Remember a one one-thousand dollar Liberty Bond will 

 furnish pistols for the men in a rifle company. 



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Corynocarpus laevigata Forster. (Corynocarpaceae . ) 

 44745. Karaka seeds from Auckland, New Zealand. Pre- 

 sented by Mr. H. R. Wright. A handsome evergreen tree 

 with glossy, laurel-like, oblong leaves, 3 to 7 inches 

 long; erect panicles of small white flowers, 4 inches 

 in length; and oblong, orange-colored fruits an inch 

 long. The outside of the fruit is extremely poisonous, 

 but the kernel is edible and forms one of the staple 

 foods of the Maoris, who cultivate the tree for its 

 seeds. The wood has been much used by the natives of 

 the Chatham Islands in making of canoes. (Adapted 

 from Laing & Blackwell, Plants of New Zealand, p. 233, 

 234. ) 



Cryptostegia grandiflora R. Brown. (Asclepiadaceae.) 

 44786. Seeds of Palay rubber from Old Fort, New Provi- 

 dence, Bahamas. Presented by Mr. W. F. Doty, American 

 Consul, Nassau, Bahamas, who secured them from Dr. 

 Charles S. Dolley. A twining shrub, native of India, 

 but cultivated in many places in the tropics for the 

 rubber obtained from the sap. It has opposite, ellip- 

 tic leaves; and terminal cymes of large reddish purple 

 flowers which bloom all the year. The leaves and stems 

 contain an abundance of latex which yields a quantity 

 of rubber estimated at 2 per cent of the weight of 

 the fresh plant. From the bast fiber of the inner 

 bark a good quality of wrapping paper has been made. 

 The seed coma furnishes a silky floss which can be 

 made into an excellent felt. Propagation is by seeds. 

 (Adapted from C. S. Dolley, On the Occurrence of Pa- 

 lay Rubber in Mexico, India-rubber Journal, May 20, 

 1911. ) 



Gladiolus ahitus L. (Iridaceae.) 44722. Gladiolus seeds 

 from Johannesburg, South Africa. Presented by Mr. J. 

 Burtt-Davy, Agricultural Supply Association. A South 

 African gladiolus with an upright stem, 6 to 8 inches 

 in height, and 3 to 4 leathery, linear or sword-shaped, 

 stiff leaves, the outermost being twice as long as 

 the others. The 5 to 10 reddish yellow flowers, which 

 are very divergent, have an odor like that of sweet- 

 briar. (Adapted from Curtis 's Botanical Magazine, 

 vol. 15, plate 586. ) 



Gladiolus angustus L. (Iridaceae.) 44723. Gladiolus 

 seeds from Johannesburg, South Africa. Presented by 

 Mr. J. Burtt-Davy, Agricultural Supply Association. A 

 plant with an ascending stem up to 2 feet in height, 



