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arrangement of the leaflets is peculiar to the genus 

 Dypsis, not being found in any other pinnate-leaved 

 palms. (Adapted from Gardeners' Chronicle, New Series, 

 vol. 24, p. 394. ) 



Ipomea batatas (Convolvulaceae) , 45971. Sweet potato. 



From Tolga, Queensland, Australia. Presented by Mr. 

 J. A. Hamilton. "General Grant sweet potato, which to 

 our fancy is the best variety for the table. As a 

 rule the vines do not run very much. (Hamilton. ) 



Lagenaria vulgaris (Cucurbitaceae) , 45904. Gourd. 

 From Japan. Presented by Dr. L. H. Bailey, Ithaca, 

 New York, who secured them from Governor H. Hiratsuka, 

 Utsunomiya, Japan. "The largest gourd utensils I ever 

 saw were at Utsunomiya, Japan. I asked for seeds of 

 them and have received a packet from Governor H. 

 Hiratsuka of the prefecture. I am sending you some 

 of these seeds thinking that possibly you would like 

 to have them grown at your Maryland or Florida Sta- 

 tions, where the season will probably allow them to 

 mature. I should think that some of the gourds I saw 

 in the market in Japan would hold at least a peck." 

 (Bailey. ) 







Latania commersonii (Phoenicaceae ) , 45960. Palm. 

 From near Kandy, Ceylon. Secured by Mr. George F. 

 Mitchell, Treasury Department, Washington, D. C., at 

 the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens. An unarmed palm 

 from Mauritius, having leaves with petioles 4 to 6 

 feet long, the fan-shaped blades being about 5 feet in 

 diameter and divided into lanceolate, acuminate seg- 

 ments, 2 feet long by 3 inches wide. It is a particu- 

 larly striking palm, the long smooth petioles and the 

 ribs of the fanlike leaves being colored a bright 

 crimson which is especially brilliant in the young 

 foliage. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of 

 Horticulture, vol. 4, p. 1824. ) 



Magnolia globosa (Magnoliaceae) , 45964. From Dar- 

 jeeling, India. Secured by Mr. George F. Mitchell, 

 Treasury Department, Washington, D. C., at the Lloyd 

 Botanic Garden. "From Lloyd Botanic Garden, Darjeeling. 

 Found at 10,000 feet elevation and requires a moist 

 climate." (Mitchell.) A small tree with brown branches 

 and ovate deciduous leaves 9 inches long by 6 inches 

 wide. The globose flower buds, .which appear with the 

 young leaves, are about 2 inches in diameter and open 



