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NO Jt 57 . 
BULLETIN OF FOREIGN PLANT%iNTRODU(?fTO: 
February 1 to 14, 1911. 
NEW PLANT IMMIGRANTS. 
(NOTE: Application for material listed in this "bulletin 
may be made at any time to this. Office. As they are received 
they are filed and when the material is ready for distribution 
it is distributed to those on the list of applicants who can 
show that they are prepared to care for it, as well as to others 
selected because of their special fitness to experiment with the 
particular plants imported. ) 
i ALOCASIA SPP. (Araceae.) 29519-520*. "Tubers of Alocasia 
from Paramaribo, Surinam. Presented by Mr. P. J. S. Cramer, 
Director of Agriculture. Nc. 29519. "Egg. Corms and tubers 
nonacrid. Flesh yellow with whitish layer next to the skin. 
When cooked the yellow flesh resembles the yolk of a hard-boiled 
egg and has also a slightly similar taste. Flavor fair." 
(R. A, Young.) No. 29520. "Abo. Corms and tubers nonacrid; 
flesh yellow. This variety is too coarse in texture and flavor 
for table use. It can be used for stock food." (R. A. Young.) 
For distribution later. 
ANDROPOGON CITRATUS. (Poaceae.) 29535. Plants of lemon 
grass from Heneratgoda, Ceylon. Presented by Messrs. J, P. 
William & Bros, Imported, together with the following intro- 
duction, for the work of the Office of Drug Plant Investigations 
in cultivating these oil-grasses. For distribution later. 
ANDROPOGON NARDUS. (Poaceae.) 29536. Plants of citronella 
grass from Heneratgoda, Ceylon. Presented by Messrs. J. P. 
William & Bros, For distribution later. 
ATALANTIA GLAUCA. (Rutaceae.) 29537. Seeds of the desert 
kumquat from Wellington Point, near Brisbane, Queensland. Pre- 
sented by Mr, James Pink. "This is one of the most interesting 
of all citrus fruits and one which, curiously enough, has never 
yet received adequate attention from botanists or horticultur- 
ists. It was first mentioned by Leichardt, the German explorer, 
to whom we owe much of our knowledge concerning. the interior of 
the deserts of northeastern Australia. It is a shrub or small 
tree from 12 to 15 feet high, with a trunk 2 to 6 inches in di- 
ameter. It has small but thick, leathery leaves of gray-green 
color and one is struck by the scantiness of the foliage. The 
flowers are small and the fruits about a half inch in diameter. 
An agreeable beverage is made from the acid juice and a fair 
