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LATHYRUS SPP. (Fabaceae.) 32190, 32192-193. Seeds of 
three species of wild peas from Tomsk, Siberia. For trial as 
forage crops In the cooler portions of the United States. 
(Meyer's Introductions.) For distribution later. 
MANGIFERA INDICA. ( Anacardiaceae . ) 32256. Cuttings 
of a mango from Chiloane Island, Portuguese East Africa. 
Presented by Mr. R. H. B. Dickinson, assistant director of 
agriculture, Beira. "Cuttings taken from a tree said to be 
50 or 60 years old, growing near a small Mahommedan mosque. 
It bears large fruits which may be expected to ripen In 
January." (Dickinson.) This may possibly be the Lathrop 
mango described under Numbers 9486 and 9669, as it was 
secured in a situation similar to the reputed source of that 
fine variety. For distribution later. 
NEOGLAZIOVIA C0NC0L0R. (Bromeliaceae . ) 32261. Plants 
of makimbira from Bahia, Brazil. Presented by Mr. Omar E. 
Mueller, American vice consul. For distribution later. 
NEOGLAZIOVIA VARIEGATA. (Bromeliaceae.) 32260. Plants 
of the caroa from Bahia, Brazil. Presented by Mr. Omar E. 
Mueller, American vice consul. This species and the closely 
related preceding one occur throughout the arid districts 
along the Rio Sao Francisco, in a climate said to resemble 
that of our arid southwest. "Mr. Tennant Lee, who saw 2000 
acres of these plants in a wild state, and who tested 
their fiber, says this is one of the finest fibers ever 
brought into the United States. Ropes made of it. will stand 
salt water longer than manila hemp; it is 28 per cent strong- 
er than manila, yields a larger per cent of fiber than the 
abaca, and the waste is suitable for paper making." (Fair- 
child.) For distribution later. 
ONOBRYCHIS VULGARIS. (Fabaceae.) 32182-183. Seeds 
of the wild Siberian esparsette from Siberia. For trial as a 
forage plant in the semi-arid regions, where ordinary alfalfa 
gets winterkilled. (Meyer's Introductions.) For distribu- 
tion later. 
PERSEA PITTIERI. (Lauraceae.) 32172. Seeds of an 
avocado from San Jose, Costa Rica. Presented by Mr. Carlos 
Werckl6. "A very early variety, but rather poor. Good quali- 
ty, little flesh." (Werckle.) For distribution later. 
PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA. ( Phoenicaceae . ) 32327. Date 
seeds from Cairo, Egypt. Presented by Dr. Gustav Elsen, San 
Francisco, Calif. "'Zagloul.' The very best date that I .have 
eaten anywhere. It is very large, in fact the largest date 
