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LONICERA MAACKII. (Caprif oliaceae . ) 33053. Seeds of a 
honeysuckle from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Presented 
by Dr. David Prain, Director. This honeysuckle from southern 
Manchuria and northern Japan promises to be hardy throughout 
the eastern United States. It has slender arching branches 
with nearly glabrous ovate-acuminate leaves, and dense clusters 
of creamy-white flowers. For distribution later. See half- 
tone. 
MISCANTHUS JAPONICUS. (Poaceae.) 33191. Seed from 
Yokohama, Japan, Procured from the Yokohama Nursery company. 
"Miscanthus japonicus has been found in our experimental work 
to produce a light bulky paper in many respects similar to 
that made from esparto. The yield of fiber is up to the 
average of esparto, and there may be areas where the plants 
can be grown especially for paper making. It thrives on the 
poorer soils in this region and has been grown with some 
success even in Maine; the excessive winterkilling here, 
however, would prevent its becoming a successful crop plant." 
(Charles J. Brand, for whose paper-making experiments the seed 
was secured.) For distribution later. 
MYRTUS ARAYAN. (Myrtaceae.) 33271. Seeds of the arayan 
from Rio Verde, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Presented by Dr. 
Felix Foex, Director of the agricultural experiment station of 
Rio Verde. "These seeds are from a fruit tree of the state of 
Jalisco. This fruit is well appreciated by young boys, and 
above all, by young girls; but not by older people, because 
of the acidity. But they are delicious: 1st. Cooked with 
sugar. 2nd. Dried in powdered sugar. 3rd. In sauces for pud- 
dings, etc. 4th. In syrups. These fruits are very small, but 
when the young trees are 18 months old they can be budded with 
larger and better varieties." (Foex.) P'or distribution later. 
OLEA EUROPAEA. (Oleaceae.) 33225. Plants of olive from 
Granada, Spain. Procured from Mr. Pedro Giraud, througn Mr. 
Walter T. Swingle, of this Department. "Gordal or Sevillana. 
This is the famous variety which yields the large green 
pickled olives so common in America. It is largely cultivated 
in the zone immediately about Seville, where its culture is 
said to succeed better than in any other part of Spain. They 
run from about 70 to 200 per kilo or about 30 to 90 to the 
pound. These enormous olives are of beautiful appearance, but 
by the Spaniards are not considered to be of as good quality 
as some of the other varieties, such as the Manzanillo. The 
Sevillana is graded very carefully, running 70, 80, 90, and 
100 and so on per kilo, and this grading makes the olives for 
