27172. O LEA EURO PA E A. 

 From Frank Meyer, Nikita, Crimea. 



Hardy variety of large-fruited olive 

 from a tree several centuries old 

 which has successfully withstood i 

 degree F. below zero, at which temper- 

 ature other varieties were frozen to the 

 ground, 



31853. OPHIOBOSTRYX VOL- 



U BILES. From Mr. J. Medley Wood, 

 Director Botanic Garden, Durban, 

 ft&tal. A curious plant with leafless 

 asparagus-like branches from a twin- 

 ing stem. Flowers green, produced 

 freely. 



32028. OXYTE N AIMTH ERA 

 ABYSS! NIC A. Through Br. A. Rob- 

 ertson - l-rosekowsky, Nice, France,, 

 from Abyssinia. A bamboo-like grass. 



27014. PACOURIA OAFEN- 

 SIS. From Prof. J. Burtt Davy, Pre- 

 toria, Transvaal, South Africa. A low 

 shrub producing an abundance of 



fragrant white flowers in spring and 

 numerous reddish-yellow fruits in 

 January and February. These fruits 

 are edible with a pleasantly acid fla- 

 vor, and are said to make good felly, 

 brandy and vinegar. 



PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM,p ppy. 



Erect annual, with handsome vari- 

 colored flowers. Cultivated in Orient 



f- ' opium manufacture. Introduced 

 into this country for the use of its pal- 

 atable seeds in confectionery and* the 

 preparation of morphia for medicinal 

 purposes. The seeds yield a comestible 

 oil Sow thickly in spring and thin to 

 6 inches in rows 12 inches apart. Of 

 comparatively easy culture. 



27925. PASANIA CORNEA 



Oak, From Mr. W. J. Tutcher, Hong 

 Kong, China. Ornamental* evergreen 



tree,produeingextremelyhard-shelled 

 edible acorns, sweet, fine-flavored, 

 highly esteemed by the Chinese as 

 well as by Europeans. Young plants 

 have lived through two winters in 

 ■Washington, For testing in the mild- 

 wintered regions. ^ 



