﻿42 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



46834 to 46853— Continued. 



to suppose that the seed was that of a plant similar to one from which 

 he had taken herbarium specimens perhaps at a considerably earlier date." 

 (Extract from a letter of the Director of Laboratory, Royal Horticul- 

 tural Society Gardens, October 5, 1920.) 



46842. " Forr. No. 15045 ; A. No. 495." 



46843. " Forr. No. 15046 ; A. No. 496." 



46844. " Forr. No. 14852 ; A. No. 497." 



46845. " Forr. No. 14683 ; A. No. 499." 



46846. " Forr. No. 14940 ; A. No. 500." 



46847. " Forr. No. 14969 ; A. No. 501." 



46848. " Forr. No. 15212 ; A. No. 502." 



46849. " Forr. No. 15342 ; A. No. 503." 



46850. " Forr. No. 15353 ; A. No. 504." 



46851. " Forr. No. 15789 ; A. No. 505." 



46852. " Hills north of Tengyueh, 1917. A. No. 506." 



46853. " Chungtien plateau shrub, 20 to 30 feet. A. No. 507." 



46854 to 46859. Papaver somniferum L. Papaveracese. Poppy. 



From India. Seeds presented by Mr. James A. Smith, American consul, 

 Calcutta, who obtained them from the economic botanist of the Govern- 

 ment of the United Provinces. Received December 19, 1918. Quoted 

 notes by Mr. Smith. 



46854. " No. 1. Lakanio. Good ; mostly red flowers." 



46855. " No. 2. Gingorio. Mostly white flowers." 



46856. " No. 3. Dhaturia. Flowers white with pink and red tips ; also 

 pink flowers." 



46857. " No. 4. Dhoura Dhaturia. White flowers tipped with red." 



46858. "No. 5. Horia. Mostly white flowers; also some colored. Long 

 pods, not round." 



46859. "A mixed lot of colored varieties." 



46860. Theobroma cacao L. Sterculiaceae. Cacao. 

 From Grenada, British West Indies. Presented by Mr. J. C. Moore, super- 

 intendent, Agricultural Department. Received December 27, 1918. 



" This variety is known locally as Caracas. The pods are a reddish claret 

 color while young and until they commence to ripen." (Moore.) 



46861. Livistona altissima Zoll. Phoenicacese. Palm. 

 From Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by the director of the Botanic Gardens. 



Received December 27, 1918. 



A graceful palm with a trunk about 8 inches in diameter and often 80 feet 

 tall, and bearing globose fruits the size of small cherries. The natives value 

 the exceedingly hard wood very highly and use it especially for rafters, 

 which last for three generations. (Adapted from Zollinger, Natuurkundig 

 Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indie, vol. 14, p. 150.) 



