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to "be used principally for fellies, axles and various wagon 
work. This tree grows in the Upper Bushveld, "below 4,000 feet 
altitude, with a rain fall of about 25 inches, falling in the 
summer months only; it grows in districts practically free 
from frost." (Davy.) For distribution later. 
PASSIFLORA SP. (Passifloraceae. ) 29360. Seed of passion fruit 
from Mexico. Presented "by Mr. Richard M. Stadden, Vice Consul, 
Manzanilla, Mexico. Introduced for the work of this Office in 
breeding passion fruit. Por distribution later. 
PERSIA AMERICANA. (Lauraceae.) 29363. Plants of the avocado 
grown at" the Plant Introduction Garden, Chico, California. . 
Avocados to be distributed in Southern California to test the 
hardiness of the southern type in that locality. Por immedi- 
ate distribution. 
PHOENIX DACTYLIPERA. (Phoenicaceae . ) 29391. Seeds of Menakher 
date from Tunis. Purchased from Mr. Martel, Deggache, Tunis. 
"The Menakher of the Tunisian Sahara is a variety later than 
the Deglet Noor, with large brown fruits which attain the 
length of the little finger. This sort is rare and much sought 
after in the Tunisian Sahara, where it sells for slightly more 
than the Deglet Nocr, which it surpasses in length by 50 per 
cent and to which it is by many considered superior in quality. 
The average yield of a Menakher palm is said to be 30 kilos or 
66 pounds, only half the yield of the Deglet Noor." (W. T. 
Swingle.) Por immediate distribution. See photograph. 
PISUM SATIVUM. (Pabaceae.) 29365-372. Seed of peas grown at 
Pullman, Washington, by Mr. Morgan W. Evans. Eight varieties 
of field peas grown from seedsmen's stock. Por distribution 
later. 
RAVENALA MADAG AS CAR I ENS I S . (Musaceae.) '29424. Prom Palm Beach, 
Florida. Presented by Mr. J. B. Donnelly, Palm Beach, Florida. 
The so-called traveller's tree is one of the most conspicuous 
semitropical plants. It grows to a height of from 20 to 30 
feet, and resembles the banana somewhat in its leaves. It has 
a palm-like trunk with large leaves, crowded in. two ranks so 
that the head has the form of a gigantic fan. Suitable for 
planting in semitropical sections. For distribution later. 
TRIFOLIUM SPP. (Fabaceae.) 29392-403. Seeds of twelve varieties 
of clover from Adis Ababa, Abyssinia. Presented by Mr. Guy R. 
Love, American Vice Consul-General . For distribution later. 
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