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exported in considerable quantities from the west coast of 
Africa." (Cook and Collins, Economic plants of Porto Rico.) 
For distribution later. * 
CHRYSANTHEMUM CINERARI FOLIUM. ( As teraceae . ) 31466. Seeds 
of pyrethrum from Erfurt, Germany. Purohased from Haage & 
Schmidt. Introduced for the work of the Office of Drug Plant 
Investigations in growing in the United . States the various 
species of this genus which produce the pyrethrum insect 
powder. For distribution later. 
CITRUS SPP. (Rutaceae.) 31406-409. Seeds of citrus 
fruits from Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by Mr. H. Wigman , 
Jr., assistant Director, Botanical Garden, Buitenzorg. Citrus 
aurantium, var.?, two varieties of C. decumana, and C. 
nobilis. For distribution later. 
DIOSCOREA SP. (Dioscoreaceae. ) 30091. Tubers of a 
y ample from Kingston, Jamaica. Presented by Mr. William 
Harris, Superintendent of Public Gardens. "Tubers mostly of 
fair size, but generally rather rough and irregular in form. 
The flesh is very white and of good flavor when cooked , 
resembling soroewnat the white fleshed yampie of the Canal 
Zone(Plant Introduction No. 29540. ) {R. A. Young.) For 
distribution later. 
FICUS PSBUDOCARICA. (Ur ti caceae . ) 31469. Seeds of a fig 
from Eritrea, East Africa. Presented by Prof. T. Batorate , 
Director, Colonial Agricultural Experiment Station, Asmara. 
"We already have this species in California and it promises 
to be important in supplying early Blastopbaga with pollen 
to caprify the spring crop of figs." (W. T. Swingle.) For 
distribution later. 
MAURITIA SP. (Phoenicaeeae. ) 31468, Seeds of morichy 
from La Brea, Trinidad, British West Indies. Presented by 
Mr. H. Caracciolo, St. Joseph Nurseries. "A handsome palm 
growing about the asphalt beds of La Brea. The seeds ripen in 
May and could readily be gathered as the palm is abundant 
locally." (Oglesby Paul.) For distribution later. 
ME DIC AGO SPP. (Fabaceae.) 30992, 30994-31007, 31009- 
019, 31021-024, 31069. Seeds of thirty-one species and 
varieties cf Medicago from St. Petersburg Botanic Garden. 
Presented by the Director'. Among these are a number of 
varieties of Medicago hispida, Medicago falcata, M. lupulina, 
and several of the numerous Mediterranean forms. *A11 for 
distribution later. 
