brazil, 
  and 
  in 
  the 
  vicinity 
  of 
  Oran 
  in 
  northern 
  Argentina. 
  

  

  30225 
  to 
  30227. 
  

  

  From 
  Diamantina, 
  Brazil. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  E. 
  G. 
  Swain. 
  Received 
  March 
  23, 
  

   1911. 
  

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

  

  30225. 
  Garcinia 
  sp. 
  

  

  "A 
  fruit 
  called 
  Lemon 
  de 
  Matt, 
  which 
  means 
  'Lemon 
  of 
  the 
  woods.' 
  This 
  is 
  

   a 
  delicious 
  fruit 
  and 
  grows 
  on 
  a 
  fair-sized 
  tree; 
  would 
  do 
  well 
  in 
  the 
  Southern 
  

   States." 
  

  

  30226. 
  Cydonia 
  oblonga 
  Miller. 
  

   "Marmeileiro." 
  

  

  30227. 
  Vigna 
  sesquipedalis 
  (L.) 
  W. 
  F. 
  Wight, 
  

  

  "Seed 
  from 
  a 
  pod 
  that 
  was 
  nearly 
  2 
  feet 
  long. 
  It 
  is 
  very 
  good 
  eaten 
  green 
  

   like 
  string 
  beans, 
  or 
  the 
  beans 
  alone 
  when 
  nearly 
  dry." 
  

  

  30228. 
  Phaseolus 
  coccineus 
  L. 
  

  

  From 
  San 
  Jose, 
  Costa 
  Rica. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Prof. 
  C. 
  Werckle, 
  Department 
  of 
  

   Agriculture. 
  Received 
  March 
  25, 
  1911. 
  

   "This 
  Phaseolus 
  bears 
  scarlet 
  flowers; 
  it 
  is 
  a 
  perennial 
  species, 
  and 
  the 
  roots, 
  

   which 
  are 
  much 
  like 
  mandioca, 
  are 
  eaten, 
  but 
  only 
  the 
  first 
  year 
  and 
  when 
  the 
  plant 
  

   has 
  been 
  growing 
  very 
  quickly 
  in 
  rich 
  soil; 
  but 
  it 
  could 
  be 
  improved." 
  (Werckle.) 
  

  

  30230. 
  Populus 
  pruinosa 
  Schrenk. 
  Poplar. 
  

  

  From 
  Tiflis, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  Received 
  from 
  the 
  Botanic 
  Gardens 
  (?), 
  March 
  

   . 
  27, 
  1911. 
  

   Cuttings. 
  

   Distribution. 
  — 
  In 
  the 
  valley 
  of 
  the 
  Hi 
  River 
  in 
  central 
  Asia. 
  

  

  30231 
  to 
  30267. 
  

  

  From 
  Albano, 
  Stockholm, 
  Sweden. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Dr. 
  Veit 
  Wittrock, 
  Botanical 
  

   Gardens. 
  Received 
  March 
  25, 
  1911. 
  

   Seeds 
  of 
  each 
  of 
  the 
  following: 
  

  

  30231. 
  Tsuga 
  diversifolia 
  (Maxim.) 
  Mast. 
  

   Distribution. 
  — 
  Slopes 
  of 
  the 
  mountains 
  in 
  the 
  islands 
  of 
  Japan. 
  

  

  30232. 
  Dactylis 
  hispanica 
  Roth. 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Southern 
  Europe, 
  from 
  Spain 
  eastward 
  through 
  Italy 
  to 
  

   Croatia 
  and 
  Dalmatia. 
  

  

  See 
  No. 
  17808 
  for 
  previous 
  introduction. 
  

  

  30233. 
  Phleum 
  michelii 
  All. 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Southern 
  Europe, 
  from 
  the 
  Austrian 
  Alps 
  through 
  Croatia 
  to 
  

   Montenegro. 
  

  

  See 
  No. 
  18486 
  for 
  previous 
  introduction. 
  

  

  