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their houses for storing their cured meats and other supplies., Here in Tucu- 

 man the Chorisia is used quite a good deal for planting along suburban roads 



| and avenues, and while it is not as beautiful a tree as some it is striking and 

 interesting enough. The large flowers are yellowish white, the pods green 



! at first, changing later on to dark brown. The tree resists quite a good deal of 

 frost, about as much as the jacaranda, for instance, but probably can not be 

 grown as far north as Washington. In California and the Gulf States it should 

 do quite well. This species is quite scarce." (E. F. Scliultz.) 



43466 to 43470. 



From the Himalaya Mountains. Collected by Mr. R. E. Cooper and pre- 

 sented by Mr. A. K. Bulley, Bees Ltd., Liverpool, England. Received 

 October 16, 1916. Quoted notes by Mr. Cooper. 



43466. Eremurus himalaicus Baker. Liliacese. 



(Cooper No. 5196.) "This plant, which was found growing in a thin, 

 turfy meadow over sand on river banks in extremely dry situations, is 

 said to occur in only one place, Gonola, Labane, a stage below Kylung. 

 It is 3 or 4 feet high, and the very showy white flowers appear in May." 



43467. Eremuetjs himalaicus Baker. Liliacese. 

 "Probably the same as No. 5196 [S. P. I. No. 43466]." 



43468. Iris sp. Iridacese. Iris. 

 (Cooper No. 5357.) "This dwarf iris grew on sloping turf at an 



altitude of 10,000 to 12,000 feet. Its leaves are thin and narrow." 



43469. Silene sp. Silenacese. 



(Cooper No. 5312.) "This plant grew to a height of 2 feet in the 

 moist turf of a cornfield and bore white flowers." 



43470. Thymus sp. Menthacese. Thyme. 

 (Cooper No. 5265.) "This plant grows on moist shady slopes at an 



elevation of 10,000 feet. The flowers are small and yellow, and the 

 fruits are very hairy." 



43471. Bougainvillea sp. Nyctaginacese. Bougainvillea. 



From Georgetown, Demerara, British Guiana. Cuttings presented by the 

 Department of Science and Agriculture. Received October 3, 1916. 

 An attractive crimson-flowered bougainvillea, originally from Colombia, and 

 now commonly cultivated in several of the British West Indian islands and 

 also in British Guiana. In the latter place the Department of Science and 

 Agriculture has been carrying on experiments with the culture of this orna- 

 mental. The crimson bougainvillea has been successfully raised from cuttings 

 and flowers twice a year in British Guiana, once in April or May and once in 

 October or November. (Adapted from note in Agricultural News, July 1, 1916, 

 vol. 15, p. 220.) 



43472 to 43474. 



Collected by Dr. David Griffiths and grown at the Plant Introduction 

 Field Station, Chico, Calif. Plants numbered October 27, 1916. 

 43473 and 43473. Lepargyraea argentea (Pursh) Greene. Elaeag- 



naceae.] (Shepherdia argentea Nutt.) Buffalo berry. 



" Secured near Pierre, S. Dak. The buffalo berry is a native of the 

 Missouri River valley and westward. In limited localities it has played 



