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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



36866 to 36887— Continued. 



36880. MoRiNDA ciTKiFOLiA L. Nona. 

 "This plant, called ladda or lada by the natives of Guam, has seeds of unusual 



interest. Their buoyancy is insured by a distinct air cell. They are fre- 

 quently found in the drift of tropical shores, and experiments have been made 

 wliich demonstrate the great length of time they will float in salt water." 

 (W. E. Safford, Useful Plants of Guam.) 



Distribution. — A small tree, cultivated as well as wild, in the warmer parts 

 of India and in Ceylon: also found on the islands eastward to Australia. 



36881. Myristica inutilis Rich. Nutmeg. 

 "Aton£; a tree." {Steams.) 



36882. Parinari laurinum A. Gray. Ifi-ifi. 

 ^'Ifi-ifi. A large tree which bears a round, very hard fruit; it is used by the 



natives mixed with coconut oil to make a thick paste for the hair. Very 

 common in Samoa . ' ' (Steams . ) 



36883 and 36884. Styloma pacifica (Seem, and Wendl.) O. F. Cook. 



{Pritchardia pacifica Seem, and Wendl.) 

 ' ' Niu-piu; the fan palm . ' ' (Steams . ) 



36885. ScLERiA POLYCARPA Bockelcr. 

 "Selesele; species of sedge." (Steams.) 



36886. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertner. Kapok. 

 (Eriodendron anfractuosum DC.) 



" Vavae; tree cotton." 



36887. Colocasia sp. 

 Tuber. 



36888. Myrciaria cauliflora (Mart.) Berg. Jaboticaba. 



From Bahia, Brazil. Collected by Messrs. P. H. Dorsett, A. T>. Shamel, and 

 Wilson Popenoe, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Received December 25, 

 1913. 



"(No. 32a. December 5, 1913.) Two hundred and thirty-eight seeds of the jaboti- 

 caba, from specimens purchased in the Baliia market. The variety (or species) seems 

 to be distinct from either of those sent in from Rio de Janeiro, the seeds being slightly 

 larger, less compressed, and the cotyledons white instead of pinkish. The majority 

 of the fruits contain only one seed, but two are found in some instances. The fruits 

 average over an inch in diameter. The color is deep purplish maroon. We find the 

 jaboticaba when fully ripe to be of an exceedingly agreeable flavor. This fruit is 

 certainly worthy of a thorough trial in southern Florida and southern California." 

 (Dorsett, Shamel, and Popenoe.) 



36889 to 36896. ' 



From Tientsin, China. Presented by Dr. Yamei Ban, Pei-Yang Woman's Medical 



School and Hospital. Received December 27, 1913. 



36889 to 36895. Zea mays L. Com. 



36889. *'No. 1. Two ears of the red mi pang tze, an early variety called 

 chen chu, 'pearl,' on account of its small size. From Yutien district in 

 Chihli Province . ' ' (Kin. ) 



36890. "No. 1. One ear of a white variety of the mi pang tze. From 

 Yutien district in Chihli Province." (Kin.) 



