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Berberis atrocarpa (Berberidaceae) , 53629. Barberry. 
Prom Kew, England. Seeds presented by Sir David 
Prain, director, Royal Botanic Garden. An ornamen- 
tal shrub, 4 to 5 feet high, with leathery ever- 
green leaves, shining rich green above and yellow- 
ish green beneath. The shrub is native to western 
Szechwan and there is no other species in that sec- 
tion whichhas such jet-black, almost globose fruits. 
(Adapted from Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 
3, p. 437.) 
Bosuellia serrata (Balsameaceae ) , 53569. From Al- 
lahabad, United Provinces, India. Seeds collected 
by Dr. L. A. Kenoyer and Mr. Winfield Dudgeon, Ew- 
ing Christian College. "Collected near Manikpur, 
in the forests of the low Vindhya Mountains, April 
21, 1920." 
A large tree native to the mountains of India, 
with pinnate hairy leaves, racemes of small pink 
flowers, and smooth capsules the size of an olive. 
It yields a most ;:fragrant resin known as Indian 
olibanum and used as an ingredient in incense 
and various ointments. The rough, moderately hard 
timber is recommended for tea boxes, and is used 
for fuel, for making charcoal, and in the manu- 
facture of doors, bowls, etc. The tree enjoys a 
considerable immunity from being browsed or lopped 
for fodder owing to its resinous leaves, and has a 
great capability for withstanding forest fires. It 
is thus valuable in the reclothing of dry hills. 
(Adapted from Transactions of the Asiatic Society 
in Bengal, vol. 9, p.' 379; and Watt, Commercial 
Products of India, p. 174.) 
Diospyros diseolor (Ebenaceae ), 53555 . Mabolo. From 
Manila, Philippine Islands. Budded seedlings pre- 
sented by Mr. Adn. Hernandez, director of Agricul- 
ture, Manila Department of Agriculture and Natural 
Resources, through Mr. P. J. Wester, horticulturist 
in charge, Manila Experiment Station. "Small bud- 
ded seedless mabolos, var. 'Manila,' from the 
original tree in Manila. Among the less well-known 
tropical fruits that are commonly propagated from 
seed, the mabolo is the first species to permanent- 
ly contribute to tropical pomology a seedless fruit 
of greatly improved quality. During the past dry 
season experiments were made at Lamao that yielded 
very satisfactory results and it was found that 
