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ACANTHOPHOENIX SPP. ( Phoenl caceae . ) 34725-726. Seeds of 
palms from Port Louis, Mauritius. Presented by Mr. G. Regnard. 
Prickly palms, orie of which, A. rubra, Is said to have proved 
hardy in Florida, and to grow to a height of 60 feet. The up- 
per rings of the stem are bright red. For distribution later. 
ANTIDESMA BUNIUS . ( Euphorbi aceae . ) 34691. Seeds of the 
bignay from Manila, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. 0. 
W. Barrett, Chief, Division of Horticulture, Bureau of Agri- 
culture. "A small handsome tree, dioecious, with simple, dark 
green, leathery leaves. The fruit is small, dark red, sweet, 
subacid in flavor, and produced in long racemes like the cur- 
rant, and may be eaten raw or made into jelly." (Barrett.) 
For distribution later. 
ANTIDESMA NITIDUM. ( Euphorbiaceae . ) 34695. Seeds from 
Los Banos, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. C. F. Baker, 
College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines. "One of 
the finest local shrubs, of good shape and covered with great 
numbers of pendant clusters of small berries which are long, 
bright red, finally black, and which are edible. This should 
make an important addition to ornamental shrubs for warm 
countries." (Baker.) For distribution later. 
ARCHONTOPHOENIX ALEXANDRAE . (Phoenicaceae . ) 34738. Seeds 
of the Alexandra palm received from Lawang, Java. Presented 
by M. Buysmann. "The wood of this Queensland palm is beauti- 
fully marked, and is much in favor for walking sticks, the 
outer portion being cut into suitable thickness for this pur- 
pose. It grows to a height of 70 or 80 feet." (Maiden, 
Useful native plants of Australia.) For distribution later. 
ARGANIA SPINOSA. ( Sapotaceae . ) 34667. Seeds of the 
argan from Tangier, Morocco. Presented by Mr. Maxwell Blake, 
American-Consul General. "The argan is a small tree with the 
appearance of the olive, and rarely exceeding 5 meters in 
height. Its young shoots are spiny and its leaves persistant. 
Its fruit is an ovoid drupe, greenish yellow, containing 
generally one but sometimes from 1 to 4, seeds, with a white 
kernel which yields 51.25 percent of a non-drying sweet oil, 
very much esteemed by the inhabitants of Morocco. The produc- 
tion of argan oil, in good years, according to M. Gentll, 
amounts to about 7,500,000 pounds, almost entirely used 
locally." (Capus and Bois, Produits Coloniaux.) For distri- 
bution later. 
