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and that the seeds are regularly produced. The flowers 

 are single and are produced both in autumn (October) 

 and spring (about April first)." (Fairchild.) 



Primus siibliirtell't penduJa (Amygdalaceae) , 47535. Rose- 

 bud cherry. From Chevy Chase, Md. Seeds collected by 

 Dr. David Fairchild, at his home, "In The Woods". 

 "Drooping Japanese cherry seed gathered from trees 

 imported in 1906 from the Yokohama Kursery Co., Yoko- 

 hama, Japan. The unusual vigor of these drooping cherry 

 trees, the fact that they belong to a long-lived species 

 which in Japan grows to be 300 years old, combined with 

 the facts that the seedlings are free from the Cylindro- 

 sp inm a ^'disease which attacks the Mazzard seedlings, 

 that their trunks -are vigorous and are free from dis- 

 eases such as gummosis, and also that the trees bear 

 abundant crops of seeds would seem to indicate that it 

 is worth testing as a st?ck for our cultivated cherries. 

 I have grown seedlings, and find that they are quite 

 uniform though some appear to have the drooping habit 

 whereas others are upright in growth. No leaf blight 

 has been observed among them. Seed gathered June 5 or 

 6, 1919." (Fairchild.) 



Sagiierits pinnatus (Fhoenicaceae) , 47527. Sugar palm. 

 From Mayarru?.z, Porto Rico. Seeds presented by Mr . D. W. 

 May, Porte Rico Agricultural Experiment Station. "The 

 'gomuti' palm is one of the most useful of palms, and 

 occurs in a wild state throughout the islands of the 

 In -Man Archipelago, but is more common in the interior, 

 principally in the hilly districts, than on the sea 

 coast; it is also very generally cultivated by the 

 various people who inhabit that region. It is indigenous 

 to Sonda and the Philippines, and is cultivated gener- 

 ally in tropical Asia. This palm attains a height of 

 30 to 40 feet, and besides its saccharine sap furnishes 

 a highly valuable, black, fibrous substance , Ejoo fiber, 

 superior in quality, cheapness, and durability to that 

 obtained from the husk of the coconut, and renowned 

 for its power of resisting moisture. It is used by 

 the natives of the Indian islands for every purpose of 

 cordage and is known as 'tsongli.' Underneath this 

 material is found a substance of a soft, gossamer-like 

 texture , which is imported into China. It is applied as 

 oakum in caulkin? the seams of ships, and more gener- 

 ally as tinder for kindling fire, it is for the 

 latter purpose that it is chiefly in demand among the 

 Chinese. In Malacca, the 'gomuti', there termed 

 'kabong', is cultivated principally for the juice which 



