30.931. TAMARIX SP. Tamarisk. 

 Through Mr. Frank N. Meyer, from 

 Tumchnk, Chinese Turkestan. Orna- 

 mental shrub, of very spreading 



growth, with long, slender branches 

 of rose-red color, valuable in alkaline 

 and desert regions ; the weed is an ex- 

 cellent fuel of great heating qualities. 



28166. THESPESIA LAMPAa 

 Procured by Mr. P. J. Wester, Sub- 

 tropical Garden, Miami, Fla. A small 



tree with leaves 5 inches in diameter, 

 cordate, 3-lobed,lobes spreading. Cor- 

 olla campannlate, yellow with a crim- 

 son '.outer. Found in the tropical 

 Himalayas of India to Ceylon, Java, 

 and east tropical Africa. 



24593. THRINAX FLORI- 



DAN A Palm from Miami, Florida. 

 Presented by Mr. P. J. Wester. A 



native Florida palm, with slender 

 trunk, reaching a height of 25 feet or 

 more, with a crown of small diameter. 

 The leaves are green above and sil- 

 very white beneath, Produces waxy 

 white berries in great abundance. 

 Suggested for trial as a conservatory 

 plant. 



22742. TOLUIFERA PEREIRAE, 



Peru Balsam. From Jose C. Zeledon, 

 San Jose, Costa Rica. 



Tall, leguminous tree with thick 



brown bark, glossy foliage and or- 

 namental yellow flowers. The com- 

 mercial balsam is obtained from in- 

 cisions in the bark and is very frag- 

 rant, with a sweetish taste. 



30685= TRAOHYCARPUS EX- 

 CELS US. Collected by Mr. Geo. 

 Forrest; presented by Mr. A. K.Bulley, 

 Liverpool, England. From Lichiang 

 Valley, Yunnan Province, China. A 

 dwarf fan palm, trunk covered with 

 hair; hardy where ground freezes 

 slightly. Cultivated by the natives for 

 the foliage sheaths, the fiber of which 

 is used for rope, matting, etc. (Forrest.) 



24458. TRIPOLI UM LUPf- 



N ASTER. From Chita, Transbaikal 



Region, Russia. Received through 

 Prof. N. E. Hansen. A native clover 



common' on the open steppe over an 

 immense area of Siberia, extending 

 north to the Arctic Circle. For the 

 severest sections only. ' The name 

 lupinaster comes from the fact that 

 there are five leaflets, like a lupine. 



