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about forty cents (Mexican money) per meter. From the stems 
of the plant, particularly In the state of Chihuahua, is 
manufactured one of the most violent Intoxicating distil- 
lates. In times of excessive drought the plants are cut 
down and the stems chopped up as feed for live stock. I 
believe that the seeds of this planted where drainage Is 
good and where moisture conditions can be controlled can 
be brought through in the open." (Griffiths.) 
Hydrangea xanthoneura wilsonii Rehder. ( Hydrangeaceae . ) 
42190. Seeds from Kew, England. Presented by Sir David 
Prain, Director ,. Royal Botanic Gardens. A tree 15 to 16 
feet high of elegant and distinct habit, with clusters of 
white flowers 10 to 12 inches across. Discovered by E. H. 
Wilson in Western Szechuan, China. 
Indigofera spp. (Fabaceae.) 42173-42176. Seeds of four 
species of Indigo .from Bultenzorg, Java. Presented by 
Director, . Department of Agriculture, and Introduced for 
experiments by this Department in dye production. 
Inodes texana O.F.Cook. (Phoenicaceae . ) 42280. Seeds 
collected by Dr. David Griffiths. "This native palm of the 
Rio. Grande delta, while planted locally' to some extent, is 
a species which has been much neglected. It will fill the 
same role in plantings as the fan leaf palm ( Washingtonia 
sp.) and appears to be a little more hardy to frost con- 
ditions, It will form a pleasing variation with that 
species so extensively grown in the warmer regions of this 
Country and serve to extend somewhat the regions of pos- 
sible palm culture. It is a species with a very local dis- 
tribution In nature being known only from this one delta 
region. It is reproducing well In the natural state at 
present. The seed germinate readily soon after they fall 
from the trees in late autumn. It is however, extensively 
gathered and made into ornaments by the native population. 
This no doubt interferes decidedly with its reproduction." 
(Griffiths. ) 
Ligustrum spp . (Oleaceae.) 42211-42222. Cuttings of 
12 hybrid privets from New Haven, Connecticut. Presented 
by the Elm City Nursery Company. "The seed parent was 
Ligustrum ovalifolium, pollen parent Ligustrum ibota (northern 
type). Seed obtained from Ligustrum ovalifolium In the fall 
of 1910 from single plant In a group of several of Ibota. 
The seed plant attracted our attention as it hung heavy 
with fruit which is not common in this vicinity. The in- 
ference was that cross- fertilization had taken place with 
Ibota. The seedlings some hundreds of which were planted 
into the field the following season showed every indica- 
tion that the crossing did take place. No two are very 
similar, varying greatly from upright to almost prostrate 
