'DECEMBER, 1905, TO JULY, 1906. 23 



17138 to 17140. 



From Manila, P. I. Received through Mr. W. S. Lyon, horticulturist, Bureau 

 of Agriculture, January 16, 1906. 



17138. Lilium phillppinense. Beng-uet lily. 



"Its grassy foliage is striking and graceful. It forces here admirably, and 

 I think should be a good subject for a forcing bulb in cultivation." {Lyon. ) 



17139. Sterculia foetid a. 



"Bobug." A tall, handsome, smooth tree with whirled horizontal branches, 

 large compound leaves, and large, dull red flowers appearing with the leaves 

 in spreading panicles. The fruit consists of live large follicles, containing 10 

 to 15 smooth, black seeds the size of filberts, which are roasted and eaten 

 like chestnuts. Native throughout the tropics of the Old World. 



17140. ACTINORHYTIS CALAPPARIA. Palm. 



"One of the most attractive palms of the Areceae group that I have ever 

 seen. I think it would prove a useful subject for house decorations, as our 

 native gardeners grow it to a large size (8 to 10 feet) in flat, shallow, 12-inch 

 pans." {Lyon.) 



17141. Garcinia morella. Gamboge. 



From Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies. Received through Dr. W. Faw- 

 cett, director of Hope Gardens, January 18, 1906. 



Seeds obtained for the purpose of propagating seedling stocks upon which to graft 

 the mangosteen. 



17142 and 17143. Passiflora spp. 



From Washington, D. C. Plants grown on the grounds of the Department of 

 Agriculture, and numbered for convenience in recording distribution on Janu- 

 ary 18, 1906. 



17142. Passiflora racemosa. Passionflower. 



17143. Passiflora quadrangularis variegata. Granadilla. 



17144. Oryza sativa. Rice. 



From North Galveston, Tex. Received through Dr. S. A. Knapp, January 15, 

 1906. 

 Egyptian. "The Egyptian rice is locally known in Louisiana as Bull rice and has 

 been grown there for a great many years. It has a large berry of the Japanese type — 

 that is, thick and short kernel — somewhat larger than the Kiushi rice, dark colored 

 and much softer when it first ripens, so that it answers excellently for the purpose 

 of stock food. It also has more protein than the ordinary rice. The characteristics 

 of its growth are that it requires very little water, has a strong stalk, abundant leaf, 

 is a heavy producer, and will generally make a crop even though the other rices fail. 

 For these reasons it is grown in Louisiana as a stock food." {Knapp. ) 



17145. Diospyros yirginiana. Persimmon. 



From Augusta, Ga. Received through the P. J. Berckmans Com pan v, Janu- 

 ary 19, 1906. 



Seedling stocks for use in grafting imported scions. 



17146. Garcinia mangostana. Mangosteen. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Received through Dr. M. Treub, director of the Botan- 

 ical Gardens, January 19, 1906. 



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