30931. TAMARIX SP. Tamarisk. 
Through Mr. Frank N. Meyer, from 
Tumchuk, Chinese Turkestan. Orna- 
mental shrub, of very spreading 
growth, with long, slender branches 
of rese-red color. Valuable in alkaline 
and desert regions; the woodis an ex- 
ene 
cellent fuel of great heating qualities. 
26166. THESPESIA LAMPAS. 
Procured by Mr. P. J. Wester, Sub- 
tropical Garden, Miami, Fla. A small 
tree with leaves 5 inches in diameter, 
cordate, 3-lobed,lobesspreading. Cer- 
olla campanulate, yellow with a crim- 
son center. Found in the trepical 
Himalayas of India to Ceylon, Java, 
a 
and east tropical Africa. 
24593. THRINAX FLORI- 
DANA, Palin from Miami, Florida. 
Presented BY bir. P. J. Wester. A 
native Florida palm, with slender 
trunk, reaching a height of 25 feet or 
more, with a crown of small diameter, 
5 
The leaves are green above and sil- 
very white beneath. Produces waxy 
. 
. * fi 
white berries in great ab: 
Suecested for trial Ag ) Os 
Whe bheoeee OU CREAR AS cl COM 
pliant. 

22742. TOLUTFERA PEREIRAE, 
eru Ba From Jose C, Zel 
San Jose, Costa Rica, g Su 
Tall, leguminous tree with thick 
brown bark, glossy foliage and or- 
VEC Ea | A eo mn 
hamentai yellow flowers. The com- 
werptal Taatea ao WA 4 - - 
merciai baisam is obtained from in- 
ese 
cisions 3 
the hark and? pu frase 
tae bark and is ver y irag- 
2 sweetish tast 
Th 
ad 
iF 
aa SVV & elSewe 
mint el 
Fant, Wit 
30635. TRACHYCARPUS EX- 
GELSUS. Collected by Mr. Geo. 
Forrest; presences by Mir.A. K.Bulley, 
Liverpool, England. From Lichiang 
Valley, Yunnan Province, China. A 
adwart fan palm, trunk covered with 
hairs hardy where ground freezes 
tly. Cultivated by the natives for 
clinge sheaths, the fiber of which 
RAT A= A amen WiC TT Tt 
SG LOLr rope, Martrling, Cre. Korrest. 

24458. TRIFOLIUM LUPI- 
NASTER. From Chita, Transbaikal 
Region, Russia. Received through 
- Prof. N. E. Hansen. A native clover 
common on the open steppe overan 
immense area of Siberia, extending 
north to the Arctic Circle. For the 
severest sections only. The name 
lubinastey comes from the fact that 
there are five leaflets, like a lupine. 
