29961. CARAGANA ARBORESCENS. 



Siberian Fea Tree. 



From Dr. ©avid Prain, Kew, England. 



Hardy ornamental shrub, 20 feei 

 high, with yellow flowers, extensively 

 grown in Russia, trimmed low for or- 

 namental hedges. Very drought re- 

 sistant and used by the Russian gov- 

 ernment as a nurse tree in dry, young 

 timber tracts. For testing as an or- 

 namental and as a windbreak. 



26170. CASSIA GRAND IS, from 

 J. M. Doctor, Bombay, India. 

 A tall, leguminous tree attaining a 



height of 55 feet and producing a very 

 handsome, fine-grained wood. Occurs 

 in many parts of tropical America, 

 where it is frequently planted as an 

 avenge or shade tree on account of its 

 dense foliage. The flowers are pro- 

 duced in April and are very handsome. 

 Will not stand frost. 



OARIOA PAPAYA. PAPAYA. 



A small tree native of tropical Amer- 

 ica, with straight trunk and large 

 painiatifid leaves supported by long 

 slender petioles. U snaiiy dioecious, the 

 small fruited kinds are sometimes 

 hermaphrodite. The fruits are globose 

 or oblong, up to 50 cm. in length. The 

 tender salmon-colored meat is rich in 

 digestive properties. May be eaten 

 raw, or cooked as a vegetable unripe. 



C ERATO Ml A SIL1QUA, Carob. 



Dwarf, evergreen tree, 20 feet high, 

 with thick trunk and shining leathery 

 leaves. The female trees produce dark 



brown pods, about & to 10 inches in 

 length, commonly known as St. John's 

 Bread; these are eaten for their sweet- 

 ish palp. They also form a very nutri- 

 tious food for cattle. 



32482. OARISSA GRANDi- 

 F LO R A. South African amatungulu. 

 Presented by Mr. J.E.Higgins of Kono- 

 tiiiii. A nandsome apocynaceous shrub 

 with glassy green leaves, white scent- 

 ed ilowers, and scarlet ovoid fruits an 

 inch in length. Useful home garden 

 fruit with a flavor peculiarly like that 

 &i cran (Gerries when stewed. J?r uit can 

 Is© oricu. like prunes. 



GHENOPODIUM QUINOA. 



Tall annual largely cultivated on 

 the dry slopes of the Andes for its nu- 



tri 81 ons but acrid seeds used in soups or 

 prepared similar to rice in several 

 ■ anges of water. Recommended for 

 trial as a substitute for spinach, for 

 which purpose its leaves have long 

 been used in France during the hot 

 off season for this vegetable. Its cul- 

 ture is similar to mustard. 



