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11641 to 11644— Continued. 



as well as wheat, barley, and other grains. This bamboo is very resistant to 

 drought. Would it eventually be a plant of any other than ornamental use? 

 Perhaps some of your active and enterprising correspondents in the United 

 States would care to try this jjlant. " (Proschoic'iJct/. i 



11642. Jacaraxda ovalifolia. 



" The well-known tree of most striking beauty of foliage and Hower. The 

 timber is very strong. Resists well in dry places." (Proschowsky.) 



11643. Aloe dichotoma. 



''Forms a picturesque tree of medicinal value.'" (Froschvaski/.) 



11644. PiTTOSPORUM MACROPHYLLUM. 



'"This is a tree of very regular growth and striking beauty. Its leaves are 

 nearly as large as those of Magnolia grandijiora L. But its chief merit consists 

 in its beautiful creamy-white flowers, which exhale a perfume surpassing 

 that of any other plant I know, even the orange and lemon. I should think 

 that the extraction of this perfume would prove a paying undertaking." 

 iPrpschoicsky.) 



11645 and 11646. Mangifeka spp. 



From Saigon, Cochin China. Received thru Mr. M. E. Haffner, director of 

 agriculture, August 20, 1904. 



Seeds as follows: 



11645. Mangifeka CAMBODiAXA. 11646. Maxgifeka mekoxgexsis. 



11647. MusA sp. Banana. 



From Monte, (Trand Canarv. Received thru ]Mr. Alaricus Delmard. August 22, 

 1904. 



11648. Mammea americaxa. Mammee apple. 



From Mayaguez, P. R. Received thru Mr. 0. W. Barrett, Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station, August 22, 1904. 



For use in mangosteen experiments. 



11649. LiLiLM NEiLGHERRENSE. * Neilgherry lily. 



From Utakamand, India. Received thru Mr. G. H. Cave, superintendent of" 

 the Government Botanic Gardens, August 19, 1904. 



11650. Triticum dicoccum. Emmer. 



From Paris, France. Received thru Yilmorin-Andrieux & Co., August 27, 1904. 

 Amidonnier noir. 



11651 and 11652. Medicago sativa. Alfalfa. 



From City of Mexico, Mexico. Received thru Mr. Fehx Foex, National School 

 of Agriculture, August 24, 1904. 



11651. AtlLvco, from State of 11652. Apater, from State of 



Pueblo. . Guanajuato. 



11653. Calophyllum calaba. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Received thru Mr. Gerrit P. "Wilder, August 29, 1904. 

 For experiments in propagating the mangosteen. 



11654. Landolphia sp. ( 0- 



From Africa. Presented thru :\Ir. G. X. Collins 1)v :\Ir. Gilbert Christy. 

 Received August 31, 1904. 



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