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Islands. It has larger leaves than the common Buxus. 
"Bignonia tweediam. This handsome climber is remark- 
able for the fishhook-like tendrils which cling most 
tenaciously to any object. It is said to have hand- 
some, large yellow flowers and appears to be very sat- 
isfactory for covering walls. 
"Platanus. Dr. Trabut says that the plane tree 
commonly grown in Algeria and southern France is a 
hybrid of P. orientalis with P. oecidentalis. The trees cer- 
tainly show a great deal of variation and forms can 
be seen which resemble either of the supposed par- 
ents. Dr. Trabut says that the tree is easily prop- 
agated by cuttings. 
"Gingko. Dr. Trabut says that this tree is easily 
grafted, which I had not known to be the case. 
"Grape hybrids. At the Viticultural Station at 
Rouiba we saw a great number of hybrids between Euro- 
pean and American grapes, Vitis Berlandieri being the Amer- 
ican parent which gives the most satisfactory hybrids 
for Algerian conditions. Dr. Trabut says that there 
is a high positive correlation between round and un- 
lobed leaves with resistance to drought and to calca- 
reous soils. 
"Grapes. Dr. Trabut has some very interesting va- 
rieties from the Kabyle mountain region in his col- 
lection. One variety which we tasted, known as 'Amo- 
krane ' , is a large white grape somewhat softer than 
the 'Flame Tokay' (which Dr . Trabut believes to be also 
of Kabyle origin) but firm enough to ship well. It 
has more flavor than the 'Flame Tokay' and is moderate- 
ly sweet and very refreshing. Dr. Trabut says that 
the variety known as 'St. Jeannet', grown In the Alpes 
Maritimes in France, is similar but superior to the 
'Amokrane'. He says that all Kabyle grapes being grown 
from seed must be selected carefully for reproduction, 
inferior strains being often included under the same 
name as good ones . 
"Walnut. Native Kabyle races of the Persian wal- 
nut (J. regia) do very well at Algiers, while French 
varieties do not. The latter succeed best on </. nigra 
stock. 
"Kabyle varieties of grapes and walnuts are usu- 
ally grown from the seed and, according to Dr. Trabut, 
are much more likely to come true from seed than Euro- 
pean varieties which are vegetatively propagated. 
"Artichoke. Dr. Trabut has a very interesting series 
of artichoke seedlings and hybrids in his experiment- 
al garden at Maison Carree, some of the forms having 
