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36403 to 35412 -Continued. 



35404 to 35411. ^ngifera indica L. 

 Malay names. 



35404. "(Xo. 2.) Mangga ariemania.'^ 



35405. "(No. 3.) Mangga golel:.'' 

 Seedling. 



35406. "(Xo. 4.) Mangga madoe.'' 

 Seedlings. 



35407. "(No. 5.) Mangga tjenghir.'' 



35408. "(No. 6.) Kapang. Mangga lapang." 



35409. "(No. 7.) Cheribon. Mangga gldang or cheribon." 



35410. "(No. 8.) Var. compressa. Mangga bengala." 



35411. "(No. 9.) Var. gratissima. Mangga wangie." 



35412. Mangifera sp. 

 Plant received without label. 



35413 to 35416. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. 0, W. Barrett, chief, Di^-ision 

 of Horticulture, Bureau of Agriculture. Received May 19, 1913. 

 Seeds of the following: quoted notes by Mr. Barrett: 



35413. Heritiera littoralis Dryander. Dungon-late. 

 •'A medium-sized tree with a dense crown, leaves entire, leathen,-, dark 



green above and silver^- beneath. The wood is ver\- hard and durable and 

 classed among the best of the Philippine hardwoods. The tree is a good orna- 

 mental and makes an excellent windbreak. It succeeds best on moist land and 

 grows well even in the proximity of salt water." 



Distribution. — Along the coasts of India and islands as far as the EZhasia Hills; 

 generally distributed on the coasts in the Tropics of the Old World. 



35414. Ipomoea sp. 



'"Convoh-ulacese. A climber of medium vigorous growth with pure white, 

 very attractive flowers that are open imtil in the afternoon; season of flowering, 

 winter." 



35415. Oroxylon ixdicum (L.) Vent. PinkapinkahaJi. 

 "A striking ornamental tree of the Bignoniacese; it attains a height of 5 or 



more meters, with large compound leaves 1.5 meters long." 



35416. ZiziPHUS TRiNERViA (Cavan.) Poir. Ligaa. 



{Ziziphus exserta DC.) 



"A tall shrub or small, thorny tree of vigorous growth. This species may 

 prove a good stock for the improved varieties of Ziziphus jujuba in the Tropics, 

 where this species does not succeed well on its own roots. It should be planted 

 on well-drained land." 



Distribution. — The \ncinity of Manila in the island of Luzon. 



35417. Smilax officinalis H. B. K. Sarsaparilia. 



From San Ramon, Coeta. Rica. Presented by Mr. Ad. Tonduz, botaniste ex- 

 plorador. Received May 22, 1913. 

 "In my explorations in the region of San Ramon I have met with a smilax (zarza- 

 parilla) which I believe to be the true S. officinalis cultivated in Jamaica. It is very 

 abundant here and wild in the woods." 

 Distribution. — A woody climber found in Colombia and Panama. 



