JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1914. 



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38969. Plagianthus betultnus A. Cunningh. Malvaceae. 



Ribbon wood. 



From Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand. Presented by Mr. D. Petrie. Re- 

 ceived July 25, 1914. 



" From the southern part of our colony and should be hardy enough for your 

 lowlands. The tree is dioecious and it would be interesting to note how many 

 turn out male and how many female. The tree naturally grows on alluvial 

 flats and by the side of streams that meander through such stations. I doubt if 

 it would thrive anywhere else." (Petrie.) 



" A tree, varying from 30 to 60 feet in height, with terminal panicles of white 

 flowers. The young shrub forms a mass of tortuous interlacing branches. 

 Leaves lobed or coarsely toothed. Petals rounded at the tips. North and South 

 Island, Chatham Islands." {Laing and Blackwcll, Plants of New Zealand.) 



38970. Feijoa sellowiana Berg. Myrtaceae. Feijoa. 

 From Pasadena, Cal. Presented by Mr. D. W. Coolidge, Coolidge Rare 



Plant Gardens. Received at the Plant Introduction Field Station, 

 Chico, Cal. 

 " This is a seedling from a fruit that measured 3^ by 2i inches. Named 

 Feijoa macrocarpa by Dr. Franceschi, of Santa Barbara, Cal." (Coolidge.) 



38971 to 38973. Linum spp. Linacese. Flax. 



From Paris, France. Purchased from Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Received 

 July 30, 1914. 



38971. Linum perenne L. 



Var. album Hort. 



A white form of the perennial flax, which grows about 2 feet high and 

 is generally cultivated as an ornamental. 



38972. Linum grandiflorum Desf. 

 Var. rubrum Hort. 



38973. Linum usitatissimum L. 



38974. Prunus umbellata Elliott. Amygdalacese. Plum. 



From Brooksville, Fla. Collected by Mr. William Goinnie, assistant farm 

 superintendent in charge, Plant Introduction Field Station, Brooksville, 

 Fla. Received August 3, 1914. 

 " Seeds from Mr. Raymond Robbins, Snow Hill." 



A tree, sometimes 15 to 20 feet high, with a short, often crooked or inclining 

 trunk 6 to 10 inches in diameter, slender, unarmed branches forming a wide, 

 compact, flat-topped head. Wood heavy, hard, close-grained, dark reddish 



