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PAS P ALUM MARGINATUM. (Poaceae.) 32116. Seeds from 
Bultenzorg, Java. "The best lawn grass at Buitenzorg . and 
will grow In dense shade." (Piper.) For distribution later. 
PASSIFLORA SP. ( Passif loraceae . ) 32127. Seeds of a pas- 
sion fruit from Singapore. "Fruit yellow, ovoid, two inches 
long. Pulp subacid, seedy. Bought in the market at Singa- 
pore." (Piper.) For distribution later. 
POLYTRIAS AMAURA. (Poaceae.) 32111. Seeds from Batavia, 
Java. "The common lawn and pasture grass of Java at low alti- 
tudes. Makes a good lawn. Horses as well as cattle eat it 
readily and seem to thrive upon it. Introduced in the 
Philippines where it is spreading." (Piper.) For distribution 
later. 
PTEROCARPUS SP. (Fabaceae.) 32121. Seeds from Singapore. 
"A beautiful shade tree.' Elm-like in form, but with drooping 
branches. Abundantly planted in the Malay Peninsula, but 
according to Mr. Ridley, not native. Said to differ from the 
true P. indicus in having larger pods." (Piper.) For dis- 
tribution later. 
RUBUS SPP. (Rosaceae.) 32101, 32130-131. Seeds of rasp- 
berries from Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon, and Garoet, Java, respec- 
tively. Three species, the first pink-flowered with red to- 
mentose fruits of good flavor, the others salmon yellow, and 
red, sub-acid, and of fair quality. For distribution later. 
SPONDIAS SP. (Anacardiaceae . ) 32110. Seeds of the we 
fruit from Colombo, Ceylon. "Fruit smooth, oval, the size of 
a large hen's egg, each containing one stone. Flesh firm, 
yellowish, subacid, pleasant to taste, odor of pineapple. 
Bought in the market at Colombo." (Piper.) For distribution 
later. 
SYNTHERISMA SP. (Poaceae.) 32117. Seeds from Batavia, 
Java. "A lawn grass much like St. Augustine, but hardly as 
good. Collected in shady ground." (Piper.) For distribution 
later. 
TRITI CUM DURUM. ' (Poaceae.) 32156-157. Seeds of durum 
wheat from Bezenshook, Samara Govt., Russia. "A large-grained 
uncommon summer variety of durum wheat, apparently originat- 
ing in these regions," and "a new and valuable winter variety 
of black-bearded durum wheat having very long open ears, and 
proving extremely hardy, having survived snowless winters, 
where other winter wheats were either killed out or severely 
injured." (Meyer's introductions.) For distribution later. 
