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tritious grasses; C Moris paraguaiensis (Nos. 41759 and 41897), re- 

 lated to Rhodes grass, but native of Burma and Ceylon, considered a 

 good fodder grass in northern India and in Australia one of the best 

 grasses for pasturage and hay; Chrysopogon montarms (No. 41899), 

 a handsome species 3 to 5 feet tall, which already shows promise in 

 Florida and Mississippi; Iseilema wightii (No. 41914), a natural 

 pasture grass of India; Pennisetum ciliare (No. 41915), a most 

 valuable pasture and hay grass there ; and Thelepogon elegans (No. 

 41918), which grows in the Indian rice fields and can scarcely be 

 distinguished from rice until it flowers. 



The bread-nut tree of Yucatan, Brosimum alicastrum (No. 41880), 

 the leaves of which are extensively used for forage purposes there, 

 deserves trial in southern Florida, according to Dr. Lavedan, who 

 sends the seeds. 



Through Mr. Roland McKee, who secured it at the Australian 

 exhibit of the Panama-Pacific Exposition, a collection of Australian 

 fodder grasses (Nos. 41744 to 41762) is now being tested. It includes 

 the extremely productive kangaroo grass, the cockatoo grass, the rice- 

 grass, sugar grass, three species of grasses related to Rhodes grass, 

 and Panicum distachyon (No. 41746), which ranks as one of the best 

 of the indigenous grasses of northern Australia. 



The true tropical yams (Dioscorea spp.) have grown so well in 

 Florida and the quality of their tubers is so excellent that the in- 

 troduction from Panama by Mr. O. W. Barrett of three selected 

 strains (Nos. 42052 to 42054) is of special interest. 



A palm, Ohamaedorea tepejilote (No. 41705), the inflorescence of 

 which forms a regular source of excellent food in the State of 

 Yera Cruz, Mexico, according to Dr. C. A. Purpus, will grow on 

 sandy soil and might accommodate itself to conditions in Florida. 



A tall-growing variety of the ordinary bean, the tawana, or taguana 

 (No. 42049), which climbs 15 to 20 meters into the tops of the high 

 trees in Paraguay and produces heavy crops of beans, will be interest- 

 ing to bean growers, even though it may not be a valuable acquisition. 



The existence in the Dominican Republic of an indigenous walnut, 

 Juglans domingensis (No. 41930), related to our black walnut, will 

 interest those engaged in the hybridization of the species of Juglans ; 

 and the gathering together for propagation and distribution by Mr. 

 C. A. Reed of the hardiest and best seedlings of the Persian or Eng- 

 lish walnut, Juglans regia (Nos. 42022 and 42023 and 42041 to 42045), 

 from New York State and Canada, can not fail to attract attention 

 to the neglect which the horticulturists of our Eastern States have 

 shown to the possibilities of walnut culture on this side of the Rockies. 



The Queensland nut, Macadamia temifolia (No. 41808), has grown 

 and fruited so well in California and Florida and its nuts are so de- 

 licious that it is a wonder more has not been done with it, especially 



