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CLAUCENA LANSIUM. (Rutaceae.) 31203. Plant of the 
wampee from Edinburgh, Scotland. Presented "by the Regius 
Keeper, The Royal Botanic Garden. "This is the we'll known 
wampee, which is cultivated for its fruits in southern China. 
These fruits are said to "be of a very agreeable though some- 
what aromatic flavor and are about the size of a loquat, 
though the tree is probably not so hardy." (Swingle.) For 
distribution later. 
DIOSPYROS SP. (Diospyraceae. ) 31224. Seeds from Lahore, 
India. Presented by Mr. W. R. Mustoe, Superintendent, Govern- 
ment Agri-Horticultural Gardens. Introduced for the work of 
this Office in breeding persimmons. Por distribution later. 
DRACAENA SP. (Liliaceae.) 31228. Seeds of a dragon's 
blood tree from the Island of Socotra, Africa. Procured by 
Mr. Charles K. Moser, American Consul, Aden, Arabia. B I saw 
three varieties of this tree growing close together and was 
much interested in their ruby-colored exudations, which the 
natives now make very little use of. They call the tree 
(Dracaena cinnabari) A-ara-eeib (as near as I can get it 
phonetically), and the exudation Mu-soilo. This tree I be- 
lieve would grow in the San Bernardino Mountains, of which 
the Haghier hills much remind me. The seeds sent were all we 
had time to find." (Moser.) For distribution later. 
ERYTHRINA LITHOSPERMA. (Fabaceae.) 31098. Seeds from 
Mandalay, Burma. Presented by Mr. J". Mackenna, Director of 
Agriculture. "This is known in Burmese as ' Ye-ka-thit' . " 
(Mackenna. ) Procured for the Porto Rico Experiment Station 
for experimental growing as a shade in young coffee and cacao 
plantations. Por distribution later. 
GARCINIA DULCIS. ( Clusiaceae . ) 30970. Seeds from Sin- 
gapore, Straits Settlements. Presented by Dr. H. N. Ridley, 
Director, Botanic Gardens. To test as a stock for the mango- 
steen, which has notably a poor root system. Por distribution 
later. 
GOSSYPIUM BRAZILIENSE. (Malvaceae.) 31114. Seeds of 
cotton from San Pedro Macati, near Manila, Philippine 
Islands. Presented by Mr. E. D. Merrill, Bureau of Science, 
Manila. "This is a shrub, two to two and a half meters high, 
commonly cultivated in the Philippines, but scarcely commer- 
cially; usually known as 'bulac castila* , 'bulac' cotton, 
'castila' Spanish." (Merrill.) Por distribution later. 
JUBAEA CHILENSIS. (Phoenicaceae . ) 31097. Seeds from 
Chile. Received through Mr. Jose D. Husbands, Limavida, 
Chile. "The tree is called 'Palma de Chile'; the fruit 
