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34424 and 34425. 



From Veuezuela. Presented by Mr. Elio J. Burguera, Tovar, Merida. through 

 the American consul, Maracaibo. Received October 17, 1912. 



34424. HoRDEUM vulgare L. Barley. 



34425. Triticum aestivum L. Wheat. 

 ( T. l ulgare Vill. \ 



34426 and 34427. Zea mays L. Pop com. 



From Granada. Spain. Procured through Mr. W. T. Swingle, of the Bureau of 

 Plant Industry-. January. 1912. Received October 23. 1912. 



34426. ^EarXo. 1.) 34427. (Ear No. 2. ) 



"A variety of pop com with red pericarp, many of the seeds with pmple 

 aleurone. Plants grown from the two ears seemed by ^Ir. Swingle in the 

 season of 1912 produced from one to fovu" well-formed ears per stalk. The 

 plants possess the peculiar characteristic of producing the silk l)efore the poUen 

 of the same plant is shed, thus affording a natural means of avoiding self- 

 pollination."" (G. X. CoUiris. ) 



34429 and 34430. Tree fern. 



From Colombo, Ceylon. Presented by Mr. C. K. Moser. American consul, who 

 received them from the cmrator of the Hakgala (jardens. Xewara Eli^Ti. 

 Received October 21, 1912. 



34429. Alsophila crinita Hooker. 



"A native Ceylonese species very rarely in cultivation."" (Moser.) 



34430. Hemitelia sp. 



Spores of this tree fern were received imder the name HemiuUa ualherae, 

 but the place of publication of this name has not yet been found. 



34431. Mangifera yerticlllata Robinson. Bauno. 

 From the Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. "\V. S. Lyon. }>Ianila. who pro, 

 cured it through ^Ir. P. J. Wester. Biu-eau of Agriculttire. Received October 

 26. 1912. 



"A large tree sometimes exceeding 12 meters in height with a tnmk 50 centimeteira 

 in diameter, growing in inundated regions in several pans of Mindanao, being par- 

 ticularly abimdant aroimd Butuan and in many places in the Agusan Valley and 

 Davao and occurring also in the Sulu Archipelago. The bauno resembles the mango 

 in habit and appearance, though it is somewhat more upright in habit, of sparser 

 foliage, more gnarled, and less attractive in appearance. The leaves are 12 to 18 

 centimeters long, elliptical to lanceolate or oblanceolate. coriaceous, smooth, with a 

 prominent midrib. The flowers are small, blue, and appear in terminal panicles 

 like the mango. There is considerable variation in the appearance, size, and quality 

 of the fruit on the nimierous trees. The fruit of the l>est is somewhat larger than a 

 Curabao mango, from 11 to sometimes exceeding 13 centimeters in length, with an 

 equatorial diameter of 7 to 8 centimeters, oblong oval to pjTiform: stem Usually 

 inserted obliquely in a more or less irregular sinus; stigmatic area depressed; surface 

 smooth; color yellowish green; lenticels numerous, small; skin verj^ thin and tender, 

 adhering closely to the flesh: flesh white, ven,- juicy, rich, subacid, quite aromatic, 

 of excellent flavor, panaking somewhat of the flavor of apricot and soursop combined. 

 The one seed is monoembr^'onic. large, and encased in matted coai'se fibers that 

 penetrate the flesh to a greater or less extent . The tree blooms in July and August, 

 and the fruit ripens in August and September. The largest and l^est flavored baunoa 



