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are unknown as yet, but the fruits are nearly black, 

 usually solitary, and contains 2 stones. (Adapted from 

 Sargent, Plantae Wllsonianae, vol. 1, part 1, p. 171.) 



Dahlia imperialis Roezl. (Asteraceae . ) 43981. Cut- 

 tings of dahlia from Tactic, Depto. de Alta Verapaz, 

 Guatemala. Collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, Agricul- 

 tural Explorer. "Double white variety. The pink tree 

 Dahlia Is common throughout a large part of Guatemala. 

 I have seen It from Antigua to Coban often in great 

 abundance, Its huge single pink flowers, four Inches 

 In diameter, making it a very striking thing. The 

 pink form, which apparently is the typical one, is 

 the only form which I have seen In the southern part 

 of Guatemala, but In the vicinity of Tactic there are 

 three other forms. None of these is so common as the 

 pink form, but all are seen occasionally in gardens. 

 The forms in question are: a single white, identical 

 with the typical single pink except in its color, 

 which is pure white; a double pink, of the same lilac 

 pink shade as the typical form but with double flowers, 

 three inches in diameter; and a double white form, of 

 the same character as the double pink but pure white. 

 The tree dahlia is called shikar in the Pokomchi dia- 

 lect, which is the language of the Indians at Tactic. 

 It is very commonly planted around gardens and door- 

 yards to form a hedge; large cuttings, 3 to 4 feet 

 long and of stems one to two inches in diameter, being 

 Inserted in the ground, and apparently rooting very 

 readily. The plants grow to 15 feet in height, and 

 when in full bloom, as they are at this season of the 

 year, are a glorious sight. Tactic is made beautiful 

 by this common plant, and it would seem well worth 

 while to test it for hedges in California, where the 

 pink form has already been introduced and is offered 

 in the trade. The variety sent in under this number 

 Is the double white, which seems to be one of the most 

 beautiful of all. The flowers of this form are ex- 

 tensively used by the Indians of Tactic for decorating 

 the Images of saints which they have in their houses 

 and In the churches." (Popenoe.) 



Deguelia dalbergioides (Baker.) Taubert. (Fabaceae.) 

 44073. Seeds from Ceylon. Presented by Father Jerome, 

 St. Leo Abbey, St. Leo, Florida. A small, spreading 

 tree, 15 to 20 feet high, found in the Malay Archi- 

 pelago and Java. The branchlets are brown-silky, the 

 dark green compound leaves are 6 to 8 inches long, 



