JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1913. 



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36073 to 36086— Continued. 



20240, 20287, 20288, 21924, 30317, 30318, and 30362. These bush cherries 

 deserve especially to be tried at the Mandan garden. Chinese name Ying 

 tau'r." 



36087. Brassica napus L. Rape. 

 From New York, N. Y. Purchased from the Nungesser-Dickinson Seed Co. 



Received September 4, 1913. 



36088. Antidesma bunius (L.) Spreng. Bignai. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. O. W. Barrett, chief, Divi- 

 sion of Horticulture, Bureau of Agriculture. Received August 30, 1913. 

 ''The bark of Antidesma bunius, which is a native of Java and the adjacent isles, 

 affords a fiber from which ropes are made. The fruits are of a bright-red color, 

 ripening into an intense black, with a subacid taste. They are used in Java for pre- 

 serving, principally by Europeans, bringing about twopence per quart. The leaves 

 are used as a remedy against snake bites, and in syphilitic affections. The wood, when 

 immersed in water, becomes black and as heavj^ as iron. All the parts of the plant 

 have a bitter taste." (A. A. Black, in Lindley^s Treasury of Botany.) 



36089. Medicago sativa varia (Mart.) Urb. Sand lucern. 



From New York, N, Y. Purchased from the Nungesser-Dickinson Seed Com- 

 pany. Received August 18, 1913. 



36090 to 36092. 



From Lai Bagh, Bangalore, India. Presented l)y the Government Botanic Gar- 

 dens, Lai Bagh, through Mr. "Wilson Popenoe. of the Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received September 5, 1913. 



36090. MicHELiA CHAMPACA L. Champac. 

 '•This is a tall, handsome evergi-een tree, known under the vernacular name 



of champac. Its flowers are pale yellow and very fragrant. May be of value as 

 an ornamental tree for extreme southern Florida. " {Popenoe.) 



"A beautiful tall evergreen tree, much cultivated about Jain and Hindu 

 temples and prized on account of its scented flowers. In the forest it has a 

 cylindrical stem and reaches 8 to 10 feet in girth. The wood is very durable; in 

 northern Bengal it is used for planking, door panels, and furniture; in Assam 

 for building and canoes; elsewhere for house and carriage building and native 

 drains. The bark is said to have been used as a febrifuge, but is now rarely 

 used; the flowers and seeds also are occasionally used in medicine. The 

 flowers are used in religious ceremonies. The wood is made into beads, and 

 necklaces of the ]3eads are sold to pilgrims at Hardwar." {Gamble, Manual of 

 Indian Timbers.) 



36091. CORDIA SEBESTENA L. 



"A handsom^e arborescent shrub; the leaves are large and coarse. Its flame- 

 colored flowers are borne in large trusess." {Popenoe.) 



Distribution. — An evergreen shrub or small tree found on the Florida keys, 

 in the West Indies, and in the northern part of South America. 



36092. Saraca indica L. 



"One of the handsomest of Indian ornamental trees, producing large heads 

 of the most brilliant scarlet flowers imaginable. While restricted to the tropical 

 sections of India, it may he sufficiently hardy to succeed in south Florida." 

 {Popenoe.) 



