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said to be the equal of coconut oil and suitable for 
the manufacture of similar products. The palm Is said 
to grow in great abundance in the vicinity of Mazat- 
lan, Slnoloa, Mexico. The kernels are exported in con- 
siderable quantities from Mazatlan t,o Pacific ports of 
the United States for oil extractions." (C. B. Doyle.) 
Maeis guineensis (Phoenicaceae) , 46297 . Palm. Prom 
Bultenzorg, Java. Presented by the Chief of the Di- 
vision of Plant Breeding, Department of Agriculture. 
"We received this variety from the Belgian Congo in 
1914 under the name of Nsombo B. The imported seeds 
were taken from one seed bearer. The plants raised from 
these seeds were planted out in May, 1915, on a rubber 
estate, where no other oil palms were near so that 
they could only fertilize each other. They .are now 
commencing to bear fruit. * We can not yet determine 
the value of the new variety from a commercial point 
of view. " (I. Boldingh. ) 
Eleu8ine eoraeana (Poaceae), 46295. Ragi millet. Prom 
Belra, Mozambique. Presented by Mr. Wm. Humphreys, Act- 
ing Director of Agriculture. "Ragi millet is the only 
variety grown in this territory. It is grown only by 
natives for food purposes and, with the exception of 
pearl millet (Pennisetum glaueum ) j l« practically the on- 
ly millet grown here." (Humphreys.) 
Lawsonia inermis (Lythraceae) , 46241, Prom Nice, 
France. Presented by Dr. A. Robertson Proschowsky. 
An interesting shrub commonly known as Henna Camphire, 
Cypress shrub or Egyptian Privet , grown throughout In- 
dia, Persia, Syria, and northern Af rica where its pow- 
dered leaves are used as a hair dye and as a cosmet- 
ic. It imparts a reddish orange color. Plants attain 
a height of 8 or 10 feet, and bear smooth, oval or 
lance -shaped , entire leaves, and panicles of small, 
white, sweetly scented flowers which are used in per- 
fumery. This species is reported as being a very use- 
ful and ornamental hedge plant. (Adapted from Watt, 
Economic Products of India.) 
Murraya ealoxylon (Rutaceae), 46294. Katinga. From 
Manila, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. E. D. 
Merrill, Bureau of Science, Manila, "A short time 
ago I received two fruits of this species from Mr. 
Burklll in Singapore. I am sending you seeds from one 
of these fruits and I trust that they may reach you 
