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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



38482. DiospYROS kaki L. f. Diospyracese. Persimmon. 



From Sunnylands, Bermuda. Presented by Mr. Theodore Outerbridge, 

 through Mr. Peter Bisset, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 .Tune 9, 1914. 



Cuttings of a variety bearing annually about 50 staminate flowers to one 

 pistillate ; therefore it should prove a valuable pollinator for planting in or- 

 chards of kaki persimmons, if the plants maintain this feature, as up to the 

 present time a great loss in fruit is incurred yearly in these orchards from lack 

 of pollination. The fruit borne by the parent tree is said to be of good size 

 and quality." (Bisset.) 



38483. DiospYROs discolor Willd. Diospyracese. Mabola. 



From Hamilton, Bermuda. Presented by Mr. T. M. Dill, through Mr. Peter 

 Bisset, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Received June 9, 1914. 

 *' Scions from a tree growing in the garden of Mr, T. M. Dill, Hamilton, 

 Bermuda." (Bisset.) 



38484 and 38485. Hordeum distichon nutans Schubl. Poaceje. 



Barley. 



Presented by Mr. J. B. Jackson, American consul, Aleppo, Syria. Received 

 .Tune 2, 1914. Quoted notes by Mr. Jackson. 



38484. " No particular name is applied locally to this variety except 

 ' white ' barley. The qualities possessed are unknown here. The mar- 

 ket price for this and the black variety is the same." 



38485. " No particular name is applied locally to this variety except 

 * black ' barley. According to dealers the black barley is very hard and 

 resists against insects for two or three years, and even longer if kept 

 in dry places. The qualities possessed are unknown here. The market 

 price for this and the white variety is the same." 



38486. BoMBYCODENDRON viDALiANUM (Naves) Merr. and Rolfe. 



(Thespesia campylo siphon Vidal.) Malvaceae. Lanutan. 



From Lamao, Bataan, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. P. J. Wester, 

 horticulturist. Division of Horticulture, Lamao Experiment Station. Re- 

 ceived June 4, 1914. 

 " Seed of the lanutan, a tree valuable for its wood, and also quite orna- 

 mental, with large white flowers having a red center, shaped like those of the 

 tropical Hibiscus rosasinensis, about 7 inches in diameter. It is probably too 

 tender for Florida." (Wester.) 



38487 and 38488. 



From China. Collected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer for 

 the Department of Agriculture. Received May 27, 1914. Quoted notes 

 by Mr. Meyer. 



38487. Crataegus pinnatitida Bunge. Malacese. Hawthorn. 



From Taianfu, Shantung, China. Collected March 20, 1914. 



" (No. 47b. ) A sample of fine large Chinese hawthorn fruits. Excellent 

 for jellies, preserves, etc. Price locally 5 to 7 cents (Mexican) per catty 

 (16 ounces). Grafted trees and scions sent of this variety under No. 

 1209 [S. P. I. No. 38176], which see for description." 



