76 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 
33119. Aeschynomene elaphroxylon (Guill. and Perr.) Taubert. 
Ambach. 
From Lawang, Java. Presented by Mr. M. Buysman, Botanic Garden. Received 
March 16, 1912. 
"This is a Senegambian plant, much cultivated in several parts of Africa and also 
in Egypt. The only use is that of the wood, which is light and perhaps might be taken 
as a surrogate for cork. The- stem gets very thick with age, but the height is moderate." 
(Buysman.) 
Distribution. — A leguminous, spiny shrub up to 20 feet high, with large orange- 
colored flowers, growing in or near water on the west coast of Africa in Upper Guinea 
and Lower Guinea, and from the valley of the White Nile to the Mozambique district 
on the east coast. 
33120. Fraxinus ornus L. Ash. 
From Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. Purchased from Mr. Conyers B. Fleu, jr. 
Received March 18, 1912. 
This seed was procured for experimental purposes in the semiarid regions of the 
United States. 
33121 to 33126. Zea mays L. Corn. 
From Ecuador. Presented by Mr. Edward Harold Pound, Washington, D. 0. 
Received March 16, 1912. 
Seeds of the following: 
33121 to 33124. From Chillo-Ordofiez, Quito, Ecuador. 
33125 and 33126. From Hidalgo hacienda, Tumbaco, near Quito, Ecuador. 
33127 to 33132. Carica papaya L. Papaya. 
From Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by the Director, Botanic Gardens. Received 
March 18, 1912. 
"Seed of different varieties of papayas, producing fruits of various shape and outline. 
The quality is good and there is but little difference between them." (The Director.) 
33135. Salix fragilis L. 
(<? var. pendula.) 
From Algeria. Presented by Dr. L. Trabut, Algiers. Received March 19, 1912. 
"An Algerian ornamental." (Trabut.) 
33136. Gossypium obtusifolium Roxb. Cotton. 
From Algeria. Presented by Dr. L. Trabut, Algiers. Received March 19, 
1912. 
"Variety africanum. Perennial cultivated in the oasis. The very mediocre cotton 
is used by the natives to mix with wool. Oasis Insalah, The Djerid." ( Trabut.) 
33137. Chaetochloa costata (Roxb.) Skeels. 
From Sibpur, near Calcutta, India. Presented by Maj. A. T. Gage, Superintend- 
ent, Royal Botanic Garden. Received March 19, 1912. 
See No. 32399 for previous introduction. 
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