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Aesehynomene sp. (Fabaceae.) 44040. Seeds from El 
Coyolar, Costa Rica. Presented by Mr. Carlos Werckl6. 
"Yellow sensltlva. A very dense growing leguminous 
annual, whose roots are always completely covered with 
nodules. People say they are a good forage, but I 
have never seen a cow eating them. Our best plant 
for nitrification of the soli." (Werckl<§.) 
Aleurites trisperma Blanco. (Euphorblaceae . ) 44061. 
Seeds from Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. A. W. 
Prautch, through Mr. Adn. Hernandez, Director, Manila 
Bureau of Agriculture. "Mr. Prautch has returned from 
his trip to Cavite province with seeds and leaves 
of the Aleurites trisperma tree. The nuts were picked up 
under the trees where they had been lying since last 
August, which month the tree fruits. As you have al- 
ready successfully introduced A. molueeana in the United 
States, it is quite possible that this species will 
also be successful. It Is believed that this soft 
shell kind is superior, for in addition to the nut 
being easier to crack, the Bureau of Science has found 
that the oil so closely approximates the Chinese tung 
oil as to be practically indistinguishable therefrom. 
There Is a slight difference between this oil and that 
of the Aleurites molueeana . " (Hernandez.) 
Calliearpa giraldiana Hesse. (Verbenaceae . ) 44076. 
Cuttings from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the 
Arnold Arboretum. An ornamental shrub from western 
China, with dentate leaves 2 to 4 inches long, dense 
cymes of pink flowers on hairy stalks, and violet 
fruits. If sheltered this shrub will grow in the 
northern parts of the United States, and if killed to 
'the ground, young shoots will spring up vigorously, 
producing flowers and fruit in the same season. (Adap- 
ted from Rehder, in Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of 
Horticulture, vol. 2, p. 629, under C. giraldii.) 
Campomanesia fenzliana (Berg) Glaziou. (Myrtaceae.) 
44086. Seeds from Parana, Brazil. Presented by Mr. 
B. H. Hunnlcutt, Lavras, Mlnas, Brazil. A small Bra- 
zilian myrtaceous tree with fo.liage resembling that 
of the European oaks. It reaches a height of 30 to 35 
feet, and bears orange yellow fruits up to an inch In 
diameter, with edible pulp resembling that of the 
guava. (Adapted from note of Dorsett, Shamel and Pop- 
enoe . ) 
