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36569 and 36570 — Continued. 



36570. LiLTTM sp. Lay. 

 "(So. 1033- Hsiao wu tai shan. Chihli Pnn-ince. China. August 4, 1913.) 



A lily of vigorous growth, bearing (Nrange-red flowers, which have dark spots 

 on their petals. Cultivated in Tie ling temple. Of use as an ornamental garden 

 perennial for the cooler sections of the United States; can stand considerable 

 shade." ( Meyer. 



36571 and 36572. Rubus sp. Blackberry. 

 From San Joee, Costa Rica. Presented by Mr. J. E. van der Laat. director, 

 Department of Agriculture, at the request of Mr. Carlos Werckle. Received 

 December 13, 1913. 



36571. "CastHle blackberrj-. famous on account of its extraordinary mze 

 and taste." {Van der Laat.) 



36572. ''Stone blackberry, famous on account of its extraordinary size and 

 taste. ' ■ (Van der Laat.) 



36573. Bactris tttilis Benth. and Hook. Palm. 

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



Joee. Received December 16. 1913. 

 * By far the largest and best variety." 



•'Near Guilielma (Bactris) spedo-sa. from which, however, it is easily distinguished. 

 This species of palm grows in Costa Rica on the eastern slope in the luxuriant primeval 

 torests at an altitude of from 2.500 to 4,000 feet. The mealy fruits, about the size and 

 shape of a large pigeon's egg, have when cooked verj- much the taste of potatoes, 

 and form in many places one of the principal foods among the Indians. At San 

 Jose and Cartago I saw this fruit piled up in heaps in the market, whither it had been 

 brought for sale by the Indians from Orosi. It is called by the inhabitants Pecheraye. ' * 

 (Oersted. V^densiaheUge Meddelelser. 1S58. p. 46.) 



36574. Aleurites moxtaxa (Lour.) Wils. Mu-yu (wood-oil) tree. 

 From Tak Hing. southern China. Presented by Rev. J. K. Robb. American 



Reformed Presbyterian Church. Received December 27. 1913. 

 "Seeds of a tree that is found in this vicinity. The natives tell me that the oil is 

 extracted from the seeds, and even by their crude methods of operation the ^-ield is 

 as much as 25 iper cent of the total weight. This seems rather large to me, thotigh I 

 must confess to complete ignorance on the subject."' (Robb.) 



36575. Garcixia maxgostaxa L. Mangosteen. 

 From Kingston, Jamaica. Presented by the Department of Agriculture. Re- 

 ceived November 4. 1913. 



36576. SojA MAX (L.) Piper. Soy bean. 

 (Glycine kispida Maxim.) 



From Fakumen. Manchuria, Presented by Dr. S. A. EUerbeck, Mukden Hos- 

 pital, who secured them from Mr. F. W. S. O'Xeill. Fakumen. Received 

 November 1, 1913. 



"A bean called white eyebrow bean. This is the nesffest I can obtain to the bean you 

 mention. It is said that this bean produces plenty of oil. The name seems to arise 

 from the white edge from which the sprouts come *' (0*Ae»7Z.) 

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