DECEMBER, 1903, TO DECEMBEE, 1905. 169 



14482. Juxcus EFFUSUS. Matting rush. 



From California. Collected under the direction of Prof. A. V. Stuoenrauch. 

 Eoots secured from California marshes for work on the matting-rush industry. 



14483. Cyperus sp. 



From Kobe, Japan. Received thru ]Mr. A. G. Bover, at Xorth Galveston, Tex., 

 April, 1904. 



14484 and 14485. Capsicum axxuum. Pepper. 



From Malaga, Spain. Received thru Hon. D. R. Birch, United States consul, 

 July 31, 1905. 



14484. Cfdle. 14485. Large red sweet coin. 



"This pepper is the most common variety on sale here, and the fruits are usually 

 about 8 inches in length." {Birch.) 



14486. ScHOEXocAULox OFFICINALE (?). " Cebadilla." 



From San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Received thru Dr. Edward Palmer from 

 Dr. Gregorio Borroeta, July 31, 1905. 



An insecticide wash for cattle infected wdth ticks is said to be prepared from these 

 plants. Related to the iiy-killer {AmirantJuum riiuscaetoxicura) and to the green 

 hellebore ( Veratrum) . ImjDorted for experiments in Cuba. 



14487. Pruxus sibirica. Siberian apricot. 



From Jamaica Plain, Mass. Received thru the Arnold Arboretum, Julv 28, 

 1905. 



This variety is said to be perfectly hardy in Massachusetts. 



14488. BiDEXs HETEROPHTLLA. " Maipe " tea. 



From Guadalajara, Mexico. Received thru Mr. Federico Chisolm, August 1, 

 1905. 



"A great part of the stuff sold as 'tea' in Mexico is the rolled leaves of this plant." 

 {Chisolm.) 



14489. (Undetermined.) 



From Tacoma, Wash. Presented bv Gen. William G. Le Due. Received Julv 

 27, 1905. 



"Plant said to be used by the Indians as a cure for 'mountain fever;' fruits are 

 edible." [Le Due.) 



14490. SoLAXUM tuberosum. Potato. 



From Edinburgh, Scotland. Secured by Prof. L. R. Jones, of the Vermont 

 Experiment Station, from T. A. Scarlett, and sent direct to Burlington, Vt. 



El Dorado. "A potato that is of peculiar prominence for disease resistance. In 

 1901 speculation forced the price as high as S16 a pound." {Jones. ) (See xso. 13031. ) 



14491. Narcissus poeticus alba 11. pi. 



From Edinburgh, Scotland. Received thru the Royal Botanical Gardens, 

 August 7, 1905. 



14492. Paxicum maximum. G-uinea grass. 



From Australia. Received thru J. M. Thorburn & Co., New York, X. Y., 



May 25, 1905. 

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