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the southwest coast of Hondo where it is associated 
with Camellia, Diospyros kaki, and other garden favorites, 
it is somewhat different from the inland tree; the 
head is more dense and with a rounded top, not unlike 
that of some of the older Yews in this country; the 
leaves too are shorter, narrower and more pointed. 
The wood is strong and straight-grained; it is much 
valued for building and cabinet-making." (Veitch's 
Manual of Coniferae, 2d ed. p. 119, under Torreya nueif- 
era.) 
Vrena lobata L. (Malvaceae.) 43074. Seed from San- 
tiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Presented by Mr. Juan T. 
Roig, Botanist, Agricultural Experiment Station. "The. 
most promising native fiber plant, known as Malva blanea. 
Is considered a good substitute for jute." (Roig.) 
Vieia faba L. (Fabaceae.) 43228. Seed from La Paz, 
Bolivia. Presented by Mr. John D. O'Rear, United 
States Minister. "The only variety of horse bean that 
is cultivated in this country. The bean is produced 
very successfully in this country, especially in the 
high altitudes, and constitutes one of the principal 
articles of diet of the Indians of the Altiplano, who 
use it in roasted form. It is also used widely as 
table food, it being of very good quality, and when 
properly prepared provides a very wholesome and de- 
licious dish. These seeds are dried in the same form 
as used by the natives for preserving the seed from 
one season to another, and will have to be soaked in 
water for two or three days before planting. " (O'Rear.) 
Zea mays L. (Poaceae.) 43117-43118. Seed of two 
varieties of corn from Ottawa, Canada. Presented by 
Mrj. J. H. Grisdale, Director, Central Experiment Farm. 
Mr. A. J. Logsdail, of the Central Experimental Farm, 
Ottawa, Canada, writes as follows: "We are forward- 
ing to you samples of Early Malcolm sweet corn, and 
some of its progeny produced here at the Central Ex- 
periment Farm. The Malcolm corn, in each instance, 
wa,s the pollen parent of these crosses; the strains 
of early Ottawa were produced by employing Early Adams 
as the female parent, and the Squaw strains (have not 
been named as is evident) were produced by using our 
native Squaw corn, a dwarf, early maturing type of 
flint corn. We have found that this seed does best in 
areas where the average length and development of the 
season is similar to our conditions around Ottawa." 
