ARALIA COR DATA, UDQ. 



A Japanese vegetable suitable for 

 will® cultivation for its blanched, edi- 

 ble shoots* Plant 3 to 4 feet apart. 

 Hants grow bushy and yield edible 

 shoots For nine years, To blanch 

 t:' .(.*•',( d Jiiound with earth or cover with 

 closed drain tile in early spring. To 

 Cook, peel, slice into ice water and 

 serve with French dressing, or stew 

 and serve like asparagus. 



Mia ARISTOTELIA MACQU1. 



From Mr. Teodoro Finger, Coronei, 

 Galle, Spanish name R Maqui." A 

 foeawtiful evergreen bush or tree pro- 

 d: a small, reddish-black fruits of 

 the size of a pepper with a sweet-acid 

 taste. The juice of this fruit is used 

 for Coring wine, and is exported in 

 large quantities to Europe, Argentina, 

 and Peru. 



33800. ASTERISCIUM CHIL- 



Ef^SE. From Jose D. Husbands, Lima- 

 vida,Chile. Umbellif erousplant, native 

 of central Chile and locally called 

 "Anisillo" or "Muchu," grows in dry, 

 sandy places, is fragrantly aromatic 

 and provides a refreshing febrifuge. 

 Is used also by the natives for stomach 

 diseases. It yields a great number of 

 seeds and may prove to be a source of 

 an industrial oil, extract, or essence. 



21002. BA M BOS TULDA. 



Bamboo, From A. T. Gage, Sibpur, 

 Calcutta, India. One of the most use- 

 ful plants of BeBga!, found growing 

 in great abundance, flowering in May. 

 Tender young shoots, two feet high, 

 are n^kled and used for food. Fiber 

 used for mats, baskets, window blinds 

 and fans; wood used for scaffolds, 



28369, BAM BOS ARUNDINACEA, 



Bamboo. From A. T. Gage* Sibpur, 

 Calcutta, India. 



Rapid-growing bamboo, 50 to 60 

 fee'c Mg% with stout stems and thick, 



f)lome-iiko foliage. The plants form 

 arge ch..; r, Jh s,r> cl are therefore readily 

 kepi: m r $ A For ornamental plant* 

 ing and wind breaks. 



20974. BAFJLERIA FLAVA, from w. & 



Lyon, Mindoro, Philippine Islands. 



A dwarf shrub belonging to theorder 

 A^*nthae-a^, This species produces 

 small yellow flowers arranged in ter- 

 minal spikes, and flowers very abun- 

 d antly ever a period of six 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 May. 



