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by Doctor Britton of the New York Botanical Garden. The galls 

 were collected at Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, March 20, 1913, 

 and forwarded to us through the courtesy of Prof. E. Bethel of 

 Denver, Col. The gall is an irregular, gouty stem swelling, composed 

 of soft tissues with here and there irregularly oval cells with a diameter 

 of approximately 2 mm. Entire swellings may have a length of 2 

 to 9 cm. 



