﻿46 
  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  31769 
  and 
  31770. 
  

  

  From 
  China. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  T. 
  M. 
  Wilkinson, 
  Foochow, 
  China. 
  Received 
  

   July 
  5, 
  1911. 
  Numbered 
  September 
  15, 
  1911. 
  

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

  

  31769. 
  Quercus 
  sp. 
  Oak. 
  

  

  31770. 
  Eriobotrya 
  japonica 
  (Thunb.) 
  Lindl. 
  Loquat. 
  

   "Beba. 
  This 
  fruit 
  tree 
  begins 
  to 
  bloom 
  the 
  last 
  of 
  November 
  and 
  during 
  the 
  

  

  month 
  of 
  December. 
  It 
  has 
  been 
  in 
  fruit 
  for 
  the 
  last 
  three 
  weeks 
  (May 
  16, 
  1911) 
  . 
  

   The 
  leaf 
  is 
  about 
  6 
  inches 
  long 
  and 
  an 
  inch 
  or 
  an 
  inch 
  and 
  a 
  half 
  wide, 
  has 
  

   numerous 
  ribs, 
  and 
  is 
  dark 
  green 
  in 
  color. 
  The 
  tree 
  is 
  inclined 
  to 
  grow 
  straight 
  

   and 
  tall, 
  the 
  branches 
  coming 
  out 
  of 
  the 
  main 
  trunk 
  at 
  regular 
  intervals 
  and 
  

   three, 
  rive, 
  or 
  seven 
  of 
  them 
  at 
  a 
  time. 
  " 
  

  

  31771. 
  (Undetermined.) 
  

  

  From 
  Costa 
  Rica. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Carlos 
  Werckle, 
  San 
  Jose, 
  Costa 
  Rica. 
  Re- 
  

   ceived 
  August, 
  1911. 
  Numbered 
  September 
  15, 
  1911. 
  

   Seeds. 
  

  

  31772. 
  Beomelia 
  sp. 
  Bromelia. 
  

  

  From 
  Chile. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Jose 
  D. 
  Husbands, 
  Limavida, 
  via 
  Molina, 
  Chile. 
  

   Received 
  August 
  14, 
  1911. 
  Numbered 
  September 
  15, 
  1911. 
  

   "From 
  Coquimbo. 
  This 
  looks 
  like 
  a 
  new 
  class 
  of 
  chupones 
  (Bromelia). 
  These 
  

   plants 
  will 
  probably 
  be 
  found 
  to 
  have 
  some 
  ornamental 
  or 
  economic 
  value. 
  " 
  

   (Husbands.) 
  

   Seeds. 
  

  

  31773. 
  Geonoma 
  sp. 
  Palm. 
  

  

  From 
  San 
  Jose, 
  Costa 
  Rica. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Carlos 
  Werckle, 
  Museo 
  Nacional. 
  

   Received 
  September 
  14, 
  1911. 
  

   This 
  is 
  probably 
  the 
  same 
  species 
  as 
  No. 
  31930, 
  but 
  may 
  be 
  distinct. 
  

   Seeds. 
  

  

  31774. 
  Solantjm 
  nigrum 
  L. 
  Nightshade. 
  

  

  From 
  Kew, 
  England. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Dr. 
  David 
  Prain, 
  director, 
  Royal 
  Botanic 
  

   Gardens. 
  Received 
  September 
  14, 
  1911. 
  

   Introduced 
  for 
  breeding 
  experiments. 
  

  

  Seeds. 
  

  

  31775. 
  Citrullus 
  vulgaris 
  Schrad. 
  Watermelon. 
  

  

  From 
  Changchu, 
  near 
  Soochow, 
  China. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr, 
  N. 
  Gist 
  Gee, 
  Soochow, 
  

   China. 
  Received 
  September 
  14, 
  1911. 
  

   11 
  Mo 
  Ling 
  Quo 
  (horse-bell 
  melon). 
  Best 
  grown 
  at 
  Changchu. 
  " 
  (Gee.) 
  

  

  31776. 
  Caryophyllus 
  aromaticus 
  L. 
  Clove. 
  

  

  From 
  Port 
  of 
  Spain, 
  Trinidad, 
  British 
  West 
  Indies. 
  Presented 
  by 
  the 
  director, 
  

   Botanical 
  Department, 
  Department 
  of 
  Agriculture. 
  Received 
  September 
  

   19, 
  1911. 
  

  

  See 
  No. 
  27680 
  for 
  description. 
  

  

  Seeds. 
  

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