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24S09. NIGELLA SATIVA. 



From Herbert S. Smiley, Brnmalis, 

 Ireland. 



Bwar£annualwithhairysie:ms,biui5h 

 flowers and small black triangular 

 seeds of strong, pungent odor and 

 somewhat acrid, oily taste. Used for 

 curries in Europe and the Orient. 

 Plant in April and May, preferably in 

 light soil and sunny location. 



27812. OCISViUiVi BASILICUM, 



Sweet Basil, from Frank Meyer, Eri- 

 van, Caucasus. 



Dwarf annual labiate profusely 

 branching, withhandsome white flow- 

 ers producing small black seeds. The 

 aromatic leaves are widely used for 

 seasoning soups and meats. Sow in 

 AprilorMayinseedbedandiransplant, 

 or in permanent rows two feet apart. 

 Culture similar to parsley. 



30658. NITRARIA RETUSA. 

 Desert currant. Received through Mr. 

 Frank N. Meyer, from near Bis- Wick, 

 Chinese Turkestan. A spiny white- 

 flowering shrub, S to 7 feet high, 

 bearing small juicy black-violet ber- 

 ries, which are edible and of sweet 

 saline taste. Of value chiefly as a 

 sandbinder in the cool semiarid re- 

 gions of the United States. 



32008. OCiMUM VIRIDI- 

 FLORUM. Mosquito plant. This 

 small plant of the mint family is used 

 in West Africa to drive away mosqui- 

 tos. The green plant is either hung up 

 to drive the insects away, or the dry 

 plant is burned and the smoke there- 

 from used for the same purpose. 



23268. NOTHOFAGUS 

 OBLIQUA. Chilean red beech. 

 From Mr. Jose D. Husbands, Limavida, 

 Chile. The Roble of Chile. A tall tree 

 with a straight trunk attaining 3 to 4? 

 feet in diameter. The wood is heavy 

 and durable. One of the few Chilean 

 trees with deciduous foliage. 



29183. OROXYLON iNDIOUM. 



From H. M. Curran, Manila. 



Oriental tree of extremely rapid 

 growth, with large, glabrous leaves 

 and showy, white flowers, striped 

 with purple; of fetid odor. The wood is 

 useful for the manufacture of matches. 

 For testing as an ornamental tree in 

 nearly frost free regions of the United 

 States. 



