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diameter of one-fourth of an inch and is red and succu- 

 lent. The fleshy edible pedicel, under the small, dry, 

 globular fruit, has been likened to a cherry with the 

 stone outside. The close-grained, handsome wood is 

 used for turning and cabinet purposes. (Adapted from 

 Bentham, Flora Australiensis , vol. 6, p. 229, and 

 Maiden, Useful Plants of Australia, pp. 30, 534.) 



Grewia multiflora (Tlliaceae), 47689. Prom 

 Darjeeling, India. Seeds presented by Mr. G. H. Cave, 

 director, Lloyd Botanic Garden. A shrub or small tree 

 of eastern and western India, ascending to 4,000 feet. 

 The white wood gives out an exceedingly unpleasant odor 

 when cut, and is extensively used in making cot frames, 

 ax handles, oar shafts, etc. The plant is also much 

 used for making hedges, for which its close growth and 

 evergreen leaves make it especially suitable. (Adapted 

 from Watt, Dictionary of the Economic Products of 

 India, vol. 4, p. 179. ) 



Lagerstroentia parviflora (Lythraceae) , 47703. From 

 Darjeeling, India. Seeds presented by Mr. G. H. Cave, 

 director, Lloyd Botanic Garden. A large, deciduous 

 tree met with in the sub-Himalayan tract in Bengal, 

 Assam, central and southern India. The gum which ex- 

 udes from the bark is said to be sweet and edible, and 

 the bark yields a fiber used in the making of ropes. 

 The bark is also used in dyeing skins black, and for 

 tanning. The grayish brown wood is very hard and 

 tough, seasons well, and is fairly durable. It is 

 largely employed for agricultural implements, boats, 

 buggy shafts, etc. It is one of the trees on which 

 the tasar silkworm is fed . (Adapted from Watt , Diction- 

 ary of the Economic Products of India, vol. 4, p. 584.) 



Metrosideros iomentosa (Myrtaceae), 47930. From 

 Auckland, New Zealand. Seeds presented by Mr. H. R. 

 Wright. "Pohutukawa. One of the most beautiful of 

 flowering trees, and very valuable as a bee plant; 

 the honey made from these is of excellent flavor and 

 is pure white. This tree, about 40 feet in height, 

 is found on the hillsides, along the beach, and even 

 grows out of the sides of the sea cliffs. In many 

 cases, thriving trees grow above high water mark, 

 where the roots are frequently washed by the tide. 

 Like M. robusta, the hard wood is used for making knees 

 for boat building. Strange to say, M.tomentosa is found 

 in the wild state only near the sea, although it grows 



