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34752 to 34754. Nicotiana rustica L. Tobacco. 



From Scafati, Italy. Presented by Mr. A. Splendore, director, Royal Experi- 

 mental Institute for the Cultivation of Tobacco. Received January 4, 1913. 

 "This Nicotiana rustica, abundantly fertilized with night soil (from cess pools or 

 pits), may yield up to 30 or more quintals of leaves per hectare, with a nicotine con- 

 tent of over 10 per cent in our climate." {Splendore.) 

 Seeds of the following: 



34752. ''Brasile leccese. Originally from Brazil, established in the cultivated 

 district of Nardo, Province of Lecce." 



34763. "Brasile selvaggio. Wild Brazilian, originally from Brazil, estab- 

 lished in the Palermo district." 



34764. ''Erbasanta. Originally from Brazil, established in the cultivated 

 district of Cava dei Terreni, Province of Lecce." 



34755 to 34767. 



From Lawang, Java. Presented by Mr. M. Buysman, who received these seeds 

 from Paraguay. Received December 2, 1912. 

 Seeds of the following: 



34756. Citrus sp. 

 "Large fruits." 



34766. Citrus sp. 

 ''With brown skin." 



34757. Cocos romanzofpiana Cham. Palm. 

 "An elegant palm, reaching a height of 40 feet, native of extratropical 



Brazil." 



34768. CoLLETiA CRUCiATA Gill, and Hook. 



"An evergreen rhamnaceous shrub from Chile, with pale yellow flowers." 



34769. PouTERiA NERiiFOLiA (Hook. and Am.) Radlk. 

 {Lucuma neriifolia Hook, and Am.) 



See S, P. I. No. 8951 for previous introduction. 



34760. Myrtus sp. 

 "Edible fruit." 



34761. Myrtus sp. 

 "Edible fruit." 



34762. Philodendron robustum Schott 



Distribution. — A climbing shmbby aroid found in tropical America. 



34763. PsiDiuM GUAJAVA L. . Guava. 

 "Wild." 



34764. RoLLiNiA sp. 

 "Wild plant." 



34766. Thunbergia aiata Bojer. 

 "A yellow-flowered climber fi-om South America." 



Distribution. — A shrubby climber with orange or buff flowers, growing in 

 tropical Africa and generally cultivated in the Tropics. 



34766. (Undetermined.) 



34767. Ipomoea quamoclit L. Cypress vine. 

 "Climber, red flowered." 



