﻿Inventory 43, Seeds and Plants Imported. 



Plate IV. 



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Seeds of the Oil Kiri, or Kiri Oil Tree (Aleurites cordata (Thunb.) 

 Muell. Arg.) of Japan (S. P. I. No. 40673). 



This species is quite distinct from the related tung-oil tree of central China, having much 

 smaller seeds. The kiri oil tree is grown only in southern Japan, Formosa, and the 

 coastal provinces of China. The seeds furnish a drying oil, similar to tung oil, which 

 finds a similar use in the chemical industries. (Photographed by Mr. E. L. Crandall, 

 March 26, 1909 ; P4589FS ; natural size ; S. P. I. No. 25080.) 



