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GARDENIA THUNBERGIA. (Rubiaceae.) 34167. Seeds from 
Durban, Natal. Presented by Dr. J. Medley Wood, Director, 
Durban Botanic Gardens. "A small much branched tree, eight 
to fifteen feet high, with smooth, white, unarmed stem up to 
nine inches in diameter. Leaves very variable. Plowers termi- 
nal, solitary, strongly scented, large, white and attractive. 
Fruit woody, very hard, oval or oblong, two to four inches 
long, two inches in diameter, many seeded, remaining on the 
trees for several years, increasing in size with age, and 
finally either smooth or roughened but usually White. The 
strongly scented white flower makes this a favorite garden 
flowering tree, and it is also used as a stock for grafting 
the double Gardenia florida upon. The wood is hard, heavy and 
strong, and used for making tools, etc." (Sim, Forest Flora 
of Cape Colony.) For distribution later. 
GOSSYPIUM SPP. (Malvaceae.) 34184-194. Seeds of cot- 
tons from Manila, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. M. M. 
Saleeby, Bureau of Agriculture. Eleven varieties of Philip- 
pine cottons sent in in response to requests for native varie- 
ties, all for use in breeding work. For dlstributidn later. 
GREWIA AS I ATI CA. (Tiliaceae.) 34181. Seeds from Saff, 
Egypt. Presented by Mr. Alfred Bircher, the Middle Egypt Bo- 
tanic Gardens. A soft-wooded shrub or small tree producing a 
bast fiber much used in rope making. For distribution later. 
HYPHAENE SP. (Phoenlcaceae . ) 34219. Seeds of the doum 
palm from Hamburg, Germany. Presented by Mr. Robert P. Skin- 
ner, American consul-general. Seeds Imported to determine the 
possibility of securing large quantities of good quality doum 
palm seeds through the German importers of this seed for use 
In button-making. Immense quantities of seeds are imported 
through Hamburg to supply the button manufacturers of Germany 
with a cheap substitute for the vegetable ivory produced by 
the nuts of Phytelephas species. For distribution later. 
JUGLANS NIGRA. ( Juglandaceae . ) 34254. Walnuts from 
Sucre, Bolivia. Presented by Mr. Ernest F. Moore, British 
vice-consul. "Variety boliviensis. These are from the same 
species of walnut that grows in tropical Santa Cruz but were 
taken from higher altitude, approximately 7500 feet and not 
more than one hundred miles from Sucre." (Moore.) For dis- 
tribution later. 
JUNIPERUS SPP. (Pinaceae.) 34140-145. Seeds of juni- 
pers from Novospassko, Russia. Presented by Mr. A. D. Voel- 
kov. Six species of juniper from Turkestan and Russia, some 
