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its size, the large dull yellow (but inclining to green) flowers and the copious 

 bracteas turning brown or black in age. This plant is called Cordon and Puya 

 in Chile, where the soft substance of the stem is used for corks and bungs ; the 

 flowers yield a remedy for hernia, and the Indians use the spines of the leaves 

 for fishhooks." (Curtis's Botanical Magazine, vol. 9, pi- Jftlo.) 



42083. Perilla frtjtescens (L.) Britton. Menthacese. Perilla. 

 {Perilla ocymoides L.) 



From Yokohama, Japan. Purchased from the Yokohama Nursery Company. 

 Received March 13, 1916. 

 See S. P. I. No. 42062 for previous introduction and description. 



42084. Aralia cordata Thunb. Araliacese. Udo. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Roots purchased from L. Boehmer & Co. Re- 

 ceived March 13, 1916. 

 "Japanese Nakate White, from Kanagawa Ken." (Boehmer & Co.) 



42085. Garcinia epunctata Stapf. Clusiacese. 



From Mount Coffee, Liberia. Presented by Mr. Henry O. Stewart. Received 

 March 15, 1916. 

 "A wild fruit which grows on very large trees, 20 to 30 feet high." (Steicart.) 



42086. Nephelium lappaceum L. Sapindacea?. Rambutan. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by Dr. J. C. Koningsberger, director, 

 Botauic Garden. Received March 15, 1916. 



"Ramboetan atjeh matjan. A tree up to 25 meters high. A fruiting tr.ee 

 which is an ornament of the Javanese village groves because of the pretty, often 

 more or less dense, leaf crown, decorated on the outside with the numerous, long- 

 stemmed scarlet fruits the size of a hen's egg. Arillus white, very juicy, more 

 or less sour." {Koorders and Valeton, Boomsoorten van Java.) 



" One of the most delicious and showy fruits of the Dutch East Indies, closely 

 related to the litchi." (Faircliild.) 



See S. P. I. Nos. 13571, 17515, and 34494 for previous introductions with 

 descriptions. 



42087 to 42136. 



From Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Presented by Mr. A. E. Y. Richard- 

 son, agricultural superintendent, Department of Agriculture. Received 

 March 8, 1916. Notes by Mr. Richardson. 



42087. Avena oeientalis Sehreb. Poaceae. Oats. 



Black Tartarian. 

 42088 and 42089. Avena sativa L. Poaceae. Oats. 



42088. " R.uakura oats raised in New Zealand by Primrose McCon- 

 nell and having the reputation of being rust resistant." 



42089. " Clydesdale." 



42090 and 42091. Avena sterilis L. Poaceae. Oats. 



42090. "Algerians 42091. "Calcutta." 



