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two consumers in this country of any size who are using the article in the manufac- 

 ture of what they call gambler extract." 



Mr. William H. Krug, of A. Klipstein & Co., 122 Pearl street, New York, N. Y., 

 says: "^Ye are unable to give you a comparative statement as to the value of this 

 material as compared with the other tanning materials you mention in your letter, 

 as it has been only very recently introduced in this country and has not received 

 more than a very limited application. We believe w^ith you that algarobillo can no 

 doubt be successfully grown in some regions of the United States, and with the 

 growing scarcity of domestic tanning materials, its introduction should prove of 

 considerable interest." 



10632. Perilla ocymoides. Perilla. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Keceived thru the Yokohama Xurserv Company 

 April 25, 1904. 



' ' Sent to replace the former quantitv imported (see No. 9892) , which failed to germi- 

 nate." {Fair child.) 



10633. QuERCUs CORNEA. Oak. 



From Hongkong, China. Presented b}^ Mr. S. T. Dunn, superintendent of the 

 Botanical and Afforestation Department. Received April 27, 1904. 

 "Acorns of an evergreen oak, said to be a very showy ornamental as grown on the 

 island of Hongkong, but interesting particularly as bearing acorns as hard shelled as 

 the nuts of the American hickory and which contain a kernel almost as sweet as the 

 sweetest Spanish chestnut. These acorns are sold in the markets of Canton and 

 Hongkong by the ton and are keenly relished not only by the Japanese but by 

 Europeans. Altho difficult to predict how -hardy this species wdll be in America, 

 it is worthy of trial in all regions where citrus fruits can be grown." (Fairchild.) 



10634. Stachys sieboldii. Chinese artichoke. 



From London, England. Presented by Mrs. Theo. K. Gibbs, Bethshan, Gibbs 

 avenue, Newport, R. I. Received April 29, 1904. 

 "These tubers are considered a great delicacy in France, w^here they are served in 

 the best restaurants and command a good price. They are said to be more delicate 

 than potatoes and are certainly worthy of a permanent place among the new vegetables 

 of this country. The}^ should be planted in row's a foot apart and 6 to 9 inches in 

 the row' as soon as all danger from frost is past. They mature their tubers in October, 

 w hen they may be dug and stored in sand or earth in a cool place. They should be 

 prepared by boiling, steaming, or roasting, and may be served either dry or with 

 melted butter. Fried W'ith salad oil they are considered to be especially delicious. 

 Purchased by Mrs. Gibbs from Peter Barr, of London." {Fairchild. ) 



10635. Pentzia yirgata. • Karoobosch. 



From Ward. No. 3, Jansenville, South Africa. Received thru Messrs. Lathrop 



and Fairchild by arrangement with Dr. Charles P. Lounsbury and Mr. A. J. 



Davison, of the Department of Agriculture, Cape Town, South Africa, May 2, 



1904. 



"This fodder composite is considered of such great value by the sheep and cattle 



men of Cape Colony that a separate circular regarding it is being prepared. It is a 



low^-growing, spreading bush which layers naturally when the tips of its branches 



arch over and touch the ground. In the eastern provinces of Cape Colony, where 



the rains occur in summer but w^here long, severe droughts are frequent, this Pentzia 



is one of the most valuable of all the Karroo plants for fodder purposes. It is 



especially good for sheep and goats, whicJU ea^ it down almost to the ground. Tho 



tested unsuccessfully in Australia, the plant is of such great value that it deserves a 



thoro trial in the warmest parts of America and should be used in experiments on 



resuscitation of the barren island ranges oi^^^^iJl^^^Fhir child. ) 



10636 to 10669. MANGiFE^^biCA^____ >^ \ Mango. 



From Seharunpur, India, ^raesented by M,r. W. GoIIan, superintendent of the 

 Government Botanical Gaip(^|^<3|-^£^c^^l^n^ts thM<dfod;|n transit last vear 



Received April 26, 1904. 



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