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SEEDS AXD PLANTS IMPORTED. 



can I find any mention of it in any botanical books. It grows in bush form to a 

 height of about 2 meters, the fruit, which is about the size and coloring of a dark- 

 red plum, being borne in clusters about the main stalks. I have never tasted the 

 fruit, but it is very highly spoken of by the natives here." {Mead.) 



From Abchasica, Western Caucasus. Presented by Mr. A. Rolloff, director, 

 Botanic Garden, Tiflis, Caucasus, Russia. Received September 9, 1912. 

 These are said by Mr. Rolloff to be seeds of wild, sour cherries and were sent in 

 under the name Cerasus caproniana abchasica. 



34312. Syzygium smithii (Poir.) Niedenzu. 



(Eugenia smithii Poii'.) 

 From Melbourne, Australia. Presented by Mr. J. Cronin, curator. Botanic and 

 Domain Gardens. Received September 9, 1912. 

 " A close-wooded tree from 1 to 3 feet in diameter and from 80 to 120 feet in height. 

 The bark contains about 17 per cent of tannic acid and 3.6 per cent of gallic acid. 

 The white, pui'plish-tinted fruits are produced in profusion, are acidulous and 

 wholesome, and are eaten by the natives, smaU boys, and birds." {Maiden, Ails- 

 tralian Native Plants.) 



Distribution. — A tree found in North Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, 

 and Victoria, in Australia. 



34313. SoLAXUM TUBEROSUM L. Potato. 

 From La Paz, Boli\da. Presented by Mr. Horace G. Knowles, American consul. 



Received September 9, 1912. 



"A smooth, clean-looking, thin-skinned, white potato of fine flavor and said to be 

 a good keeper." {Knowles.) 



"Tubers of medium size, decidedly round-oblate in shape; skin dark red; eyes 

 large and deep. In many respects the tubers resemble the American variety known 

 as ' Bliss Triumph ' " . ( William Stuart.) 



From La Paz, Bolivia. Presented by Mr. Horace G. Knowles, American consul. 

 Received September 9, 1912. 

 "The straw of this barley grows to more than 4 feet in height and must have con- 

 siderable nourishment, as it is about the only feed given to the animals in this alti- 

 tude of Bolivia." {Knowles.) 



34315. Raphia sp. Rafia palm. 



From McCale Sana, Lumbwa, British East Africa. Presented by Mrs. Ernest 

 Smith. Received September 13, 1912. 

 "This palm is indigenous to this country, and the midrib of the huge leaves is 

 largely used in the roofing of the buildings." {Smith.) 



34316. CoLOCASiA sp. Dasheen. 



From Boca Ceiga, via Largo, Fla. Presented by Mr. T. S. Baldwin, in care of 

 Baldwin & Bosworth. Received August 19, 1912. 



"From the appearance of the corm and tubers, this dasheen is of the Japanese 

 type. The corm is acrid in the raw state and is of coarse texture, strong flavor, and 

 deep-violet color when cooked. The tubers are nonacrid when raw, are rather moist 

 when cooked, and have a flavor much like the ordinary potato." {R. A. Young.) 



34311. Pruxus cerasus L. 



Cherry. 



34314. HORDELTkl sp. 



Barley. 



