943 



Bulley. "A clumpy Polygonum among stones and peaty spots 

 in gaps in Rhododendron forest at an> elevation of 13,000 

 feet. Clump one foot thick or rosette larger. Flower 

 spike large and pendant, rich red, 10 inches long at times. 

 Also seen in rock ledges at its best." (Cooper.) 



Prunus sargentii Rehder. ( Amygdalaceae . ) 41475. Seed- 

 lings of Sargent's cherry from New Haven, Connecticut. 

 Purchased from the Elm City Nursery Company. 300 one-year- 

 old seedlings raised from seed obtained from the Arnold 

 Arboretum. To be used in the cherry stock investigation 

 by Department Officials. 



Pyrus ovoidea Rehder. (Malaceae.) 41461. Seeds taken 

 from fruit received from the Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica 

 Plain, Massachusetts, where it has never shown signs of 

 pear blight to which disease it may be immune. Growing 

 at the Plant Introduction Field Station, Chico, California, 

 for propagation and testing. 



Randia sp . (Rubiaceae.) 41495. Seeds from Orotina, 

 Costa Rica. Presented by Dr. Carlos Werckle .Trial Grounds, 

 Department of Agriculture. "From the Pacific coast. Is 

 much more beautiful than Randia aculeata, but is for hot 

 climate only." (Werckle.) 



Spathodea campanulata Beauv. (Bignoniaceae . ) 41500. 

 Seeds from Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by Dr. J. C. Kon- 

 ingsberger, Director, Botanic Gardens. A much branched, 

 West African tree with opposite pinnate leaves, 1 to 1^ 

 feet long, dark green above and paler, somewhat silky be- 

 neath in the young stage; large, spreading, terminal ra- 

 cemes of very large showy flowers; corolla at least four 

 inches long and. quite as broad. One of the showiest 

 flowering trees of the tropics which has proven hardy in 

 Southern Florida where its masses of large brilliant 

 orange yellow flowers attract a great deal of attention. 

 (Adapted from Curtis Botanical Magazine, 1859, plate 50.91.) 



NOTES ON BEHAVIOUR OF PREVIOUS INTRODUCTIONS. 



ElaeagJius angustifolia. (29225) A large fruited form of 

 the oleaster, called Djigan , discovered by F. N. Meyer in 

 Andijan, Turkestan, is doing especially well in the irri- 

 gation project area at Fallon, Nevada. In Turkestan the 

 fruits of this variety are sold on the markets and eaten 

 as sweetmeats. 



Macadamia ternifolia. (21249) The Queensland Nut. On 

 February 20, 1911, one plant of this species was sent to 

 Mrs. L. L. Bow, of Homestead, Florida, and in September, 

 1915, she wrote as follows regarding it: 



"The Macadamia ternifolia (Queensland Nut) , sent me in 



