NO. 48. 
BULLETIN 0? FOREIGN PLANT INTRODUCTIONS. 
September 16 to 30, 1910. 
NEW PLANT IMMIGRANTS. 
AMYGDALU9 COMMUNIS. (Rosaceae.) 28801-802. Seeds of two var- 
ieties of almond from Batoum, Caucasus, Russia. Said to have 
came originally from Persia. No. 28801, a very small almond, 
"but with thin shell and of good flavor. No. 28802/ a large 
almond with a very hard shell. (Meyer's introductions.) For 
distribution later. 
ARGANIA SIDEROXYLON. (Sapotaceae . ) 28783. Seeds from Tangier, 
■ Morocco. Procured by Mr. R. L. Sprague, American Consul. "A 
"spiny, small-leaved tree from Morocco, attaining a height of 
from 20 to 30 feet. The fruits, the size of an olive, are 
used for feeding stock. From the small kernels, after resting 
and grinding, an oil is extracted of an irritating and harsh 
taste, but which is used in Morocco for food and light. It 
makes good soap. It replaces the olive to a considerable ex- 
tent in the southwestern part of Morocco, where it is said to 
form forests." (W. T. Swingle.; For distribution later. 
ARISTOTELIA MACQ.UI. (Elaeocarpaceae . ) 28776. Seeds from Mr. 
Jose D. Husbands. Maqui bianco or white maqui. For distri- 
bution later. 
CANARIUM LUZONICUM. (Balsameaceae . ) 28810. Pili nut from Nueva 
Caceres, P. I. Presented by the Hon. P. M. Moir. "These nuts 
grow in the southern part of Luzon and nowhere else in the 
Philippines. The tree is quite large and fairly pretty. The 
nut is the richest in flavor of any nut I have ever eaten, 
and all the Americans in the Philippines think it the finest 
nut grown. When the nuts are roasted if you touch a lighted 
match to one it will burn like a lamp, it is so rich in oil." 
(Moir.) For distribution later. 
CITRUS SP. (Cucurbitaceae. ) 28786-787. Seeds from Bui tenzorg, 
Java. Presented by the Director, Department of Agriculture. 
No. 28786. Citrus aurantium var. macrocarpa. For distribu- 
tion later. 
CORCHORUS CAPSULARIS. (Tiliaceae.) 28784. Seeds from Shanghai, 
China. Presented by Mr. Nicolas Tsu. This is an annual 
shrub 8 to 15 feet high, native of India and largely grown 
there for the well known and widely used jute fiber. For 
distribution later. 
