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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



34668 to 34671— Contiiiued. 



34669. Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels. 

 {Eugenia jambolana Lam.) 



"A small evergi-een tree met with throughout India and Burma, ascending 

 the hills to about 6.000 feet. Is chiefly found along river beds, and is especially- 

 cultivated for its fruit in gardens and in avenues. There are several varieties 

 that \deld much better flavored fruit than others, but as a rule it is astringent 

 and only serviceable when cooked in tarts and puddings. In Groa a wine ia 

 prepared from it, and a spirit (jambava) is spoken of by recent Sanskrit authors 

 as distilled from the jambu. Some years ago brandy was made at Monghyr from 

 the fermented fruit . The j aman is extensively used all over India in the manu- 

 facture of vinegar. The tasar silkworm is said to feed on the leaves of the tree. 

 The timber is faii'ly durable, and is 'largely employed for building purposes, 

 for agricultiu-al implements, and for well work, since it resists the action of 

 water. It gives a good fuel. The jambu is one of the trees held in veneration 

 by the Buddhists, and is often planted near Hindu temples because regarded as 

 sacred to Krishna." {Watt, Commercial Products of India.) 



34670. Crotalaria saltiana Andrews. 



See S. P. I. No. 24119 for previous introduction. 



34671. GuiLANDiNA BONDUC L. Nickemut. 

 {Caesalpinia honducella Flem.) 



"A leguminous plant found in nearly every tropical country, particularly 

 upon the seashore, its extensive distribution being caused by the transportation 

 of its seeds (which have an exceedingly hard, impervious shell) from one 

 country to another by means of oceanic currents. It is a prickly, trailing shrub 

 10 or 12 feet or more in height. The flowers are of a rusty yellow color, and are 

 borne in racemes. The pods, which are about 2 or 3 iaches long, flattened, and 

 covered with prickles, contain one, two, or three large, bony, lead-colored seeds, 

 which are very hard and beautifully polished. The kernels have a very bitter 

 taste, and are employed by the Indian doctors as a tonic and febrifuge." {A. 

 Smith, in Lindley^s Treasury of Botany.) 



See S. P. I. No. 33570 for pre\ious introduction. 



34672 to 34690. 



This is a collection for a comparative test to determine the relative value of Amyg- 

 dolus davidiana as a stock for a number of different varieties of peaches. As indicated, 

 certain of the varieties are budded on common peach stocks, while others are on davidi- 

 ana stocks which it is planned to test. The budding was done at the Chico station, 

 and it is believed that the test will be an impartial one. 



34672 to 34683. Amygdalus persica L. Peach. 

 {Prunus -persica Stokes.) 



34672. "Carman" on common peach (P. I. G. No. 8562); 



34673. "Carman" on A. davidiana (S. P. I. No. 26604). 



34674. "Elberta" on common peach (P. I. G. No. 8562). 

 34676. "Elberta" on A. davidiana (S. P. I. No. 26604). 



34676. "Smock" on common peach (P. I. G. No. 8562). 



34677. ''Smock" on A. davidiana (S. P. I. No. 26604). 



34678. "Belle of Georgia" on common peach (P. I. G. No. 8562). 



34679. "Belle of Georgia" on A. davidiana (S. P. I. No. 26604). 



