SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



33431. AcTiNiDiA cHiNEXsis Plaiu h. Yang-taw. 

 From Ruling, China. Presented by Miss Mary M. Johnston, at the request of 

 Rev. Hugh W. White, Yeutcheng, Kiangsu, China. Received April 17, 1912. 

 "These roots are from plants that bore the largest specimens that I saw. The gen- 

 uine yang-tavr has no thorns, and the young smooth bark has whitish specks all 

 tlirough it." (White.) 



33432 to 33436. 



From Cambridge, England. Presented by Mr. R. Irwin L>Tich, curator, Cam- 

 bridge Botanic Garden. Received April 16, 1912. 

 Seed of each of the following: 



33432. Acacia leucophloea (Roxb.) Willd. 



"A large, deciduous fast-gi'owing tree. It prefers a low-lying situation, and 

 in the Panjab [Punjab] its presence is regarded as significant of a rich soil. 

 The bark affords a strong fiber said to be much valued for fishing nets. Ground 

 to a powder it is sometimes eaten with hajra {Pennisetum ty phoideum) , especially 

 in times of scarcity. But it has obtained a considerable reputation as an 

 astrmgent used in alcoholic distillation. On this account it is often called 

 sharah-hihkar (spirit Acacia)," (Extract, Wattes Commercial Products of India, 

 p. 15.) 



Distribution. — Throughout India and in the islands of the Malay Archipelago, 



33433. Eucalyptus incrassata Labill. Mallee. 

 Distribution. — A shrub or small tree found on the scrubby undulating plains 



north of the Sterling Range in West Australia. 



33434. Laurocerasus lusitanica (L.) Roem. Laurel cherry, 



(Prunus lusitanica L.) 

 Distribution. — A small evergreen tree found in Spain and Portugal and in 

 the Canary Islands. 



33435. LoNicERA maackii (Rupr.)Herd. Honeysuckle. 



See Nos. 22548 and 33053 for previous introductions. 



33436. Prunus DOMESTicA ixsititia (Ju si.) Schneider. Plum. 

 "This plum is a very prolific bearer. Fruits generally of medium size, used for 



preserves and compotes, especially in the Caucasus." (Frank N. Meyer.) 



Distribution. — Throughout western and southern Em-ope, and in Asia Minor, 

 Persia, and northern Africa. 



33441. PisTACiA VERA L. Pistache. 



From Bronte. Sicily. Presented by Mr. Charles Beek. Received April 22. 1912. 



"Our Bronte pistachio nuts are reckoned the best in the world and always fetch 

 the highest price. There are only one or two places in Sicily where they grow, and 

 ours are always the best." (Beek.) 



Cuttings. 



33442. Peesea lixgue (R. and P.) Nees. Lingue. 



From province of Valdivia, Chile. Procured by Mr. Jose D. Husbands, Lima- 

 vida, via Molina. Received April 26, 1912. 

 See No. 24208 for description. 

 Seed. 



