DECEMBEE, 1903^ TO DECEMBER^ 1905. 109 



12780 and 12781— Continued. 



12780. Ficus sp. 



" From southern Rhodesia. Well worth cultivating; very large tree; suit- 

 able for southern California, Florida, and Louisiana." {Davy.) 



12781. Acacia sp. 



"From southern Rhodesia. Well worth cultivation in southern California 

 and southern Florida." {Davy.) 



12782 and 12783. Pistacia vera. Pistache. 



From Bronte, Sicily. Collected bv Mr. Thomas H. Kearnev. Received January 

 30, 1905. 



12782. Staminate cuttings. 12783. Carpellate cuttings. 



12784. Medicago sativa. Alfalfa. 



From Ogden, Utah. Received thru the C. A. Smurthwaite Produce Companv, 

 January 30 and March 9, 1905. 



This seed was raised in Emery County, Utah, on lan^i that is irrigated. The land 

 has been cropt for forage for fifteen years, and in 1904 it was cropt for seed for the 

 first time. This seed was taken from second growth. 



12785. Papayer rhoeas. Shirley poppy. 



From Santa Clara, Cal. Received thru C. C. Morse & Co., January 30, 1905. 

 Santa Rosa, a new variety originated by C. C. Morse & Co. 



12786 to 12789. Saccharum officinarum. Sugar cane. 



From Trinidad, British West Indies. Received thru JMr. J. H. Hart, superin- 

 tendent of the Botanical Gardens, January 29, 1905. 



12786. T. 105. 12788. T. 233. 



12787. T. 215. 12789. T. 230. 



12790 to 12800. 



From New South Wales, Australia. Received thru Mr. H. W. Potts, princii^al 

 of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, February 1, 1905. 



A collection of seeds as follows: 



12790. Acacia BAiLEYANA. Cootamundra wattle. 



12791. Acacia ELONGATA. " Sally" wattle. 

 Tall shrub or small tree. 



12792. Acacia linearis. Wattle. 



12793. Acacia lunata. "Golden Glory" wattle. 



A handsome shrub with dense masses of golden-yellow flowers rising 4 to 5 

 feet. 



12794. Acacia trinervata. Mountain wattle. 



12795. BOSSIAEA RHOMBIFOLIA. 



A native, rigid, small shrub, the pods characteristically attacked by an 

 Aecidium. 



12796. Casuarina subekosa. 



A tree pinelike in appearance, with leafless, jointed branches. 



12797. DODOXAEA VISCOSA. 



A shrub rising to from 4 to 6 feet. 



