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ECHIUM BOURGEANUM. (Borraginaceae . ) 34258. Seeds from 
Teneriffe, Canary Islands. Presented by Dr. George V. Perez, 
Puerto Orotava. "A very striking Teneriffe alpine plant grow- 
ing at the Canadas on its rocky walls at an elevation above 
sea level of between 8000 and 9000 feet. It throws up in the 
second year a single thyrse of beautiful pink flowers. I have 
just had one in flower 3£ meters high(ll feet, eight inches.) 
It may turn out to be a valuable fodder plant in southern 
California, as goats are very fond of it. Its rosette of 
leaves is more than a yard across." (Perez.) For distribu- 
tion later. 
ECHIUM CANDICANS x SIMPLEX. (Borraginaceae.) 34259. 
Seeds from Teneriffe, Canary Islands. Presented by Dr. George 
V. Perez, Puerto Orotava. "A new hybrid obtained this year by 
the writer. The thyrse is light blue. It is a beautiful 
plant." (Perez.) For distribution later. 
ENTEROLOBIUM C0NT0RTISILIQUUM. (Mimosaceae . ) 33955. 
Seeds of the tlmbo from Buenos Aires. Presented by Dr. Carlos 
Thays, Director, Botanic Garden. "A large leguminous timber 
tree, found in Paraguay. It is often planted as a street 
tree, the wood is much used in carpentry, and the fruits, 
called 'orejas de negro,' are used to remove spots from lin- 
en." (Venturi, Trees of Argentina.) For distribution later. 
EUCHLAENA MEXICANA. (Poaceae.) 34257. Seeds of teosin- 
te from Durango, Mexico. Presented by Mr. T. C. Hamm, Ameri- 
can consul, who obtained it from Dr. H. W. Jackson. "The 
plant known as teosinte or asese which is supposed to be the 
antecedent of common maize grows in some parts of the State of 
Durango. The plant occurs in a wild state, only one attempt 
so far as I have been able to learn having been made to- culti- 
vate it. Two or three years ago a Mexican ranchman gathered a 
quantity of the seed which he planted as a forage crop, with 
most excellent results. The plant flowers In the month of 
July and matures in November. The height attained by the 
plant varies greatly according to soil, climatic conditions, 
etc., the full grown plant running from about fifty to seven- 
ty five inches in height in this state. The teosinte closely 
resembles the common maize in its earlier stages, but becomes 
much more bushy as it develops, due to the large number of 
suckers thrown out by the parent stalk. The leaf is very simi- 
lar to that of the maize in all stages of its development. A 
single stalk of teosinte will have from ten to fifteen ears, 
which, unless the teosinte has mixed with maize, have practice 
ally no cob or core. The reason why little or no use is made 
of this valuable plant is that when planted near corn it read- 
