Four varieties of mango as follows: Badsha, Fernandez, 
Gudbeli and P'ote (?). For distri"bution later. 
MELINIS MINUTIFLORA. (Pcaceae.) 28767-768. From Sao Paulo, 
Brazil. Purchased from Mr. H. M. Lane, Mackenzie College. 
"One of the best forage grasses of this section. It grows 
well on poor ground and will stand long periods of drought. 
It also makes good hay." (Lane.) For distribution later. 
PARSONIA PADDISONII. ( Apocynaceae . ) 28766. From Sydney, New 
South Wales. Presented by the Curator, Department of Public 
Instruction. "A glabrous wood climber. The stem is about one 
inch in diameter, a foot or so above the ground, the bark being 
quite corky in nature. Stock are very fond of the leaves, so 
that this should be ranked as a fodder plant. My attention was. 
first drawn to it by Mr. A. Paddison of New Angledool, who sent 
for identification, a large tuber or 'yam' weighing about ten 
pounds, stating that similar yams were eaten by both settlers 
and aborigines. The interior is composed of a whitish sub- 
stance, the chemical analysis of which shows only 4£ per cent 
of carbonaceous principles. It tastes very much like a turnip, 
both in the raw and cooked condition. The color and consist- 
ency of the largest specimens resemble those of the common 
mangel-wurzel. n (R. T. Baker.) "A vine generally found grow-* 
ing at the foot of, and twisting itself around some small tree* 
and that tree in nine cases out of ten a 'wilga' (Geijera par- 
viflora). The top 'yam 1 of the plant we dug was 4 inches from 
the surface, and the deepest that we could find was 21 inches 
from the surface. We dug up all that we could find, carried 
them home and weighed each one separately, 29 yams in all. The 
total weight was 101^ lbs., the largest one weighing 12^ lbs." 
(A. Paddison.) For distribution later. 
PHASEOLUS MAX. (Fabaceae.) 28765. Woolly Pyrol from Port-of- 
Spain, Trinidad. Presented by the Assistant Secretary of the 
Board of Agriculture, at the request of Mr. R. B. Dickson. 
For distribution later. 
PRUNUS ARMENIACA. (Amygdalaceae . ) 28745. From Harput, Turkey. 
Presented by Mr. Wm. W. Masterson, American Consul, H An un- 
usually fine tasting fruit that might be called a 'plumoot 1 . 
It was about the size of a green-gage plum, of a light yellow 
color and had a decided apricot flavor, indicating that it was 
a hybrid between the plum and apricot.* (Masterson.) For dis- 
tribution later. 
SALIX EUMBOLDTIANA . (Salicaceae . ) 28709. From Limavlda, Chile-" 
Presented by Mr. J. D. Husbands. B A Chilean willow that grows 
