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SEEDS AXD PLANTS IMPORTED. 



36093. SoLANUM sp. Bitter potato. 



From La Paz, Bolivia. Presented by Mr. G. M. McBride, through Isli. W. F. 

 Wight, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Received September 9, 1913. 

 ''Tubers of the bitter potato, grown near Lake Titicaca and sold in the markets 

 after being frozen. ' ' ( Wight.) 



36094. TiPUAXA Tipu (Benth.) Lillo. Tipa. 



( Tipuana spedosa Benth.) 

 From Buenos Aires, Argentina. Presented by Mr. H. M. Curran. Received 

 September 6, 1913. 



''Good lumber tree and very ornamental shade tree. Much used here. Stands 

 frost." (Curran.) 



''Beautiful, tall, straight, stout tree with reddish wood and yellowish sapwood, soft 

 and fibrous, difficult to saw, but sometimes used for lumb^. The tree furnishes a 

 reddish resin which easily hardens." (Lillo, Trees of Argentina.) 



36095. Garcixia maxgostana L. Mangosteen. 



From Jamaica, British West Indies. Presented by Mr. W. Harris, Superintendent 

 of Public Gardens, Hope Gardens, Kingston. Received September 6, 1913. 



36096. Phoexix dactylifera L. Date. 

 From La Guaira, Venezuela. Presented by ^Ir. Thomas W. Voetter, American 



consul. Received September 10, 1913. 

 "The fruit of this date is somewhat like that imported into the United States, but 

 varies slightly in flavor and texture. The seed is much larger in proportion, as a 

 general rule. " ( Voetter.) 



36097. Saccharum officixarum L. Sugar cane. 



From Berja, Paraguay. Presented by Mr. C. F. Mead. Received September 9, 

 1913. 



' ' Tucuman. Imported from Argentina. This is by far the best of all canes growing 

 here in both yield and sugar content, and is a well-known variety. " (Mead.) 



36100. ViciA villosa Roth. Vetch. 



From Schkudy, Kovno Province, Russia. Presented by Mr. H. Judelmann. 

 Received September 5, 1913. 



36101. BuxcHOsiA cosTARicExsis Rose. Cereza. 



From San Jose, Costa Rica. Presented by the Department of Agriculture. 

 Received September 3, 1913. 

 "Fruits of medium quality and in no way comparable with the true cherry (cereza) 

 of Europe. The tree is indigenous and often cultivated in gardens. The fruit is 

 often called tereza, which is but a corruption of the name cereza. " (Pittier, Plantas 

 Usuales de Costa Rica.) 



36102. Atalaxtia racemosa Wight. 



From Gaganbavda, Kolhapur District, via Bombay, India. Presented by Mr. 

 R. R. Dhavle. Received September 8, 1913. 

 "A small tree or shrub, differing from the other species of Atalantia in that it is 

 always unarmed. It is found in the lower mountain regions of Ceylon, in southern 



