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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOETED 



33690 and 33691— Continued. 



Swds of tlu' following: 



33690. AvENA NUi>A lioejer. 

 lluskloss. 



33691. HoRDEUM sp. 



Barley. 



Oat. 



33692. Anthephora hermaphrodita (L.) Kimtze. 



(Anlhephora elegans Schreb.) 

 From Quixada, Ceara, Brazil. Presented by Mr. Alberto Lofgren, Botanical 

 Chief of the Inspectorate of Irrigation Works. Received May 21, 1912. 



"One of the most renowned species in the dry region of Ceara. It does not 

 stand the drought, but appears everywhere by the first rains and will probably 

 produce a very good hay. The popular name is ' Capim mimosoj " {Lofgren.) 



33693. Statice macrophylla Willd. 



From Puerto Orotava, Teneriffe. Presented by Dr. George V. Perez. Received 

 May 21, 1912. 



Distribution— A partly woody perennial with flowers having a blue calyx and a 

 white corolla, found in the Canary Islands. 



33695 to 33709. 



From Chile. Received through Mr. Jose D. Husbands, Limavida, via Molina, 

 Chile, June, 1911. Numbered May 20, 1912. 

 Seeds of the following; quoted notes by Mr. Husbands: 



33695. (Undetermined.) 



"(No. 1167.) From Huaquen. Crimson mixed." 



33696. (Undetermined.) 



"(Nos. 1001 and 1002.)" Bulbs sent under S. P. I. No. 31570; see this 

 number for remarks. 



33697. LiTHREA CAUSTICA (Mol.) Hook, and Am. 

 {Lithrea venenosa Miers.) 



"(No. 904.) An edible fruit, small, sweet, and good for unfermented chicha 

 or cider. Although the tree is poisonous, the fruit is not. 



33698. Lithrea caustica (Mol.) Hook, and Am. 

 {Lithrea venenosa Miers.) 



"(No. 920.) The country people esteem this fruit and make quantities of 

 chicha in the same way as maqui (S. P. I. No. 26306), is used. It is healthful 

 and agreeably refreshing. The foxes are fond of the fruit and sow the same 

 when cast away with their dung; trappers look for the dung containing seeds 

 in order to set their traps for this game." 



83699. Berberis sp. Barberry. 



"(No. 1290.) Those were sent me as ' Michae.' I think they are of a hardy 

 class of Berberis." 



33700. (Undetermined.) 



"(No. 978.) From the River Itata. A dwarf, ornamental tree. Leaves 

 small. Bears an abundance of small seed fruit." 



33701. (Undetermined.) 



" (No. 864.) Pds, the Indian name of an edible fruit of the Bromelia family, 

 another sort of 'Chupon.' Grows on the sides of ravines, embankments, old 

 trees, etc. Needs moisture." 



