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45141. Carica dodecaphyela Veil. Papayacese. Papaya. 



From Misiones, Argentina. Seeds presented by Mr. Gustavo Haack, Buenos 



Aires, through Mr. W. Henry Robertson, American consul general, 



Buenos Aires. Received August 27, 1917. 



" Yaearati-d. A papaya, native to the Provinces of Misiones and Corrientes, 



Argentina. The trunk attains a circumference of 5 feet. The wood is much 



softer than that of the ordinary papaya; in fact, it may be said that there is 



no wood at all, simply bark. It is so easily worked that the peons with machete 



alone are able to make a canoe from the trunk in a very short time. When 



the tree becomes old the trunk often assumes a bottlelike shape, similar to 



that of the Palo borracho (Chorisia insignis) . The fruit is large and is edible, 



either raw or cooked." {Venturi and Lillo, Contribution al Conocimiento de 



los Arboles de la Argentina, p. 80). 



45142 to 45151. Triticum aestivum L. Poaceae. Wheat. 



(T. vul gar e Vill.) 

 From Sydney, Australia. Presented by Mr. George Valder, undersecretary 

 and director, Department of Agriculture. Received August 27, 1917. 



45142. Bunyip. A very early wheat, grown for grain only. 



45143. Comeback. An early wheat used both for grain and hay. . 



45144. Flrbanlz. A very early wheat used for both grain and hay. 



45145. Florence. "It was noticed that during the 1916-17 season, when 

 a great deal of rust was experienced all over this State, the Florence 

 proved more rust resistant than any of the other varieties sent." 

 {Valder.) 



45146. Marshall's No. 3. A late wheat recommended for both grain and 

 hay. 



45147. Rymer. A late variety of wheat recommended for both grain and 

 hay. 



45148. Sunset. A very early wheat. 



45149. Warren. A midseason wheat recommended for both grain and 

 hay. 



45150. Yandilla King. A late wheat recommended for both grain and 

 hay. 



45151. Zealand. A late wheat grown for hay only. 



45152 to 45155. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented by the director of the Botanic 

 Garden. Received August 6, 1917. 



45152. Gnetum gnemon L. Gnetacese. 



An evergreen shrub or small tree extending from the Khasi Hills of 

 India southward to Singapore and Java. The sessile orange-colored 

 fruits are about an inch long and are eaten by the natives. The leaves 

 are eaten boiled like spinach, and the bark is said to furnish a strong 

 bast fiber. (Adapted from Koorder and Valeton, Boomsoorten op Java, 

 vol. 61, p. 349.) 



45153. Pavetta indica L. Rubiacese. Pawatta. 

 A common and very variable bush or small tree found throughout 



India and Malaysia. It bears few-flowered clusters of fragrant white 



