
          24760. PHYLLOSTACHYS
BAMBUSOIDES. Madake Bamboo.
From Nagasaki, Japan, through Wm.
D. Hills, Best timber bamboo in Japan,
growing to 60 feet eventually; planted
there in large groves on well drained,
rich soil. Spreads underground, but
easily controlled by ditches. Timber
used for every conceivable purpose-
ladders, basketry, fencing, stakes,
crates, irrigating pipes, etc.

29133. PHYTOLACCA ACINOSA. 
var. esculenta. A perennial found
wild only in moist mountain forest
undergrowth in Japan. The leaves
are eaten boiled in miso soup by the
native rural people; the root is somewhat 
poisonous and is used as a drug
by the herb medical school; the 
berries are not edible.

33716. PIMENTA ACRIS
From Mr. G. Regnard, Port Louis,
Mauritius. A myrtaceous tree, 45 to
50 feet high, with a straight trunk 15
to 24 inches in diameter. Furnishes a
moderately hard and heavy wood,
fine and compact in texture. From the
dried leaves is obtained the principal
Ingredient of bay rum. Fresh leaves
have the taste and odor of lemon.
        