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MATTER IN THIS BULLETIN IS NOT TO BE PUBLISHED WITHOUT 
SPECIAL PERMISSION. 
ABROMA AUGUSTA. ( Sterculiaceae . ) 34422. Seeds from Cala- 
bar, Eastern Province. Southern Nigeria. Presented by Mr. 
Prank Evans, Superintendent of Agriculture. "A large open 
bush widely distributed throughout the hot moist portions of 
India, now cultivated in Africa. The bark affords a strong 
white bast fiber, which is easily separated by retting in 
water or by decortication. It is readily propagated by cut- 
tings and may be made to yield annually two or three crops of 
shoots, from 4 to 8 feet long, but requires rich land and 
plenty of moisture. The fiber which is said to be stronger 
than sunn hemp is strong, white and clean, and is chiefly used 
for cordage by the natives." (Watt, Commercial Products of 
India, and Dodge, Useful Fiber Plants.) For distribution 
later. 
ALSOPHILA CRINITA. ( Polypodiaceae . ) 34429. Spores of a 
tree fern from Colombo, Ceylon. Presented by Mr. C. K. Moser, 
American consul, who received them from the Curator of Hakgala 
Gardens, Nuwera Eliya, Ceylon. A native Ceylonese species 
very rarely in cultivation. For distribution later. 
AMARANTUS SPP. ( Amarantaceae . ) 34455-457, 34497. Seeds 
of two species of amaranth from Saharanpur and Lucknow, India. 
Presented by Mr. F. W. Popenoe, Altadena, California. "Ex- 
tensively cultivated throughout India for the sake of the 
leaves, which are used in the same manner as spinach." 
(Popenoe.) According to Vilmorin many of the species are 
equal to spinach in quality and very easy of cultivation. For 
distribution later. 
AMYGDALUS DAVIDIANA. ( Amygdalaceae . ) 34515. Seeds of 
the Chinese wild peach from Tientsin, China. Procured through 
Mr. Samuel S. Knabenshue , American Consul-general. This large 
quantity of seeds was procured from the original locality 
where Mr. Frank N. Meyer secured it on his first trip to 
China, and has been introduced for thorough testing as a hardy 
stock for stone fruits. For distribution later. 
ARISTIDA SP. (Poaceae.) 34622. Seeds of the Bushman 
grass from the Kalahari desert, South Africa. Presented by 
Mr. J. Burtt-Davy, Government Agrostologist and Botanist, 
Department of Agriculture, Union of South Africa, Pretoria. 
"The seed of this grass is very difficult to obtain, as it 
