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species of this genus, probably C. sapota or C. tetrameria. It is not rare for 

 C. eduUs to produce seedless fruits, and, so far as I know, the other species 

 of Casimiroa produce fruits much like those of C. edulis in character." (^yUnon 

 Popenoe. ) 



For an illustration of a seedless white sapote, see Plate II. 



47958. Olearia furfuracea (A. Rich.) Hook. f. Asteracew. 



From Auckland, New Zealand. Presented by Mr. H. K. Wright. Received 

 July 28, 1919. 



A freely branching shrub or small tree, 6 to 20 feet high, native to the North 

 Island of New Zealand. The alternate leaves, 2 to 4 inches long and 1 to 2 

 inches broad, vary in shape from oblong to broadly ovate. They are curbice- 

 ous, green above, and clothed below with a dense silvery tomentuni. The 

 small heads of white flowers are borne in large, much-brnnchcd corymbs on 

 long, slender peduncles. (Adapted from Cheeseman, Manual of the New Zea- 

 land Flora, p. 28Jt.) 



47959 to 47962. 



From Georgetown, Demerara, British Guiana. Presented by Mr. .1. B. 

 Harrison, director, Science and Agriculture, Department Botanic Gardens. 

 Received August 18, 1919. 



47959. Anaxagokea bbevipes Benth. Annonacese. 



" Black yarri-yarri." A tree with yellow, medium-hard wood wiiich 

 is used for fishing rods. (Adapted from Journal of the Board of Agri- 

 culture of British Guiana, vol. 11, p. 99.) 



47960. Chbysobalanus icaco L. Rosaceae. Icaco. 



" Kuliyniro." A small tree lining the banks of the Kaituma River, 

 adjacent to the savanna region. (Adapted from Journal of the Board 

 of Agriculture of British Guiana, vol. 11, p. 102.) 



47961. Clibadium sylvestre (Aubl.) Baill. Asterncese. 



" Kunajm." A shrub which is ground up and made into pellets for 

 poisoning fish. (Adapted from Journal of the Board of Agriculture 

 of British Guiana, vol. 11, p. 102.) 



47962. OcoTEA BODiEi (Schomb.) Mez. Lauracese. 



" BiMru, Greenfieart." A well-known tree which grows to a large size. 

 The wood is used for wharf piles, in shipbuilding, and other construc- 

 tional work. (Adapted from Journal of the Board of Agriculture of 

 British Guiana, vol. 11, p. 106.) 



47963. LiMONroM BRASSiCAEFOLiuM (Webb) Kuntze. Plumbagina- 



{Statice irassicaefolia Webb.) [ce«. 



From Tangier, Morocco. Presented by M. Jules Goflfart. Received August 



18, 1919. 



A subshrubby plant, 1* feet high, native to the Canary Islands. Tlie obovate 



leaves have sinuate margins. The branches are 2-winged, with the wings very 



broad; the branchlets are 3-winged. The spikelets are 2-flowered, 2 to 3 



fascicled, at the ends of the branches; the calyx is purple, with glabrous tube 



and denticulate margin; the corolla is yellowish white. (Adapted from Curti$'t 



Botanical Magazine, pi. 5162.) 



