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DECEMBER, 1903, TO DECEMBER, 1905. 129 



13101. GossYPiuM iiiRSUTUM. Cotton. 



From Cucanha, nearTucura, Guatemala. Received thru Mr. O. F. Cook, March 

 17, 1905. 



"A cotton similar to KehcJd grown in the valley of Polochic Kiver." [Cook.) 



(No. 8.) 



13102. Mesembryanthemum geminatum (?). 



From Sfax, Tunis. Received thru Mr. T. H. Kearney, March 17, 1905. 



" Cuttings of a variety of Mesembryanthemum that is used for making lawns on 

 land that is so alkaline that deposits of white alkali may be seen l)eneath the mat of 

 the plant. I believe this wdll be valuable as a cover for alkahne soils." {Fairchild. ) 



13103. Carica papaya. Papaw. 



From Esmeraldas, Ecuador. Presented by Mr. George D. Hedian. Received 

 March 16, 1905. 



13104. Aleurites cordata. Tung-shu or -wood-oil tree. 



From Hankow, China. Presented by Consul-Gent ral L. S. Wilcox and received 

 at Chico, Cal., March 18, 1905. 



"The fruit of this tree is the source of "wood oil," which is being imported in large 

 quantities by this country, where it is used in the manufacture of jiaints, tine var- 

 nishes, and soaps. The tree itself is of stately appearance, with green, smooth lark 

 and spreadiug branches, making it one of the finest of shade trees. It has been 

 styled, anel worthily so, "the national tree of China." The Tung-shu flourishes 

 thruout the Yangtze Valley in latitude 25° to 34° N. It is said not to bear when 

 subjected to temperatures as low as 2u° F., altho it will stand any degree of heat. 

 The trees are raised from seed in a bed and transplanted when about a foot high, 

 and seem to do well in almost any kind of soil. The Tung-shu is also propagated 

 by cuttings. It is a rapid grower and will come into bearing in from three to six 

 years, much depending upon the fertility of the soil. The yield of nuts from an 

 average tree may be put at anywhere from 20 to 50 pounds, while the percentage of 

 oil obtained from the nut is 40 per cent. The Chinese find a great many other uses 

 for the oil of this tree; also for its wcoel and the refuee from the wood oil nut after 

 extraction of the oil. Persons growing the wood oil tree should be cautioned against 

 allowing the oil to come in contact with the skin, as it is extremely poisonous." 

 ( W'iicor. ) 



13105. SoLANUM coMMERSONi. Aquatic potato. 



From Burlington, Vt. Presented by Prof. William Stuart, Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station, thru Mr. W. A, Orton. Received Man-h 21, 1905. 



13106. LiLiuar hyb. Lily. 



Seedlings resulting from pollinating flowers of LUium longljlorum exnnium giganteum 

 (S. P. I. No. 11583) with Liliani harrixii. Crossing done 'by INIr. G. W. Oliver in 

 the Department greenhouse during 1904. 



.13107. Papaver somniferum. Poppy. 



From Philadelphia, Pa. Received thru Powers, Weightmau & Rosengarter, 

 March 21, 1905. 

 Opium seed from Asia Minor. 



13108 to 13115. Rosa h} b. Rose. 



From Sawbridgeworth, Herts, England. Received thru Thomas Rivers & Son, 

 The Nurseries, March 23, 1905. 



13108. Conrad F. Meyer. 13112. Souv.de ChrhtoplieCochet. 



13109. Fimbriata. 13113. Blanche de Coubert. 



13110. Mrs. Anthony Waterer. 13114. Thusnelda. 



13111. nose Apples. 13115. Repens Alba, 

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