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TRI FOLIUM SUAVEOLENS. 24548. An annual clover grown exten- 
sively in Persia, also cultivated in India. Two to three 
cuttings are obtained in one season from this plant. 
VICIA CRACCA. 24462. A perennial vetch, indigenous to the 
temperate zone in both hemispheres. In Norway it extends 
to latitude 71° 10 1 . An excellent fodder plant for peren- 
nial meadows and pastures; particularly adapted to moist 
lands. This seed was gathered in the Tomsk Province, 
Western Siberia. 
BOEHMERIA NIVEA. 26842. A perennial fiber plant, indigenous 
to Southern Asia, which furnishes a very strong and beauti- 
ful fiber. Under irrigation, four crops per year may be 
cut from the plant in California, and in Assam even six 
annual crops are obtained. The fiber is sometimes 6 feet 
long. The product from one acre has been estimated at 2 
tons of fiber. The fiber is stong, durable and glossy, and 
of silky appearance, enduring wear to an extraordinary 
extent. The leaves serve as food for silk worms. 
ACACIA LONGIFOLIA. 26304. A shrub or small tree, indigenous 
to Australia and used as a street tree in California. The 
plant is of rapid growth and is serviceable in binding loose 
coast-sand, the lower branches striking root in the soil. 
This seed was collected in Chile. 
AKEBIA LOBATA. 26424. A climber indigenous to Japan, grown 
for its ornamental value and its large sweet fruits. Baskets 
are sometimes made in Japan from the vine of this plant. 
ALBIZZIA MOLUCCANA. 25785. A tree native to the Moluccas 
with large compound leaves. The flowers are ornamental. 
ALEURITES FORDII. 27518. A tree indigenous to Southeastern 
China. Seeds are the source of the tung oil, a valuable 
drying oil that is imported in increasing quantities from 
China, reaching a figure of 2,000,000 gallons in 1907. 
The tree attains a height of 20 to 40 feet and very orna- 
mental. The Chinese have innumerable vises for the tung 
oil, chief of which may be mentioned its use in the preser- 
vation of wood, in waterproofing cloth, in the manufacture 
of oil paper, putty, etc. 
ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS. 26453. Native to a large part of Europe, 
Asia and Africa. A tall perennial herb with handsome flowers, 
the root and foliage of which are used for medicinal purposes. 
The plant succeeds best on damp, somewhat saline soil. 
