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Presented "by Prof. J. Burtt Davy, Government agrostologist 
and botanist, Pretoria, Natal. "All grazing animals, wild and 
domestic, are exceedingly fond of this plant. It has long, 
succulent roots and an underground stem. It does not shoot 
until rather late in our summer, seldom "before December, and 
its stems are killed again by the first frosts of May. The 
seed-pods are still green when the frost comes, and the seeds 
not ripe, hat they are so well protected by the strong leath- 
erlike pod that the frost cannot hurt them, and they ripen 
in the pod long after the stem that bore them has been killed 
by the frost. The roots are used for tanning leather." 
(Mrs. Barber, in Harvey, Flora Capensis, vol. 2, p. 277.) 
For distribution later. 
EUGENIA SP. (Myrtaceae.) 31366. Seeds from Paraguay. 
Presented by Mr. C. F. Mead, Villa Encarnacion. "This is 
called in Guarany, nangapiri. Fruit found in forests of Para- 
guay. In size and color same as May Duke cherry. Tree grows 
to the height and in the same shape as this cherry. It has, 
however, from one to three seeds in each fruit and has a 
button at the bottom similar to the quince. It is a beautiful 
looking fruit, but the taste is nothing wonderful according 
to my palate. The tree is found only inside the forest in 
shade, so it cannot be very resistant to frost." (Mead.) 
For distribution later. 
EUONYMUS SP. (Celastraceae. ) 31276. Cuttings from the 
mountains near Ta-si-ku, Hi Valley, Chinese Turkestan. "A 
small creeping Euonymus found on grassy mountain slopes with 
northern exposure, and between shrubs on somewhat moist and 
cool places; making, stems three to four feet in length when 
growing in well protected places. Leaves small, wine-red 
underneath and semi-persistent. Of possible value as a 
ground-cover beneath trees in northern regions. May be 
expected to be hardier than the ordinary E. radicans and its 
varieties as the climate of Hi Valley is decidedly of a 
severe continental nature. On November 24, 1910, the mercury 
dropped to -30° C.(-22° F.) M (Meyer's introduction.) For 
distribution later. 
HAL I MODENDRON HALODENDRON. (Fabaceae.) 31290. Seeds 
from near Ure-dalik, Chinese Turkestan. "A spiny Colutea-like 
shrub, found 'on sandy and alkaline places in deserts where 
the moisture is not far from the surface. Stands some shade 
also; fit for a hedge plant in regions where long, hot and 
dry summers prevail and where the winters are cold." (Meyer's 
introduction.) For distribution later. 
INOCARPUS EDULIS. (Fabaceae.) 31274. Seeds of "Tahiti 
chestnuts" from Tahiti, Society Islands. Procured by 
