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19113, ARISTOTELIA MACQUll 

 From Mr. Tec dor© Finger. Coronel, 

 Chile, Spanish name "Maqm." A 

 beautiful evergreen bush or tree pro- 

 ducing small, reddish- black fruits of 

 the size of a pepper with, a sweet-acid 

 taste. The juice of this fruit is used 

 for coloring wine, and is exported in 

 large quantities to Europe, Argentina, 

 and Peru. 



30224. ASTRO SMIUM URUM- 

 DEUVA. Urunday from Villa En- 

 carnacion, Paraguay. Presented by 

 Mr. C. F. Mead. An unusually valuable 

 Paraguayan timber tree, the wood of 

 which often lasts for more than a half 

 century in the soil. Grows to a height 

 of 50 feet and a diameter of a foot 

 in 10 years. Wood is colored like 

 mahogany and is fine for veneer, fur- 

 niture, etc. 



ATALAMT1A GLAUCA, 



Australian Desert Lime. 

 Drought resistant, evergreen shrub or 

 small tree, with small, leathery leaves 

 and irregularly formed fruits about 

 1-2 inch In diameter, with sweetish, 

 edible peel. The fruits are preserved or 

 the acid juice used for making an 

 agreeable, refreshing drink. Probably 

 the hardiest of all evergreen citrus 

 fruits. 



28369. BAM BOS ARUNDiNACEA, 



Bamboo. From A. T. Gage, Sibpur, 

 Calcutta, India. 



Rapid-growing bamboo, 50 to 60 

 feet high, with stout stems and thick, 

 plume-like foliage. The plants form 

 large clumps and are therefore readily 

 kept in check. For ornamental plant- 

 ing and wir.d breaks. 



20974, BABLERIA FLAVA, from w. s. 



Lyon, Mindoro, Philippine Islands. 



A dwarf shrub belonging to theorder 

 Acanthaceae. This species produces 

 small yellow flowers arranged in ter- 

 minal spikes, and flowers very abun- 

 dantly over a period of sis months. In 

 its native habitat the shrub succeeds 

 well in shallow, rocky soil at sea level 

 where exposed to nearly continuous 

 drought from January to Slay. 



27159. BAUHINIA MONAN- 

 DRA. [?} From Portuguese Timor, 

 Dutch East Indies. A beautiful flow- 

 ering ornamental shrub. Adapted to 

 California, Gulf States, Porto Rico, 

 etc. Presented by Mr. O. W. Barrett, 

 Director of Agricu iture, Lourenco Mar- 

 ques, Portuguese East Africa. 



