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Phyllostachys sp. (Poaceae. ) 40842, 40851. Plants of a 

 bamboo from Burroughs, Ga. Secured through Mr. S. B. Day- 

 ton, by Mr. Edward Simmonds, of this Office. A bamboo, 

 reported to have been brought from India about 1890 by the 

 late Andres E. Moynelo, but from all appearances, a Japan- 

 ese species, probably P. bctmbus aides . This bamboo was 

 first called to the attention of the office by Mr. Dayton 

 in April of this year when he sent us a large shoot, such 

 as he had been retailing to a Savannah restaurant at twen- 

 ty-five cents. On examination the plantation was found to 

 consist of good-sized old canes, attaining a height of 

 perhaps 60 feet, and showing its perfect adaptability to 

 the climate of Savannah. The canes on test have shown 

 themselves for certain industrial purposes equal to the 

 imported Japanese forms of rnadake, P. Ixznibusoides . (S. C. 

 Stuntz. ) 



Primula littoniana G.Forrest . (Primulaceae. ) 40857. Seeds 

 of Litton's primrose from Talifu, Yunnan, China. Purchased 

 from Dr. 0. C. Schneider, Arnold Arboretum. "P. littcniana, 

 though by no means the most beautiful of the new hardy 

 Chinese primulas, has an altogether unique character that 

 is bound to carry it into a permanent place in the heart 

 of the primrose lover. The small lilac blossoms, as well 

 as the lilac leaves, are somewhat like those of P. dcnticu- 

 lata, but here resemblance ceases. Instead of the usual 

 primula umbel, the scape terminates in a long flower 

 spike, set thickly with bloom. The calyces are a rich ma- 

 roon and the remarkable effect comes when these form a 

 point above a sort of ruff of the lilac blossoms. Small 

 wonder that it fairly dazzled George Forrest, the collect- 

 or, when he found it massed naturally in the high moun- 

 tains of China. There the flower stalks sometimes rise to 

 a height of two and a half feet." (H. S. Adams, Garden 

 Magazine, May 1914.) 



Pyrus sp. (Malaceae . ) 40865-871. Seeds of pears from 

 Talifu, Yunnan, China. Purchased from Dr. C. C. Schnei- 

 der, Arnold Arboretum. All from cultivated fruits from 

 the Talifu market, of varying sizes and shapes. No infor- 

 mation as to quality. 



Ziziphus jujuba Miller . (Rhamnaceae .) 40877-878. Jujube 

 fruits from Pinchow, Shensi , and Lingpau, Honan, China. 

 40877, "A very good quality of jujube, having large and 

 heavy fruits of elongated shape; considered to be the 

 second best in China, the Ta yuan tsao of Pal hsiang chen, 

 Shansi, coming first. Chinese name Chin tsao and Fei tsao, 

 meaning 'Golden jujube' and 'Fat jujube.'" 40878, "A medium 



