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Eugenia sp. (MyrtaGeae.) 41057. Seeds of the guaya- 
berry tree from St. Croix, Danish West Indies. Presented 
by Mr. Longfleld Smith, Director Agricultural Experiment 
Station. "The fruits of this tree make a delicious pre- 
serve with an aromatic flavor; they are also used with rum 
for making a liquor called guava-berry rum." {Smith.) 
Eugenia sp. (Myrtaceae.) 41110. Cuttings from Pln- 
asnlocj, Peru. Presented by Mr. 0. P. Cook. "Extremely 
beautiful tree, with fine glossy deep green foliage con- 
trasting with a smooth light-colored, graceful trunk and 
branches." (Cook.) 
Euscaphis japonica (Thunb.) Dippel. ( Staphyleaceae . ) 
41263. Seeds from near Hangchow, Chekiang, China. "A 
shrub, with deciduous pinnate leaves, bearing apparently 
white flowers, followed by capsules which turn from green 
to a brilliant red when ripening. Found on stony and waste 
places. Of use as a park shrub for mild wintered regions." 
(Meyer's introduction and description.) " A deciduous bush up 
to 12 feet high, with stout, pithy branchlets and promi- 
nent buds; twigs smooth. Leaves 6 to 10 inches, long, op- 
posite, consisting usually of 7 or 9 leaflets. Leaflets 
opposite, ovate 2-g- to 4 Inches long, long-pointed, shal- 
lowly toothed, smooth except for a little down near the 
base of the midrib. Panicle terminal, branching, 4 to 9 
inches long, carrying numerous yellowish white flowers, 
each about -5- inch across. Fruit consisting of 3 somewhat 
boat-shaped, spreading, rosy pink pods, j inch long; seeds 
black. Native of China, Corea, and Japan. This shrub is 
not only closely related to the bladder-nuts (Staphylea), 
but also bears much resemblance to them. It differs in the 
larger number of leaflets, in the smaller Individual flow- 
ers, and in the smaller, differently shaped fruit. Unfor- 
tunately it is not very hardy, and can only be grown out- 
side permanently in the mildest localities." ( W. J. Bean.) 
Furcraea sp. (Amaryllidaceae . ) 41193. Bulbs from Ollan- 
taytambo, Peru. Presented by Mr. 0. F. Cook. "Chuchao. 
A native fiber, plant: very abundant in the dry districts 
about Ollantay tambo , and ascending to an altitude of over 
10,000 feet. Propagates by bulblets which are produced on 
the inflorescences, with or without flowers. May have pos- 
sibilities as a hardy type, very easy of propagation." 
(Cook. ) ' ; 
Manihot dulcis (Gesner) Baillon. (Euphorblaceae . ) 
41103, 41121-22. Cuttings of three varities of sweet cas- 
sava from Peru. Presented by Mr. O. F. Cook. 41103. 
"Yuca. San Miguel, Peru. A seed-bearing native grown at 
the upper rim of the tropical belt, at an altitude of 6,000 
feet." 41121. "Yuca. Santa Ana, Peru. A native seed- 
