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as India rubber in removing black lead marks." (Watt, 

 Dictionary of Economic Products of India, and Dodge, Use- 

 ful Fiber Plants of the World.) 



Pittosporum macrophyllum Laut. & K. Sen. (Plttospora- 

 ceae.) 39728. Seeds from Nice, France. Presented by Dr. 

 A. Robertson-Proschowsky. "The plant has existed in my 

 garden for more than 20 years. It is the most beautiful 

 of the dozen or so Pittosporum species which I cultivate. 

 The leaves occasionally attain nearly the size of those of 

 Magnolia giundiflora and the flowers are perhaps not sur- 

 passed in fragrance by any other flower. Indeed the fra- 

 grence is most exquisite. Would such highly fragrant 

 flowers not be of value for the extraction of perfume?" 

 (Proschowsky . ) 



Prunus pseudo-cerasus Lindl. (Amygdalaceae . ) 39743-798, 

 39820-826. Cuttings of sixty-three varieties of Japanese 

 flowering cherries from Tokyo, Japan. Presented by the 

 Arnold Arboretum through its collector, Mr. E. H. Wilson. 

 The Arnold Arboretum sent Mr. E. H. Wilson to Japan last 

 year for the purpose, among other things, of arranging for 

 an authentic named collection of the Japanese Cherry Blos- 

 som trees. Mr. Wilson secured botanical specimens of a 

 large private collection of these trees and the budwood 

 was taken by him personally from the same trees and the 

 budwood from each variety was given its own correct Japan- 

 ese name by the owner of the collection who is known to be 

 an authority on cherry blossom trees. This collection 

 will be propagated and sent out under a cooperative agree- 

 ment with the Arboretum and under these authentic Japanese 

 names made permanent by Mr. Wilson's herbarium specimens. 



Quercus insignis Mart. & Gall. (Fagaceae.) 39723. Acorns 

 of a white oak from Zacuapam, Vera Cruz, Mexico. Purchas- 

 ed from Dr. C. A. Purpus. "They were sent to me by a 

 friend Sr. Guillermo Ziche from Huatusco and were col- 

 lected in the Sierras west of town at about 1500-1600 feet 

 altitude. I am sure you will be able to grow them in the 

 southern part of Florida where the palms (Roystonea regia) 

 grow. They need a moist climate, sub-tropical forests do 

 well." (Purpus.) "The tree is rapid in growth, and quite 

 different in habit from most oaks. It reaches an ultimate 

 height of 60 to 80 feet or more, is quite erect, and sends 

 out large branches at the height of 30 or 40 feet above the 

 ground. It is found in considerable abundance about midway 

 down the flanks of Mount Orizaba, being most common about 

 Chiapas, according to Dr. C. A. Purpus, who has recently 

 been collecting in that region. It is a white oak, matur- 

 ing its fruit the first season; and being a white oak, its 



