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45867 to 45869— Continued. 



ence, but is usually found on the poor sandy soil near the sea coast; 

 here it serves also as a sand binder. The wood is tough and close 

 grained, having a specific gravity of 0.83. The bark contains as high 

 as 33.5 per cent of tannin, and the dried leaves have yielded as much 

 as 1.5.1G per cent of tannic acid. The range is South Australia, Vic- 

 toria, and southern New South Wales. (Adapted from Maiden, Useful 

 Native Plants of Australia, pp. 312 and 365.) 



45868. Hakea kostrata F. Muell. Proteacete. 



An erect shrub, several feet in height, with glabrous branches. The 

 terete leaves are smooth and rigid. The flowers are borne in sessile 

 axillary clusters. The rugose fruit is 1 to 1^ inches long and three- 

 fourths of an inch broad, recurved at the base, incurved from the 

 middle, with a closely inflexed, conical beak. Found in Victoria and 

 South Australia. (Adapted from Bentham, Flora Australiensis, vol. 5, 

 p. 508.) 



45869. Indigofera sp. Fabacea^. 



"A beautiful native shrub." (Baker.) 



45870. Annona sp. Annonacese. 



From Cairo, Egypt. Presented by Mr. F. G. Walsingham, Horticultural 

 Section, Gizeh Branch, Ministry of Agriculture. Received February 26, 

 1918. 

 A species of Annona, originally from Colombia, the seeds of which, according 

 to Mr. SafCord, resemble those of Annona sericea. 



45871 to 45881. 



From Japan. Cuttings presented by Prof. T. Onda, Bureau of Horticul- 

 ture, Imperial Agricultural Experiment Station, Okitsu, Shiznokaken, 

 Japan. Received February 27, 1918. Quoted notes by Prof. Onda. 



45871 to 45875. Diospyros kaki L. f. Diospyracese. Kaki. 



45871. " 1. Gosho. Medium-sized, rather flattened, yellowish red 

 fruit with a pointed apex. Staminate flowers abundant. Not very- 

 fruitful in a wet climate." 



45872. " 2. Tenjin-Gosho. Large, rather square, round-pointed fruit 

 with a beautiful crimson skin. No staminate flowers. Not very 

 productive." 



45873. "3. Olm-Goslw. {Oku means 'late,' but this variety is not 

 so late in ripening.) Large, depres.sed-globose, crimson fruit, 

 which often splits a little at the apex. Staminate flowers very 

 few, but a very productive variety." 



45874. "4. Hana-Gosho. Fruit above medium size, broadly ovate 

 with a pointed apex ; skin yellowish red. Staminate flowers very 

 few, but fruit plentiful." 



45875. " 5. Jiro. Large, depressed-globose, crimson fruit, with four 

 longitudinal grooves. This variety has no staminate flowers, but 

 is quite productive. 



" These varieties of the Gosho class usually have no black spots 

 in their flesh; very scarce, if any." 



45876 to 45881. Prunus mume Sieb. and Zucc. Amygdalacefe. 



Japanese apricot. 



