6 



SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



r(iniis(tuift ciliare, the best native hay grass of the Ganges Valley, 

 glowing 2^ feet liigh; No. 33617, Capriola dactylon, apparently a 

 more vigorous grower than the ordinary crab-grass, according to 

 Mr. Piper, who saw it gi'owing at Alighur, India; No. 33639, the 

 Ass'd cotton, a new Egj^ptian variety secured by Mr. O. F. Cook from 

 Alexandria; No. 33643, Backhousia citriodora, from Smmybank, 

 Queensland, wliich yields 4 per cent of citral, the valuable constituent 

 of all lemon oils; Nos. 33657 to 33665, nine probably extremely hardy 

 vari(^ties and crosses of Prunus fruticosa with P. amum, P. cerasus, 

 and P. domestica, presented by Mr. A. D. Voeikov, a plant breeder 

 of central Russia; No. 33689, the Bumulan banana, a robust variety 

 from ^lanila, which has attracted some attention in the West Indies; 

 No. 33692, Antheplwra hermapJirodita, a renowned gi'ass in the dry 

 region of the province of Ceara, Brazil, probably valuable for hay; 

 No. 33736, a variety of red clover from Trent, Austria, called the 

 Giant or Spodone, recently introduced from Italy, which yields 25 to 

 30 per cent more than ordinary clover, according to Prof. Bassi, of 

 the provincial administration; No. 33749, okra, or gumbo, a variety 

 originally from Egypt which is an early bearer, has thicker flesh and 

 is more tender than other varieties, selected by Mr. E. A. Mcllhenny, 

 of Avery Island, La.; No. 33762, Oocos yatay, from Haedo, near 

 Buenos Aires, Argentina, a frost-resistant palm with fruit that looks 

 like a crab apple and tastes like a green pineapple; No. 33779, a 

 variety of pigeon-pea from La Noria, Mazatlan, Mexico; No. 33793, 

 Buhus Tiawaiensis, the akala fruit from Hawaii, probably the largest 

 fruiting raspberry known, being over 1 inch in diameter, with a 

 sharj), rather acid but pleasant flavor; Nos. 33800 to 33911, a very 

 remarkable collection of Chilean seeds from Mr. Jose D. Hus- 

 bands, of Limavida, Chile, of which the following are especiaUy note- 

 worth}' — No. 33801, Fagelia, a remarkable yellow-flowered fragi'ant 

 ornamental; Nos. 33802 to 33806, five varieties of Chilean yams; 

 No. 33812, a species of large yellow-flowered senecio with flowers in 

 bunches 2 feet long; Nos. 33819 to 33822, Alstroeraeria ligtu, the linto 

 of Chile, which is used for producing a very valuable arrom^oot for 

 infants and sick people; No. 33833, Acacia cavenia, a tree for live 

 fences in arid r3gions, which is considered by ^Ir. Husbands to be one 

 of the most valuable trees for cultivation on a Chilean farm, and the 

 young foliage of which is much relished by sheep; No. 33869, the 

 Chilean muermo, a magnificent evergreen tree which whitens the 

 forest with its blossoms; No. 33872, the maravilla, a golden-yeUow 

 flowering shrub; Nos. 33888 to 33896, nine varieties of the little- 

 kno-v^m fruiting shrub cafled the arrayan, the fruits of which are said 

 to be delicious; No. 33905, the murta, considered by Mr. Husbands 

 to be the best wild fruit in Chile; Nos. 33907 to 33909, three varieties 

 of an undetermined species of myrtus mth edible fruits — Nos. 33913 



