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39332 to 39334— Con. (Quoted notes by Mr. B. H. Hunnicutt.) 



season covers a number of months. It grows well on the poorest, driest 



grounds we have and blooms during the dry season. I think it has been 



cultivated in some gardens in Brazil, although I never have seen it. 



Ornamental only." 



39334. Steyphnodendbon baebatimam Mart. Mimosacese. 



Barbatimao. 

 " Barbatimao. The bark of this is used for tanning purposes." 

 " Total dissolved solids, 31.6 per cent ; solids soluble in cold water, 



28.6 per cent; nontannins, 6.7 per cent; tannins, 20.1 per cent." (Letter 



from Bureau of Chemistry, November 21, 1914.) 



39335. Dolichos hosei Craib. Fabaceae. Sarawak bean. 



From Kuala Lumpur, Malay States. Presented by the director, Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. Received October 16, 1914. 



Seed from plants sent by Mr. Hose to Kuala Lumpur Experimental Planta- 

 tion. 



" I have found a small creeping bean of the Vigna family which is indigenous 

 to Sarawak, but as yet I have been unable to ascertain its name ; and I think 

 it is just possible that it has never been reported from Sarawak. This bean 

 appears to fulfil all that is required (a low-growing leguminous plant which 

 can be dug into the soil and reproduce itself in time to check the grow T th of 

 weeds and grows readily from cuttings), but seeds are very difficult to procure. 

 The flower is yellow and the leaf a rich light green ; the roots do not penetrate 

 the ground more than 1 inch ; the plant forms a thick level mass about 6 inches 

 thick on the ground ; it will grow on almost any soil, but for preference a light 

 soil, and in six months after planting should prevent all wash if planted 3 feet 

 apart. I have been planting this bean with rubber for three years and have 

 now 200 acres planted with it, and it has proved itself in every w r ay a success." 

 (Hose, in Agricultural Bulletin of the Federated Malay States, p. 276.) 



39336. Chorisia speciosa St. Hil. Bombacacese. Samuu. 



From Asuncion, Paraguay. Presented by Mr. C. F. Mead. Received Octo- 

 ber 15, 1914. 

 " Seeds of the Samuu, as called here. As to its beauty as an ornamental 

 plant, I have every confidence in its making good. 1 wish to call your attention 

 to one difference this variety has in comparison with the kind described in the 

 department bulletins, which is that this tree does not need a humid atmosphere, 

 and it will stand a very decided nip from frost, though to what degree I have 

 not registered." (Mead.) 



39337 to 39340. Manihot spp. EuphorbiaceaB. Manigoba. 



From Bahia, Brazil. Presented by Dr. V. A. Argollo Ferrao. Received 



October 5, 1914. Quoted notes by Dr. Argollo. 



" The good name that Jequie rubber had was on account of being prepared in 



sheets and pure, because the Manihot dichotoma is tapped on the bark in 



porangos (tins) like Hevea, so such rubber is clean from impurities and is easily 



prepared in thin sheets of nice appearance. Manihot heptaphylla (Rio Sao 



Francisco zone) and M. piauhyensis (State of Piauhy) being tapped near the 



roots, if not tapped carefully, give rubber that has a large proportion of sand 



