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Acacia cavenia (Mol.) Bert. (Mlmosaceae . ) 42861. 

 Seeds from Santiago, Chile. Presented by Sr. Ernesto 

 Palacios, Catholic University. A small Chilean tree, 

 known as cavan, with exceedingly hard wood, durable 

 in moist soil. The spiny plant makes admirable hedges. 

 The tannin from this species is said to be especially 

 valuable for dyeing. 



Amherstia nobilis Wallich. (Caesalpiniaceae . ) 42902. 

 Seeds from Sibpur, Calcutta, India. Presented by the 

 Curator, Royal Botanic Garden, at the request of Mr. 

 Bernard Coventry, Agricultural Adviser to the Govern- 

 ment of India, Pusa. Named in honor of Lady Amherst. 

 A medium sized tree, native of Burma, and considered 

 the most beautiful of all flowering trees. Its immense 

 candelabra-like sprays of red and yellow flowers, 

 drooping from every branch among the handsome foliage, 

 present an appearance of astonishing elegance and 

 loveliness. It is in flower during the greater part 

 of the year, but its chief flowering season in Ceylon 

 is from January to April, i.e., the dry season. The 

 tree thrives in the moist low country up to 1600 feet 

 elevation, and requires rich and well-drained soil. 

 It does not seem to flourish near the sea, and is 

 rarely met with about Colombo. It produces seed very 

 scantily anywhere, a pod or two occasionally being all 

 that can be obtained, and even these are often in- 

 fertile. Propagation by layering has, therefore, to 

 be adopted. Introduced into Ceylon in 1860. (H. F. 

 MacMillan, Handbook of Tropical Gardening & Planting, 

 p. 291.) 



Annona marcgravii Martius. (Annonaceae . ) 42988. 

 Seeds from El Banco, Colombia. Presented by Mr. H. M. 

 Curran. "Guayacana del Monte. Wild anona. Tree in second 

 growth forest. Edible fruit, 6 inches in diameter. 

 Greenish-white fruit, slightly acid." (Curran. } 



Bactris sp. (Phoenicaceae. ) 42855. Seeds of rattan 

 palm from Bolivar, Colombia. Presented by Mr. H. M. 

 Curran. "Outer coat of fruits edible. Bright red 

 clusters of fruit very ornamental. Mountains of Mag- 

 dalena, 1,000 feet elevation." (Curran.) 



Beaumontia grandiflora (Roth) Wallich. (Apocynaceae . ) 

 42971. Seeds from Dehra Dun, United Provinces, India. 

 Presented by Mr. Thomas Tracy. "A mammoth creeper 

 that has run up to the top of the cotton tree. The 



