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fragrant flower ,8 to 12 inches in length, has petals of 

 pure white delicately margined with gold which becomes 

 old gold with age; and is borne in pendulous clusters of 

 nearly a dozen individuals each. One drawback to the 

 cultivation of this plant is that it has been extreme- 

 ly slow in coming into bloom, only blooming in hothouses 

 of considerable size. Regarding the possibilities of 

 this plant in the United States, Mr. George W. Oliver, 

 Propagator to the United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture, states, "Very likely this plant will flower 

 oftener and more profusely in this country than in 

 Europe, particularly England, because of our higher 

 summer temperature, which enables the plant to grow 

 rapidly and ripen its wood." (Adapted from The Garden 

 Magazine, May 1908; Oliver, Flora of Tropical Africa; 

 and C. P. Baker, American Breeders' Magazine Vol. IV. 

 p. 213. "The Camoensia vine is growing in rather clayey 

 soil with a reddish rotten-stone subsoil, on a dry 

 situation but gets abundant water during our wet sea- 

 son and is occasionally watered during the winter or 

 dry season, but stands considerable drought without 

 injury. The vine is fully exposed to sun part of the 

 time. It will grow in full sun, also in full shade, 

 but makes more luxuriant foliage where partly shaded. 

 The long branches, 10 to 12 feet, in length, always 

 seek the open before blooming. Flowers are produced 

 several times annually, but seed is produced more 

 freely during the summer. When ripe, the pods split 

 with great force (enough to tear thin cotton cloth 

 with which they are often covered to protect the seed 

 from scattering) and throw the seed 30 feet or more 

 away from the plant. I believe the plant could be 

 acclimatized in the hammocks of southern Florida with 

 but little or no trouble, and the natural distribution 

 of its seeds would cause it to spread rapidly. It 

 would certainly be worthy of trial." (Grey.) 



Casuarina sumatrana (Casuarinaceae) , 45659. From 

 Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by the Director, Botanic 

 Garden. Introduced as a tree having more style to it 

 than Casuarina equiseti folia . It forms a larger and more 

 graceful tree than the latter which, unfortunately, 

 has been so commonly used as a street tree in Florida. 

 Its hardiness will have to be tested." (David Fair- 

 child. ) 



Lansium domesticum (Meliaceae), 45616. Langsat. 

 From Manila, Philippine Islands. Presented by 



