NEW PLANT IMMIGRANTS . 
•AGAVE SPP. (Amaryllidaceae. ) 2833^-326. Prom Tampico, 
Mexico. Purchased from Mr. Mordelo L.. Vicent. "Piter- 
producing agaves. Leaves 4 to 5 feet long, with reddish '• 
marginal spines. They yield the first crop of leaves for 
fiber 3 to 5 years after planting, and annual or semi- 
annual crops thereafter for 3 to 5 years . The fiber is 
similar to the sisal of commerce and may he used for the 
same purposes. Like all of the agaves cultivated for the 
production of fiher, the;* require a clima-te nractically 
free from frost." (Dewey.) No. 28325. AGAVE LESPINASSEI. 
Var. Vincent. "This variety, developed on the Island of 
Juana Ramirez, is regarded as one of the "best of the half 
dozen different kinds of zapupe cultivated in that region." 
(Dewey.) No. 28326. AGAVE ZAPUPE. "Estopier. Cultivated 
most extensively in the vicinity of Tuxpam, Veracruz, where 
it is called 'zapupe azul ' , "because of its bluish leaves. 
This variety has been improved somewhat by cultivation." 
(Dewey.) Por distribution later. 
ANDROPOOON KURICATUS. (Poaceae. ) 28351. discus grass from 
Peradeniya, Ceylon. Presented by Mr. M. Eel way Bamber. 
"This grass has been introduced into Louisiana where it has 
become spontaneous. The rhizome is vary aromatic. In India 
the whole plant is used in making the broad, fan screens 
which, when kept wet and placed in a current of air, cool 
and. perfume the heated air. When laid among clothing, the 
rhizome keeps it free from insects. It is also used in 
perfumery." (Hackel : True Grasses: p. 61.) Por distri- 
bution later. 
CATHA EPULIS. (Celastraceae . ) 28327. Prom Edinburgh, Scot- 
land. Presented by the Royal Botanic Garden. "Kiat is a 
small tree reaching a height of 10 to 15 feet. It grows in 
good red soil and. preferably on hills,' as in Arabia. The 
natives masticate the new and. tender leaves of the tree as 
a narcotic. They do not smoke it like opium." (Gerolimato . ) 
Por distribution later. 
OOMERETUM API CULATUM . ( Combretaceae . ) 28342. Prom Komatie- 
poort, Transvaal, South Africa. Presented, by Prof. J. 
Burtt-Davy . "Seed collected by me at an altitude of 600 
feet. The clinmte is almost tropical, the Tamarind being 
