26671, SAL IX VITELLIN A. 



BoUm Willow. From F. N. Meyer, 

 neai*I5aidari, Crimea, Russia. Variety 



Aurea.... Ornamental tree with rather 

 shorty thick trunkand handsome ^old- 

 en yellow branches: Suitable for 

 garden and nark planting! in rail.d- 

 mxtkt&ted regions, where dry and hot 

 summers prevail. 



29521. SAMUELA OARNE- 

 ROSAN A. Procured by Mr. Thomas 



W. Voetter, Guajardo, Mexico. The 

 buds and flower stalks of this plant, 

 aiso the covering of thematupe fruits, 

 having much the sp.tr-e flavor as the 



eastern date, are usefci for food and 

 f-:i':'o "3 v pr.rpjr.tive. Fr<vr?. ti?.e leaves 

 is ofotaia sd the "Ixtle" fiber exported 

 from this district. 



SO H I N U S T EREBINTHi- 

 FOLIUS. Pepper-tree. Medium sized, 

 ornamental, evergreen tree, native of 

 Brazil, with very striking foliage, 

 highly priced for avenue and lawn 

 planting in mild-wintered regions. 

 Similar to 5. molle, hut with stiffer 

 branches au d leaves larger and darker 

 green. 



22023, SOLANUM MELONGENA, 



Golden Eggplant, from Frank Meyer, 

 Peking, China. 



Dwarf annual, producing fruits the 

 A ? r , r : .™r\l\ e'*g, at first white, later 

 turning to a golden yellow color. 

 lis !j£j^i f?t*own i 10 ornamental cot 



or the same purpose in this country. 



26470. SPOND! AS CYTHEREA. 



From E. L. Parker, Monrovia, Liberia. 



Deciduous tra.i of rapid growth, pro- 

 ducing richly colored yellow fruits, 2 

 inches in diameter, with brownish- 



yeBow flesh somewhat resembling the 



pfagafjpfefeSa^oTi En s!!y propagated 

 from cuttin rs . * ^ ^cr planting 



STtLLiNGIA SEBIFERA. 



Chinese Tallow Tree. Medium-sized, 

 compact growing tree, with sharply 

 pointed leaves and small 3 to 4? seeded 

 fruits. The seeds are enveloped by a 



white odorless wax, employed ex- 

 tensively in China for candle making, 

 a - nd the kerne's xr ie*c! c. "veiic*^ fixed 

 cilof hlaad odor and-' agreeable nutty 

 taste. The tree succeeds well in the 

 South and Southwest. 



