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43607 to 43632— Continued. 



43631. Panicum miliaceum L. Poacese. Proso. 

 "No. 3C. Lu. From Meiktila District, Burmese dry zone; used for 



grain and fodder." 



43632. Panictjm miliaceum L. Poacese. Proso. 

 "No. 4C Lu. From Monywa, Burmese dry zone; used as grain and 



fodder." 



43633. Juniperfs pachyphloea Torr. Pinacese. Juniper. 



From New Mexico. Collected by Dr. David Griffiths, of the Bureau of Plant 

 Industry- Received November 23, 1916. 

 "Collected in the Organ Mountains, October 9, 1916." (Griffiths.) 

 A large tree, often 50 to 60 feet high, with a short trunk 3 to 5 feet in diameter 

 and smooth, reddish brown bark. The leaves are bluish green, and the flowers 

 appear in February and March. The large, reddish brown fruits contain a 

 thick, dry, mealy flesh and are gathered and eaten by the Indians. The wood is 

 light and soft and not strong. This tree is found on dry, arid mountain slopes 

 at elevations of 4,000 to 6,000 feet in the southwestern part of the United States 

 and northwestern Mexico. (Adapted from Sargent, Manual of the Trees of 

 North America, pp. 90, 91.) 



43634 and 43635. Jasmintjm spp. Oleacese. Jasmine. 



From Kew, England. Cuttings presented by Sir David Prain, director, 

 Royal Botanic Gardens. Received November 22, 1916. 



43634. Jasminum eevoluttjm Sims. 



A nearly evergreen shrub of a lax, spreading habit, being the stoutest 

 of the cultivated jasmines. The dull, very dark green leaves are com- 

 posed of from three to seven leaflets, and the fragrant, yellow flowers 

 are produced in terminal corymbs of 6, 12, or more together. This shrub 

 is a native of Afghanistan and the northwestern Himalayas. (Adapted 

 from Beam, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, pp. 661, 

 662). 



43635. Jasminum wallichianum Lindl. 



A nearly evergreen shrub, with slender, angled, smooth branchlets and 

 alternate leaves composed of from 7 to 13 leaflets up to 1J inches in 

 length. The yellow flowers are about five-eighths of an inch long and 

 are produced either singly or in clusters of three. This shrub is a native 

 of Nepal, India, and has been cultivated in England since 1812. (Adapted 

 from Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 626.) 



43636. Solanum melongexa L. Solanacese. Eggplant. 



From Westfield, N. J. Presented by Dr. R. S. Keelor. Received November 

 27, 1916. 

 " The Japanese eggplant of the long-fruited variety, grown from seed in my 

 own garden at Westfield, N. J., from seed* imported from Japan. This variety 

 of eggplant is very fruitful and possesses fine keeping qualities. In fact, I 

 still have some of them on hand and find them very good eating, although they 

 were picked from the garden five weeks ago, after having been exposed to four 

 or five rather severe frosts and a temperature as low as 36° F." (Keelor.) 



