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AESCHYNOMENE ELAPHROXYLON . (Pabaceae.) 33119. Seeds from 
Lawang, Java. Presented by Mr. M. Buysman. This tree from 
the Sudan grows In shallow water along the upper Nile, in the 
shallows of Lae Chad, and throughout Central Africa. The 
wood which grows so rapidly that the tree attains its full 
height of 25 feet in two years is very light, and has attract- 
ed the attention of the Lighthouse Service, at whose sug- 
gestion the seed was obtained. For distribution later. 
AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS. ( Amygdalaceae . ) 33215-218. Plants of 
almond from Granada, Spain. Purchased from Mr. Pedro Giraud 
through Mr. Walter T. Swingle, of this Department. "Malaguena. 
This is the famous Jordan almond which is exported so largely 
from Malaga. I was told at the American consulate that some 
$800,000 worth of almonds had been exported from the port of 
Malaga alone during the year 1911. These exports consist 
Largely of the Malaguena variety. Jordan almonds are classi- 
fied by cli 1 wholesale dealers as to number per ounce. They 
run 15 tc 30 or more per ounce. The English market takes the 
very large size, the American market taking most of the. 30 's 
and other small sizes. Out of 100,000 boxes only three or 
four hundred would be as large as 15 or 16 to the ounce. This 
is called' the export variety by the cultivators around Malaga, 
after the Spanish word ' exportacion. ' It is grown in very dry 
situations and is properly speaking a dryland crop of very 
great importance. Mr. Pedro Giraud, from whom the plants were 
secured, says of almonds in general that they give best 
results in calcareous, warm, dry, rocky, soils. Of No. 33218, 
'Almendro del Desmayo,' Mr. Pedro Giraud says 'This Is the 
most resistant to frost, which is caused by the peculiar 
attachment of the flower, which is turned downward, its 
corolla and sepals protecting it against the action of frost, 
in this way securing the fertility of this sort when all other 
varieties would have their crops destroyed.'" (Swingle.) For 
distribution later. 
AMYGDALUS PERSICA. (Amygdalaceae.) 33219-221. Plants of 
peaches from Granada, Spain. Procured from Mr. Pedro Giraud 
through Mr. Walter T. Swingle, of this Department. "As to 
these three varieties of peaches no definite information was 
available but as the Spanish peaches are famous for their 
quality any variety which is propagated in Spain is likely to 
be of good quality." (Swingle.) For distribution later. 
CACARA EROSA. ( Fabaceae.) 33258. Seeds of the yam bean 
from Kingston, Jamica. Presented by Mr. William Harris, 
