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12751. (Undetermined.) . 



From Barberton, Africa. Eeceived thru Hon. W. Stanley Hollis, United States 

 consul at Louren^o Marquez, Africa, January 14, 1905. 

 "A very tine, edible 'plum,' which grows in the mountains near Barberton on trees 

 about 6 feet high." {Hollis.) 



12752. DoLiCHos uxiflorus. ' " Kulthi." 



From Quard Hitlow Koppa, Mysore Province, India. Received thru !Mr. 

 W. Maxwell Maynard, January 20, 1905. 

 "According to Mr. Maynard this legume is grown extensively in India and fed to 

 horses and working bullocks and is also considered valuable for using in the coffee 

 estates. Sent by Mr. Maynard to Dr. George T. Moore for the purpose of interest- 

 ing him in the cultivation of the micro-organism which forms the nodules on this as 

 well as other leguminous plants. " {Fairchild.) 



12753 and 12754. Olea europaea. Olive. 



From Sousse, Tunis. Collected bv Mr. T. H. Kearnev. Received Januarv 21, 

 1905. 

 12753. Barouni. 12754. Yacouti 



12755. CORNUS KOUSA. 



From New York, N. Y. Received thru Henrv & Lee, 97 Water street, January 

 23, 1905. 



12756. Brassica nigra. Black mustard. 



From Philadeli^hia, Pa. Received thru W. A. Burpee & Co., January 24, 1905. 

 Fordhook Fancy. 



12757. Bambusa striata. Bamboo. 



From Xiles, Cal. Received thru the California Nurserv Comi^anv, Januarv 25, 

 1905. 



12758. Cyphomaxdra betacea. Tree tomato. 



From Kingston, Jamaica. Received thru Mr. G. X. Collins, January, 1905. 



"This is a species of South American shrub from the mountainous regions of Brazil, 

 adjacent to Peru. Cultivated occasionally for the egg-shaped, reddish-brown, faintly 

 striped fruits. Fruits about 2 inches long on slender stalks, 2 celled, seedy, musky 

 acid and tomato-like in flavor; agreeable to those who like tomatoes." {Bailey.) 



Bears the second or third year from seed under glass. This tomato has been 

 successfully introduced into Jamaica, Ceylon, and other mountainous regions of 

 the Tropics, and in many places is considered a valuable addition to the list of 

 garden vegetables. It would, in all probabilitv, thrive in Porto Rico. {Cook and 

 Collins, Contr. Xat. Herb., YIII, p. 132.) 



" Succeeds best with a mean annual temperature of 68° F. Can be . propagated 

 readily from seed in warm countries." {Bailey's Forcing Book.) 



12759 and 12760. Ortza sativa. Rice. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Received thru Doctor Treub, of the Botanical Gardens, 

 December 5, 1904. 

 12579. Tjiomas. 12760. Carolina. 



12761 to 12765. Ortza sativa. Rice. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Presented by the Yokohama Xursery Company. 

 Received December 12, 1904. 

 Unhulled rice as follows: 



12761. Bankokuichi. 12764. Sekitori. 



12762. Jugoya. 12765. Ko-zo. 



12763. Makuno uchi. 

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