34330. BARYXYLUM IN- 



E RM E. From E. D. Merrill, Manila, 

 Philippine Islands. Tall, ornamental, 

 evergreen shade tree, with Mimosa- 

 like foliage, native of the Malayan 

 region, found growing near the sea- 

 shore. Has large, showy, yellow flow- 

 ers, in terminal panicles. Related to 

 the Poinciana. 



35232/bLIGHIA SAP1DA. 

 Akee. From W. Harris, Kingston, 

 Jamaica. A beautiful African tree for 

 park, and possibly street planting. 

 Properly prepared, the bright yel- 

 low, fleshy aril is a richly flavored, 

 wholesome food. Stew in milk and 

 brown in a frying pan with butter ; or 

 boil and mix with salt fish, onions 

 and tomatoes. The aril when old be- 

 comes poisonous. Only those from 

 absolutely fresh fruits should be used. 



32416. BRASS1CA JUNCEA. 



Collected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, 

 Sarenta, Saratoff Government, Russia. 

 The famous Sarepta mustard which is 

 very strong andin great f avorthrough- 

 out Russia. Besides being ground into 

 mustard powder, the seeds themselves 

 are often used in cooking. The oil 

 which is expressed from the seeds is 

 also used for culinary purposes. 



33239. BRASSICA PE KIN EN- 

 SIS. Cabbage. Presented by Mr. 

 Joseph Railio, University of Nanking, 

 Nanking, China. "Shantung." These 



Chinese cabbages should be planted in 

 midsummer and left in the ground 

 until the first heavy frost. The best 

 varieties have very little cabbage odor 

 about them. 



30805. BUDDLEIA HEMS- 



LEYANA. From Dr. R. Irwin Lynch, 

 Cambridge University Botanic Gar- 

 den, Cambridge, England. A flower- 

 ing shrub occurring in the Provinces 

 of Hupeh and Szechuan, China. 



31736. GAJUPUTI LEUCA- 



D E N D R A. Cajuput tree. From Mr. 

 J. H. Maiden, director, Botanic Gar- 

 dens, Sydney, New South Wales, 

 Australia. A rapid-growing myrta- 

 ceous tree closely allied to the Euca- 

 lyptus; reaches a height of 80 feet. It 

 can be grown on the edges of salt 

 water swamps where no Eucalyptus 

 will survive. The wood is hard, close- 

 grained, and almost imperishable un- 

 derground. 



