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clean them of chaff and dirt. They are then stored in sacks 
or simply piled in a dry place on a floor. The aromatic odor 
in one of these storehouses is so strong that it is almost 
impossible to enter when the door is first opened. Cumin seed 
will keep more than a year but buyers always prefer the new 
crop because the fresh seed are more aromatic. In the trade 
here, the middleman system prevails. A contract is made by 
the farmer that the seed is 97 per cent pure, that is, that 
they contain not more than 3 per cent of foreign matter. The 
commission merchant pays about $9.00 per 175 pounds." (Laing.) 
For distribution later. 
ERYTHRINA POEPPIGIANA. (Fabaceae.) 33675. Seeds of 
"bucare" from Porto Rico. Presented by Mr. S. M. Tracy, 
special agent of this Department, Biloxi, Miss. "Also known 
as 'palo de boyo. ' A leguminous tree of 15 to 20 meters beset 
with short conical spines; flowers red. Cultivated as a shade 
tree for coffee and reported from numerous localities in Porto 
Rico. It is a native of the lower Andes of Peru." (Cook and 
Collins, Economic plants of Porto Rico.) For distribution 
later. 
EUGENIA SP. (Myrtaceae.) 33705. Seeds of "temu" from 
Chile. Procured through Mr. Jose D. Husbands, Limavida, 
Chile. "This is the first 'temu' I have found giving fruit. I 
consider this an extra valuable find. The fruit is perfectly 
round, black, glossy, with a good quantity of juicy, wine- 
colored flesh. The flavor is aromatic and agreeable, some- 
thing like wintergreen berries. It has no sort of repugnance. 
Its size for each tree is the same, that is, all the fruit on 
a tree is exactly alike, no large and no small ones. Some 
trees bear fruit a trifle larger than others, the smallest 
size being f of an inch in diameter, the largest | of an inch. 
Each berry has but one seed which readily separates from the 
flesh. It is prolific to excess, the tree being black with 
fruit. The glossy leaves are fragrant and evergreen, falling 
only after the new ones are formed. In bloom the tree is 
charmingly white with a mass of delightfully fragrant flowers 
which perfume the adjacent air for a distance. The natural 
tree growth and form leaves nothing to be desired. Without 
any kind of improvements this may be added to your list of 
cultivated fruits. For breeding ' purposes it has great possi- 
bilities." (Husbands.) For distribution later. 
HETEROPHRAGMA ADENOPHYLLUM. ( Bignoniaceae . ) 33547. Seed 
from Seharanpur, India. Presented by A. C. Hartless, Esq., at 
the request of Mr. C. V. Piper. "A large tree with handsome 
leaves and large yellow flowers. Used as an avenue tree." 
(Piper.) For distribution later. 
