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wood is soft and is said to have furnished the timber from which the Egyptian 

 mummy cases were made. It is one of those used for preparing fire by friction 

 in India. It is olive colored, grayish, or light brown, coarse grained, easy to 

 work, strong, and seasons well; it is readily attacked by insects. It is used for 

 boat building in India, for well curbs, gunstocks, and agricultural implements, 

 and in Bengal for canoes. It is an excellent fuel. The weight of a cubic foot 

 varies from 28 to 42 pounds. The viscid pulp of the fruit is used as birdlime 

 in India, and the kernel is used for marking linen, but the mark is fugacious. 

 The bark is extracted in ribbon-like layers and then twisted into cordage. In 

 its lace-bark appearance the bast resembles sterculia. It is white in color, 

 soft, and of inferior tenacity." (Maiden, Useful Native Plants, and Dodge, 

 Useful Fiber Plants.) 



Distribution. — A shrub or low tree cultivated in the Tropics of the Old World 

 from Egypt through India and Cochin China to Australia. 



34252. Beta sp. Beet. 

 From Artwin, in the southwestern part of the Caucasus, Russia, on the shore 



of the Black Sea. Presented by Mr. A. RoUoff, director, Botanic Garden, 

 Tiflis, Caucasus, Russia. Received August 13, 1912. 

 Seeds of the native Caucasian beet, introduced for the work of plant breeders inter- 

 ested in this genus. 



34253. Caeissa oyata R. Brown. 



From Brisbane, Queensland. Presented by Mr. J. F. Bailey, Botanic Gardens. 

 Received August 15, 1912. 

 For previous introductions and descriptions, see S. P. I. Nos. 31111 and 34153. 



34254. JuGLAXs australis Griseb. Walnut. 



From Sucre, Bolivia. Presented by Mr. Ernest F. Moore, British vice consul. 

 Received August 10, 1912. 

 ''Boliviensis. These are from the same species of walnut that grows in the tropical 

 Santa Cniz, but were taken from a higher altitude, approximately 7,500 feet, and 

 not more than 100 miles from Sucre." (Moore.) 



34255 and 34256. Vigxa sinensis (Torner) Savi. Cowpea. 



From Paramaribo, Surinam. Presented by Dr. P. J. S. Cramer, Director of 

 Agriculture. Received August 14, 1912. 

 Seeds clay or buff colored. Quoted notes by Dr. J. Sack, Acting Director of 

 Agriculture. 



34255. ''Djari pesie. Is grown as a vegetable principally." 



34256. ''Grown as a vegetable and also as a forage crop." 



34257. Eucklaena mexicana Schrad. Teosinte. 



From Durango, Mexico. Presented by Mr. T. C. Hamm, American consul, 

 who obtained it from Dr. H. W. J^ackson. Received August 19, 1912. 

 "The plant known as teosinte, or asese, which is supposed to be the antecedent 

 of common maize, grows in some parts of the State of Durango. The plant occurs 

 in a wild state. Only one attempt, so far as I have been able to learn, has been made 

 to cultivate it. Two or three years ago a Mexican ranchman gathered a quantity of 

 the seed, which he planted as a forage crop, with most excellent results. The plant 



