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32917 to 32973— Continued. 
32971. Tritoma natalensis (Baker) Skeels. 
(Kniphofia natalensis Baker, 1885, The Journal of Botany, vol. 23, p. 278.) 
32972. Tritoma nelsoni (Masters) Skeels. 
(Kniphofia nelsoni Masters, 1892, Gardeners' Chronicle, ser. 3, vol. 11, 
p. 554, fig. 83.) 
The necessity for using the generic name Tritoma for the plants usually 
referred to the genus Kniphofia is explained in Inventory No. 24 (Bulletin 
223, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, 1911, p. 25). 
These species are all natives of South Africa, Tritoma macowani being found 
in the central and coast regions, T. natalensis in Natal and T. nelsoni in the 
Orange Free State. 
32973. Tritoma tuckii (Baker) Skeels. 
See No. 28526 for distribution of this species. 
32975 to 33006. 
From Tiflis, Caucasus, Russia. Presented by Mr. D. A. Rolloff, Director, Botanic 
Garden. Received March 2, 1912. 
Seeds of each of the following: 
32975. Acer trautvetteri Medw. Maple. 
See No. 30531 for distribution of this species. 
32976. Astragalus bungeanus Boiss. 
Distribution. — Stony mountain slopes in the Caucasus region of southeastern 
Russia. 
32977. Astragalus sp. 
This was received under the name Astragalus cyri Fomin, but as yet the 
place of publication of this name has not been found. 
32978. Astragalus kadshorensis Bunge. 
Distribution. — Slopes of the mountains in the Tiflis region of southeastern 
Russia. 
32979. Astragalus microcephalus Willd. 
Distribution. — On the slopes of the mountains in the northeastern part of Asia 
Minor and the southeastern part of Russia. 
32980. Astragalus uraniolimxeus Boiss. 
Distribution. — On the mountains in Armenia. 
32981. Celtis caucasica Willd. 
See No. 30575 for previous introduction. 
32982. Cornus australis Meyer. 
See No. 30570 for distribution of this species. 
32983. Daphne oleoides Schreber. 
Distribution. — A shrub found on the subalpine mountain slopes in southern 
Europe, extending from Spain through Italy, Greece, and Turkey to Asia 
Minor and Syria, and in Algeria. 
32984. Elaeagnus angustifolia L. Oleaster. 
See No. 31822 for description. 
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