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gum which exudes from wounds In the bark . [and is also 

 said to exude naturally from the roots and lower part 

 of the trunk]. Some of the trees in the Brazilian 

 forest are 6 feet in diameter above the buttresses 

 and are estimated to be more than 1,000 years old. 

 These trees produce large quantities of gum during 

 their lifetime and the spot in which one has stood 

 often yields 5 to 10 barrels of the best gum, which is 

 used in the manufacture of varnishes. (Adapted from 

 Bulletin of the Pan-American Union, October, 1916.) 



Ipomoea cairiea (Convolvulaceae) , 47532. Morning-glory. 



From Zamboanga, P. I. Seeds presented by Mr. 

 Wester, agricultural advisor. "Seeds of a white- 

 flowered variety of /. cairiea, extremely attractive and 

 florlferous. Unlike most plants of this family, /. earned 

 Is ever-blooming. The mauve-colored variety is the 

 most popular climber in the Philippines and very rarely 

 seeds, being propagated by cuttings. The plant from 

 which these seeds were obtained is the only one with 

 white flowers I have seen." (Wester.) 



Jiibaea ehilensis (Phoenicaceae) , 47578. Palm. From 

 Miami, Fla. Plants grown at the Plant Introduction 

 Field Station at Miami. "This is the palm from which 

 the palm honey of Chile is made. This syrup is the 

 most delicious I. have ever tasted. It is superior, 

 in my estimation, to maple syrup, being milder, and not 

 cloying the palate as the latter does. In forty years 

 the trees will be ready to tap for the sap from which 

 this syrup is made. It is a very ornamental palm but a 

 slow grower. It thrives on poor, very dry soils and 

 requires very little water. Hitherto palms have been 

 felled but they can be tapped, I am assured, just as 

 maple trees are tapped." (Fairchild.) 



Kokia roekii (Malvaceae), 47561. From Honolulu, 

 Hawaii. Presented by Mr. J. F. Rock. "Seeds of a 

 new variety of K.rockii, from the island of Kauai , dis- 

 covered by Mr. A. Knudsen. There is only one specimen 

 of the tree; it grows in the very dry region of Kauai, 

 several miles from Mana, in Koaloha canyon, - on the 

 edge of a cliff, which saved it from destruction by 

 cattle. I think the discovery of this form is one of 

 the most noteworthy since the days of Hillebrand." 

 (Rock. ) 







Lyeopersieon esGiilentum (Solanacsae) , 47526. Tomato. 

 From Naples, Italy. Presented by the Museo Commerciale 



