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47370. Phyllostachys pubescens Houzeau. Poacea?. Bamboo. 



From Anderson, S. C. Rhizomes purchased from Mr. Rufus Fant. Received 

 April 3, 1919. 



" Mr. Fant's account of this clump [from which these rhizomes were taken] 

 is that about twenty years ago he saw the ' Giant Japanese Bamboo ' adver- 

 tised in a florists' paper by H. H. Berger, of San Francisco. He sent the money 

 and bought a plant, or rather a piece of rhizome ; it died. He sent again and 

 got a pot-grown plant ; he was afraid this was not hardy, so kept it potted for 

 about five years, until it outgrew the pot, and then planted it out of doors where 

 it now stands. In 1912 he formed the idea of starting a grove along a little 

 stream which runs through Silver Brook Cemetery, not far from his house. 

 So he took up a clump of bamboo in February and planted it there — we counted, 

 together, 266 good-sized canes about 30 feet tall. One is 12^ inches in circum- 

 ference 1 inch above the ground. The range is from 5 to 12^ inches in circum- 

 ference. 



" On each side of his house Mr. Fant has plantings of this true Moso bamboo, 

 Phyllostachys pubescens, or P. mitis as it was formerly called. On the right 

 the clump had been cut back and was low and bushy ; on the left the culms were 

 tall, almost to the roof of the 2-story house. Mr. Fant explained that the clump 

 on the right had been killed or at least seriously injured by a freeze of +2° F., 

 which occurred February 15, 1918. He had cut the bamboo to the ground as 

 soon as the new growth began, April 15, so that the dead culms were annoying 

 for only two months. By May 10 the bushy growth had attained its present 

 height. This is an important fact, for it indicates how quick will be the re- 

 covery from frost injury and of how little consequence is the fact that once in 

 a while the grove may be killed down. The house protected the clump on the 

 sheltered side." . {David Fadrchild, Report of Southern Trip, 1918.) 



47371 to 47374. Theoiiroma cacao L. Sterculiacese. Cacao. 



From Dominica, British West Indies. Presented by Mr. Joseph Jones, 

 curator, Botanic Gardens. Received April 7, 1919. Quoted notes by 

 Mr. Jones. 



47371. "The Calabash, cacao. It is the hardiest of all varieties and 

 yields the lowest grade of cacao." 



47372. "A Forastero variety, with red-colored pods: very prolific.'' 



47373. " Criollo variety, with yellow-colored pods ; yields seeds of good 

 quality." 



47374. " Yellow Forastero variety, with yellow-colored pods ; yields seeds 

 of good quality." 



47375 to 47377. Litchi chinensis Sonner. Sapindacese. Lych.ee. 

 (Nephelhnn Utchi Cambess.) 

 From Honolulu, Hawaii. Cuttings presented by Mr. J. E. Higgins, horti- 

 culturist, Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station. Received April 8, 

 1919. Quoted notes by Mr. Higgins. 



47375. " No. 1083. This is the lot received from you through Seattle in 

 1907." 



47376. " No. 1265. Kwai mi" 



The Kwai mi (or Kuel wei) is a very popular commercial variety. 

 The fruit has a very rough but pretty red skin, which is often tinged 

 with green. Fruits of the Kwai mi the skin of which is altogether red 

 are said to be very inferior to those with the green markings. This green 



