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meat. The Chinese eat them raw too. Kwai Lam, the capital 
of Kwcng Sai is famous for a variety of Ma tai, and these 
come from that country." (Groff . ) For distribution later. 
SALIX SPP. (Salicaceae. ) 30144-146, 30151. Cuttings of 
willows from Chinese Turkestan. Three of these are recommend- 
ed for windbreaks and ornamental trees in the irrigated re- 
gions, while another, found at an elevation of 6000 feet, is 
recommended for the northern sections of the country. (Mey- 
er's introductions.) For distribution later. 
STRYCHNOS SP. (Loganiaceae . ) 30366. Seeds of an edi- 
ble strychnos from Amani, German East Africa. Presented by 
the Director of the Biologisch-Landwirtschaf tliche Institute. 
Introduced for trial compared with the other edible fruited 
species of the genus, some of which will probably prove ex- 
cellent shippers. For distribution later. 
THAUMATOCOCCUS DANIELLI . (Marantaceae . ) 30215. SeSds 
from Aburi, Gold Coast, West Africa. Presented by Mr. A. R, 
Gould, curator, Botanic Gardens, through Mr. W. T. D. Tua- 
hope, Director of Agriculture. "Said to be a very common 
plant on the Ivory Coast in virgin forests and on the sites 
of old plantations established in the forests. The white part 
of the arilla is extremely sweet, with a taste of licorice or 
saccharin. The gelatin (or mucilage) which surrounds the 
seed, swells up in water and forms a great mass of gelatin 
with the black seed in the middle, which gives it the appear- 
ance of frog eggs. " (Journal de Botanique . ) "Ho use is made 
of the seeds in this Colony, but the leaves are extensively 
used in packing fresh Kola nuts to prevent them from drying." 
(Tuahope.) For distribution later. 
TRIFOLIUM SPP. (Fabaceae.) 30100-102, 30109. Seeds of 
clovers from Haifa, Palestine. Presented by Mr. Aaron Aaron- 
sohn, Director, Jewish Agricultural Experiment Station. 
30100. Trifolium pilulare. 30101. Trlfolium scabrum. 30102. 
Trifolium spumosum. 30109. Trifolium lappaceum. All intro- 
duced for the work of the Office of Forage Crop Investiga- 
tions. For distribution later. 
ULMUS SPP. (Ulmaceae.) 30152, 30364. Cuttings of elms 
from Kashgar, Chinese Turkestan. Both are shade trees, one 
the variety umbracul if era, with a dense head of foliage, aad 
standing drought and a fair amount of alkali, the other a 
flat headed spreading tree. (Meyer's introductions* ) For dis- 
tribution later. 
