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It has small, scant:/ foliage, "but grows on most remarkably 
dry and stony places, and is green after all other vegetation 
has turned "brown. (Meyer's introduction.) 
MBSPILUS GERMANICA. (Malaceae.) 27701-702. Two varieties of 
medlars from Belgrade, Servia. Presented "by the Chief of the 
Culture Department, Servian Royal Ministry of Agriculture. 
No. 27701. Var. Royal. No. 27702. Vrlo kroupna moushmoula. 
A very large variety. For distribution later. 
MOMORDICA ZEYLANICA. ( Cucurbitaceae . ) 23284. Collected by 
Messrs. Rose, Standi ey and Russell, near Culiacan, Mexico. 
"A vine climbing to a height of from 10 to 20 feet, form- 
ing a dense mass of foliage and producing an abundance of 
small, orange-colored fruits which open, exposing the bright 
scarlet seeds. More delicate and attractive than the other 
species in cultivation. A splendid climber for trellis 
work." (J. N. Rose.) For distribution later. 
UICOTIATTA T ABA CUM. ( Solanaceae . } 28191. From Pirapo, Paraguay. 
Presented by Mr. J. Eliot Coit . "The friend from whom I re- 
ceived this seed described it as being a high quality filler 
tobacco, which under extremely poor management, is said to 
yield a leaf somewhat inferior to the Cuban, but decidely 
superior to the American grown." (Coit.) For distribution 
later. 
ORYZA SATIVA. (Poaceae.) 28158-175. Eighteen varieties of 
rice from Wuchang, Hupeh, China. Presented by Director Whong, 
Chinese Government College of Agriculture. For distribution 
later. 
ORYZA SATIVA. (Poaceae.) 28304-305. Two varieties of rice 
from Annam, French Indo- China. Procured by Mr. Miller Joblin, 
Consul, from the Chief of the Agricultural Service in Annam. 
No. 28304. Lua chum. No. 28305. Luachiem. 
PANI CUM FAS C I CULATUM . (Poaceae.) 28196. From Gualan, Guate- 
mala. Presented by Dr. J. N. Rose, Associate Curator, Na- 
tional Museum. For distribution later. 
PER ILL A FRUTESCENS. (Menthaceae . ) 27558. From Choon Chun, 
Korea. Presented by Mr. J. Robert Moose. "Herb 3 to 4 feet 
high, cultivated in the mountains at an altitude of from 
1,000 to 3,500 feet. From the seeds is expressed a sv/eet, 
culinary oil, much esteemed by the Chinese, locally." 
(E. H. Wilson.) For distribution later. 
