grown there. I am not aware that this Combretum has any- 
economic value but it is ornamental; it would "be of in- 
terest in a tree collection in Florida, Louisiana or 
Southern California." (Davy.) For distribution later. 
GROT ALAR I A MADURESE I S . (Fabaceae.) 28344. From Poena, 
Bombay, India,. Presented by Mr. P. S. Kanetkar, Director, 
Empress Botanic Gardens. "A copiously branched undershrub, 
attaining 4 feet in height, with short-petioled leaves and 
panicles of bright yellow flowers produced in great pro- 
fusion at the beginning of -January. It thrives in any fair 
garden soil and is propagated by seed." (Extract from 
Woodrow's Gardening in India, p. 277.) Introduced for ex- 
perimental growing as a cover crop, for breeding purposes 
and as an ornamental in our Southern States. For immediate 
distribution. 
CROTALARIA MADURMSIS. (Fabaceae.) 28358. FromSibpur, 
Calcutta, India. Presented by Maj . A. T. Gage. For im- 
mediate distribution. 
DIOSPYROS SP. (Diospyraceae. ) 28343. From Sydney, New South 
Wales. Presented by Prof. J. H. Maiden. "A large shrub or 
tree, 20 to 40 or even 100 feet high; trunk sometimes 2 feet 
in diameter. Flowers dioecious. Fruit globular or ovoid, 
edible; ultimately 1-celled and 1-seeded. Slender growing 
tree with elongated trunk and elegant, rigid foliage-. Wood 
close, very tough and firm." (Hiern in Trans. Canto . Philos. 
Soc, v. 12, p. 246.) For distribution later. 
DIOSPYROS DISCOLOR. (Diospyraceae.) 28351. From Buitenzorg, 
Java. Presented by the Director of Agriculture. See No. 
26112 for description. For distribution later. 
DIOSPYROS E3EMUM. (Diospyraceae.) 28352. From Baroda, Madras 
Presidency, India.. Presented by Mr. B. S. Cavanagh, Super- 
intendent, State Gardens. "This tree yields the best kind 
of ebony, generally jet black, • but sometimes streaked with 
yellow or brown; it is very heavy, close and even gradned, 
and takes a high polish. The sap-wood is white, hard, 
close-grained and strong, but not durable; it is used by the 
natives for various purposes." (Bedd. : Fl . Sylx^at. 1:65.) 
For distribution later. 
ELAEAGNUS ANGUS T I FOLIA. (Elaeagnaceae . ) 27541. From Mamouret- . 
ul-Aziz (Harput), Turkey. Presented by Mr. W. W. Masterson, 
American Consul. "These are cuttings of the smaller kind of 
•date 1 which seems to be more inclined to bush and spread than 
