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Taiwania cryptomerioides (Pinaceae), 46980. From 

 Japan. Seeds presented by the Arnold Arboretum, Jamaic a 

 Plain, Mass. An interesting evergreen tree, which may 

 attain a height of 50 meters (164 ft.) and a diameter 

 of 2 meters (6| ft.), found at an elevation of 6,000 

 feet on the slopes of Mt . Morrison in Formosa (Taiwan). 

 The leaves are of two kinds: those on the old wood are 

 triangular and about one-fifth of an inch long, while 

 those on the new growth are linear-falcate and more 

 than half an inch in length. The subglobose cones, 

 about half an inch long, resemble those of Cunninghamia, 

 but the general habit of the plant is that of Crypto- 

 meria. (Adapted from Journal of the Linnean Society, 

 Botany, vol. 37, p. 330, and Tokyo Botanical Magazine, 

 vol. 21, p. 21, pi. 1, 1907. ) 



Notes on Behavior of Previous Introductions. 



A letter from Mr. Geo. E. Vinnedge', Supt. Engr. 

 Park Dept . , Fort Worth, Texas, dated April 4, 1919, 

 states the following: 



"Some six years ago we received a specimen of 

 Pistacia chinensis (S. P. I. No. 24659) which is planted in 

 the City Hall grounds, and is now 12 feet tall and 

 measures 3| inches in diameter at the base. It is 

 just now, April 4, putting out its first leaves this 

 spring. I think it will eventually prove a valuable 

 tree in this climate." 



