Do not forget that a fifty dollar Liberty Bond would 
provide trench knives for a rifle company. 
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Phaseolus lunatus L. (Pabaceae.) 44758. Seed of a 
lima bean from Paraguana, Venezuela.. Presented by Mr. 
H. M. Curran. "Tapirama chicoa. Small, gray bean, with 
a yellow eye. An unusual marking for this species." 
(D. N. Shoemaker. ) 
Phaseolus lunatus L. (Fabaceae.) 44759. Seeds of a 
lima bean from Miraca, Paraguana, Venezuela. Presented 
by Mr. H. M. Curran. "Small, white bean, very similar 
to beans received from Ceylon, Burma, and Java." (D. 
N. Shoemaker. ) 
Phaseolus lunatus L. (Fabaceae.) 44760. "Tapirama Colo- 
rado. Small, red bean, not like any variety of lima in 
the American trade." (D. N. Shoemaker.) 
Phaseolus lunatus L. (Fabaceae.) 44761. Seeds of a 
lima bean from Miraca, Paraguana, Venezuela. Presented 
by Mr. H. M. Curran. "Tapirama amarilla. Small, yellow 
bean; an unusual color for this species." (D. N. 
Shoemaker. ) 
Pistaeia ehinensis Bunge. (Anacardiaceae . ) 44768. 
Seeds of a Chinese Pistache from China. Obtained by Mr. 
Edwin S. Cunningham, American Consul, Hankow, through 
Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, American Consul, Changsha. This 
beautiful Chinese tree with graceful pinnate leaves 
which are at. first dark red, then glossy green, and 
finally, in autumn, become scarlet, purple, and yel- 
low has done so well in many parts of the country that 
we can now heartily recommend it for park and avenue 
planting where the winters are not too severe. It has 
withstood temperatures of 4° Fahr. without injury, 
but has succumed to the more severe winters here in 
Washington. It is essentially a dry climate tree and 
has done particularly well in the South West. 
Raphanus sativus L. (Brassicaceae . ) 44731. Radish 
seeds from Yokohama, Japan. Purchased from the Yoko- 
hama Nursery Company. Bottle. A large, bottle-shaped 
radish, called Tokuri in Japan. (Adapted from Useful 
Plants of Japan, p. 21, 1895.) 
RaphaHus sativus L. (Brassicaceae.) 44732. Radish 
seeds from Yokohama, Japan. Purchased from the Yoko- 
hama Nursery Company. A radish with a root over 3 feet 
long and only 2 or 3 inches in circumference. Very 
suitable for pickling. (Adapted from Catalogue of the 
Yokohama Nursery Co., 1916-1917, p. 77.) 
