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ANNONA RETICULATA. ( Annonaceae . ) 32083. Cuttings of the 
"bullock's heart from Cairns, North Queensland... Presented "by 
Prof. Charles E. Wood, manager, Kamerunga State Nursery, 
Cairns '. Introduced for the work of this Office in bringing 
together all the improved varieties of this genus for trial. 
For distribution later. 
ANNONA SQUAMOSA. (Annonaceae.) .32044-046. Seeds of the 
sugar-apple from Brazil. Presented "by Mr. Welman Bradford, 
Crowley, Louisiana. "Fruta de conde. This is known as. the 
Princess fruit; there is another variety called the Prince. 
In my estimation it is the best fruit that ever grew. The 
largest plants I have noticed are about twelve feet high, and 
the largest fruit about five inches in diameter." (Bradford.) 
For distribution later. 
ASPARAGUS SP. ( Convallariaceae . ) 32091. Seeds of 
asparagus from the Caucasus. Presented by Mr. A. Schelkowni- 
kow, Chaldan Station, the Caucasus, at the request of 
Mr. Frank N. Meyer, agricultural explorer. A large asparagus 
which so impressed Mr. Meyer that he made a special effort to 
have seeds secured for the work now being undertaken in 
breeding rust-resistant forms, and also improved forms for 
the use of florists. For distribution later. 
ASPARAGUS SPP. (Convallariaceae.) 32080-081. Seeds of 
asparagus from Jeolikote, United Provinces, India. Presented 
by Mr. Norman Gill, superintendent, Kumaun Government Gar- 
dens. 1 Asparagus curillus, a barbed form, and Asparagus fili- 
cinus, without barbs, the latter especially introduced as a 
great improvement over the ordinary A. plumosus for florists* 
use, being much hardier and handsomer and of a different 
type. For distribution later. 
CALLITRIS RHOMBOIDEA. (Pinaceae.) 32071. Seeds of 
Tasmanian cypress pine from Tasmania. Presented to the Forest 
Service by Mr. L. A. Evans, Hobart, and to this Office by 
Mr. Raphael Zon, Chief of Silvics, Forest Service . "The tree 
is confined mainly to the coast, where it does well on poor 
soils. It seems to have a slow growth, but in time reaches a 
height of one hundred feet and a diameter of about two and 
one half feet. In spite of the fact that it is chiefly a warm 
climate tree, it also thrives in some of the colder parts of 
Tasmania where there is considerable frost. It has a plain, 
whitish wood, without figure, and with little difference in 
color between the sapwood and the heartwood. Its grain is 
hard and close and the wood is exceedingly durable. It Is 
largely used for piles, telegraph poles, and in general con- 
