ILEX PARAGUARIENSIS, Yerba mate. 



Small evergreen tree resisting tem- 

 peratures as low as 1/i (legs. F. Used 

 in preference to tea by millions of 

 South Americans; prepared in similar 

 fashion^ Contains some stimulating 

 alkaloid ami much less harmful oil 

 than tea. Brazil alone in one year ex- 

 ported $10,000,000.00 worth of mate, 

 manufactured by scorching, drying 

 and powdering the leaves and young 

 twigs 



LAGENARIA VULGARIS, South 



African pipe gourd. 



Annual vine suitable for growing 

 south of New York. To make pipes let 

 gourds mature, cut off crooked necks, 

 cleaninsideandscrape outside, fit with 

 plaster ormeerschaum bowl and rubber 

 mouthpiece, as described in Circular 

 No. 4l, Bureau of Plant Industry. Cul- 

 ture like that of cucumber. Straw un- 

 der growing gourd? prevents decay. 



31295. IRIS SP. Iris ThroughMr. 



Frank N. Meyer, from Chinese Turk- 

 estan. Altitude 6,GGG feet. Found on 

 moist, low places, said to h ar blue 

 flowers. Recommended for trial as a 

 garden perennial in uncon genial cli- 

 mates. 



2443!. LANS!UM DOMESTI- 

 OU M . Boekoe from Buitenzorg, Java. 



Presented by 3>r. M. Treub, Director. 

 One of the {nest refreshing fruits of 

 the L iitch East Indies. It is about the 

 size of a Trench prune, of a straw 

 color, with a pulp of a peculiar almost 

 waxy texture and slightly subacid 

 flavor. Seed intense!}' bitter and 

 should be avoided in eating. 



27505. JUNIPERUS PROCERA, 



East Africa n Cedar. From Raphael 

 /.on, Washington, D. C. 



Tall conifer, 100 feet high, from high 

 altitudes of British East Africa, with 

 straight trunk, yielding durable and 

 valuable timber similar to that used 

 in lead pencils. For testing as an or- 

 namental shade tree. 



20767. LIGUSTRUM S P. 



Through Mr. Frank Ni Meyer, from 

 Sebastopol, Crimea, Russia. A low, 

 bushy, semi-evergreen privet, found 

 growing on Cry,: oeky mountain sides 

 in somewhat shac'y places, recom- 

 mended as a garden Shrub In senii- 

 arid regions of the United States. 



