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is, apart from the widely spread coconut palm, the only 

 member of the tribe which occurs in Africa, all the others 

 being American. Its discovery throws some new light on the 

 origin of the Cocoineae and the relationship of our flora." 

 (Marloth, Flora of South Africa, Vol. 4, p. 48.) 



Juniperus cedrus Webb. (Pinaceae.) 41463. Seeds from 

 Tenerife, Canary Islands. Collected by Dr. George V. Perez 

 and presented through the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Eng- 

 land. "This valuable tree which is nearly extinct is 

 said to be the quickest growing of all Juniperus. I have 

 carefully watched the growth of some In my garden at Villa 

 Orotava and can report an average of over three feet per 

 year. It begins to seed here within 5 years of planting 

 so that its propagation is easy, at any rate in a suit- 

 able climate. If treated in the following manner it germin- 

 ates much more promptly and abundantly. The seed is to be 

 carefully extracted from the gabuli, the extracted seed 

 should tnen be enclosed in a canvas or calico bag, im- 

 mersed for 10 seconds in boiling water, finally from the 

 boiling water the bag should be immersed in cold water, 

 then sown preferably in heather earth. It is 'important 

 that plants of our flora should be tried almost exclusive- 

 ly in southern California and perhaps Florida, for al- 

 though Juniperus cedrus stands frost in its natural habitat 

 at great altitudes there is no doubt that our plants ought 

 to be experimented on in climates like ours, where in the 

 coast region we never have frost, and the rains only occur 

 in the winter months. I do not think you can lay too much 

 stress on the fact that seeds I have sent you should be 

 tried only in southern California." (Perez.) 



Lonicciu sp. (Caprif oliaceae . ) 41560. Seeds of honey- 

 suckle from Bhutan, India. Collected by Mr. R. E. Cooper. 

 Presented by Bees Limited, Liverpool, England, at the re- 

 quest of Mr. A. K. Bulley. "A slender bush 6 inches high 

 by stream under Rhododendron and Abies forest at an eleva- 

 tion of 11,000 feet. Has pink, waxy flowers in pairs and 

 very reddish fruits." (Cooper.) 



Macadamia ternifolia F. Mueller. (Proteaceae. ) 41472. 

 Queensland nuts from Homestead, Florida. Presented by Mrs. 

 L. L. Bow. "You may be interested to know that these nuts 

 make a delicious cake, and I have also used them in sand- 

 wiches and salads. My tree is near the laundry and gets a 

 great deal of wash water; it has had very little ferti- 

 lizer beside the soap suds." (Bow.) 



M'nnusops elengi L. (Sapotaceae . )41501 . Seeds of Muna- 

 mal from Lawang, Java. Presented by Mr. M. Buysmam, Jardin 

 Botanique. "A large evergreen tree, with fleshy leaves, 

 glossy, oval, with nervation slightly emphasized; calyx of 



