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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



34622. Aristida sp. Bushman grass. 



From South Africa. Presented by Prof. J. Burtt Davy, Government Agrostolo- 

 gist and Botanist, Union of South Africa, Department of Agriculture, Pretoria. 

 Received November 18, 1912. 

 "The seed of this grass is very difficult to obtain, as it grows in the far western part 

 of the Kalahari Desert and the eastern parts of the Great and Little Bushman- 

 land and Namaqualand. Together with the Tsama melon (S. P. I. No. 34484) 

 it is the principal stock and game food of the country." (Davy.) 



34625. Canavali obtusifolium (Lam.) DC. 



l^^om the Seychelles Islands. Presented by Mr. P. Rivaly Dupont, curator, 

 Botanic Station. Received November 23, 1912. 



34626. CucuMis melo L. Muskmelon. 



From Kabul, India. Presented by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, Altadena, Cal. Re- 

 ceived November 11, 1912. 



34627. Crataegus pinnatifida Bunge. Hawthorn. 



From Nanking, China. Presented by Mr. W. Millward, University of Nanking. 

 Received November 25, 1912. 

 "Red fruit (shan cha). I used to think the cranberry was the best fruit for sauce, 

 but I haA^e concluded since trying this that it is superior to the cranberry." {Mill- 

 ward. ) 



34629. Prunus cerasus L. Cherry, 



From Prague, Bohemia. Presented by Dr. Bohumil Nemec, at the request of 

 Mr. W. A. Orton, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Received November 26, 

 1912. 

 Scions. 



34630. Tetrastigma harmandi Planchon. 



From Los Banos, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. C. F. Baker, University 

 of the Pliilippines, College of Agriculture. Received November 26, 1912. 

 ''This is a tall-growing woody vine, which becomes loaded with fruit of the size 

 and appearance of the Scuppemong grape and which is edible, making a very 

 good "refresco." It is also used in Manila as an ornamental vine. Mr. Merrill 

 tells me it is only found in Luzon and Indo-China." {Baker.) 



34631. Picea breweriana S. Watson. Veiled spruce. 



From Waldo, Oreg. Purchased from Mrs. A. M. Adams. Received November 

 27, 1912. 



See S. P. I. No. 28370 for previous introduction. 



34632. Solanum quitoense Lamarck. 



From Quito, Ecuador. Presented by Mr. S. Ordonez Munoz. Received Novem- 

 ber 27, 1912. 



Distribution. — An unarmed subshrub with fruits the size and color of a small 

 orange, found in the vicinity of Quito, in Ecuador. 



