﻿44 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



45507. Castanea crenata Sieb. and Zucc. Fagacese. 



Japanese chestnut. 



From Felton, Del. Seeds purchased from Mr. J. W. Killen. Received 

 November 16, 1917. 

 "Seeds to be grown as stock on which to graft Chinese chestnuts and also 

 Dr. Van Fleet's selected hybrids. The trees from which these nuts were gath- 

 ered were interplanted about 20 years ago with American chestnuts, which 

 have all been killed by the chestnut bark disease, while the Japanese trees are 

 still thriving and bearing excellent crops of nuts. The blight has attacked 

 some of the branches of the Japanese trees, but has not proved serious." 

 (Peter Bisset.) 



45508 and 45509. 



From Paraguay. Seeds presented by Mr. Thomas R. Gwynn, Concepcion. 

 Received November 19, 1917. 



45508. Cecropia adenopus Martius. Moracese. 



A tall tree which grows on river banks, both on the mainland and 

 on the islands. The large leaves are whitish beneath, rough, and give 

 the tree its name of Palo de lija (sharkskin wood). The leaves are con- 

 sidered a remedy for coughs. It is native to Misiones, Corrientes, Chaco, 

 Formosa, and northern Argentina. (Adapted from . Venturi and Ullo, 

 Contribution al Conocimiento de los Arboles de la Argentina, p. 63.) 



45509. Diocxea reflexa Hook. f. Fabacese. 



A climbing shrub, called in Paraguay Liana de flores moradas, with 

 beautiful reddish purple flowers. It may be distinguished from the re- 

 lated Dioclea violacea, which has straight, erect, violet-colored bracts, 

 by its reflexed, reddish bracts. (Adapted from Hooker, Niger Flora, 

 p. 306.) 



45510. Cajttptjti leucadendra (Stickm.) Eusby. Myrtacese. 

 (Melaleuca leueadendron L.) Cajuput tree. 



From Madagascar. Seeds presented by Mr. E. Jaegle, director, Agricul- 

 tural Station of Ivoloina, through Mr. James G. Carter, American consul, 

 Tamatave. Received March 31, 1917. 

 " The wood of this tree shows a most beautiful combination of light and 

 darker shades, which may be compared in appearance to ripple marks. It is 

 hard, heavy, and close grained, excellent for shipbuilding and for posts in 

 damp ground ; it is said to be imperishable under ground. The papery bark 

 also is worthy of notice for its great durability and for being impervious to 

 water, instances being known where it has been used for dam and drainage 

 purposes in conjunction with timber, and it has been found that the bark was 

 quite sound although the timber was decayed." (Maiden, Useful Native Plants 

 of Australia, p. 569.) 



45511. Eicinus communis L. Euphorbiacese. Castor-bean. 



From Montevideo, Uruguay. Seeds presented by Sehor Ricardo Salgueiro 

 Silveira, for the secretary of the Association of Agriculturists. Received 

 November 22, 1917. 

 Received as Ricinus sanguinalis which is considered a horticultural form of 

 R. communis. 



