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1979. Hydriastele wendlandiana. Palm. 



From Jamaica. Secured by Mr. D. G. Fairchild (No. 18) from the Castleton 

 Botanical Gardens.. (3 packages.) 



Showy palm for gardens of southern California and Florida. Should be planted 

 immediately on arrival. 



1980. Capsicum annuum. Bird pepper. 



From Jamaica. Secured by Mr. D. G. Fairchild on the grounds of Mr. W. W. 

 Wynn, "Brokenkurst," near Mandeville. (2 packages.) 



Thought quite likely to be the same as the Louisiana bird pepper, though possi- 

 bly of a slightly different strain, resulting from long culture in the mountains of 

 Jamaica, where it is grown at 2,200 feet altitude. 



1981. Capsicum annuum. Red pepper. 



From Jamaica. Secured by Mr. D. G. Fairchild in the mountains, where it is 

 used in sauces. 



1982. Capsicum annuum. Red pepper. 



From Jamaica. Secured by Mr. D. G. Fairchild in the mountains. (3 pack- 

 ages.) 



1983. Capsicum annuum. Red pepper. 



From Jamaica. Secured by Mr. D. G. Fairchild in the mountains. (2 packages.) 



1984. Garcinia morella. Gamboge. 



From Jamaica. Secured by Mr. D. G. Fairchild from the Botanical Gardens at 

 Castleton. (1 package.) 



Furnishes the gamboge of commerce. Related to the mangosteen family, Guttl- 

 ferae. The fruit is acid, rather refreshing, and could be improved by breeding and 

 selection. There is one seed in each fruit. A tree from Ceylon for cultivation in 

 Hawaii and Puerto Rico. 



1985. Stevensonia grandifolia. Palm. 



From Jamaica. Secured by Mr. D. G. Fairchild from the Castleton Botanical 

 Gardens. (3 packages.) 



A grand palm from the Seychelles Islands, worthy of introduction into gardens in 

 southern Florida, California, and other subtropical regions. Must be kept moist and 

 must be planted as soon as it arrives. 



1986. Copernicia cerifera. Wax palm. 



From Jamaica. Secured by Mr. D. G. Fairchild at the Castleton Botanical 

 Gardens. (2 packages.) 



Said to furnish food and valuable wax to the natives. The most wonderful palm 

 of Brazil as regards uses to which the natives put it. A small ornamental fan palm 

 suited ouly to tropical and subtropical regious. The "Carnauba" palm. 



1987. Solanum dredgei. Natal thorn. 



From South Africa. Secured through Messrs. W. and C. Gowie. (20 packages.) 



These seeds were received as the result of a request for Solanum aculeastrum, which 

 has been recommended as a hedge plant suitable for dry regions. 



Information accompanying the seed seems to throw doubt on the value of the 

 plant. 



" We inclose herewith a packet of 1£ ounces seeds of a species of Solanum which 

 we believe is the species you require and which you designate S. aculeastrum. We 

 submitted the fruits from which we obtained the seeds sent you to Professor 

 MacOwan, Government botanist for Cape Colony, and he named the plant Solanum 

 dredgeanum. He remarked further with regard to the plant that it is known as 'Natal 

 thorn,' capable of hedging, but wanting in close growth, and rambling, also tender. 



