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41256. MYRICA RUBRA. Yang mae. From F. N. Meyer,
Hangchow, Chekiang, China. Seedlings of a rare and interesting
evergreen Chinese fruit tree, of which many inarched varieties are
grown in Chekiang. Fruits of grafted varieties are very showy, the
size of small crab apples, dark purplish in color, and have a pleasant,
vinous flavor of their own. Trees difficult to transplant.

27812. OCIMUM BASILICUM. Sweet basil. From F. N.
Meyer, Erivan, Caucasus. Dwarf annual labiate profusely branching,
with handsome white flowers producing small black seeds. The
aromatic leaves are widely used for seasoning soups and meats. Sow
in April or May in seed bed and transplant, or in permanent rows
2 feet apart. Culture similar to parsley.

42834. OLEA CHRYSOPHYLLA. Golden - leaved olive.
Small ornamental tree with slender branches and narrow leaves, 2 to
4 inches long, bright green above and golden or sometimes drab
colored beneath. The copious panicles of small, inconspicuous flowers
are followed by rather large blackish drupes somewhat resembling
those of the common olive (O. europaea). The fruits are, however,
not used. Native of tropical Africa.

12569. OLEA EUROPAEA. Barouni olive. From Susa,
Tunis, Africa, through T. H. Kearney. The largest fruited olive of
the Tunisian region. Culture confined exclusively to Sahel and
Kalaa Srira. One of the best of the green table olives.

12684. OLEA EUROPAEA. Bidh el Hammam olive. From
T. H. Kearney, Zaouia du Mornag, near Tunis, North Africa. Second
largest olive of the Tunisian region and said to be one of the best
of the table olives.

12910. OLEA EUROPAEA. Chitoui olive. From T. H.
Kearney, Tunis, North Africa. The principal oil-producing olive of
northern Tunisia, but not so well adapted to the drier, hotter regions
as other sorts, like the Chemlali.

13257. OLEA EUROPAEA. Grosse Aberkan olive. From
Dr. L. Trabut, Mustapha, Algeria. Rather large, somewhat curved
fruits, ripening somewhat earlier than the Mission. The trees seem
to be very vigorous and strong growers. The foliage is not so dense
and is of lighter hue than the other African varieties.

13567. OLEA EUROPAEA. Chemlali olive. From Tunis,
North Africa, through T. H. Kearney. Small oil-producing olive,
grown in immense plantations around Sfax, where only from 5 to 10
inches of rain falls; irrigated for first two or three summers only.
Orchards created by planting pieces of wood from bases of old trees.
Promising variety for California because of its robust growth.
        