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40839. (Undetermined.) Monkey bread. 



From Mt. Coffee, Liberia. Presented by Mr. Henry O. Stewart. Received 

 June 1. 1915. 



40840. Brassica pekinensis (Lour.) Skeels. Brassicaceae. 



Pe-tsai. 



From Chefoo, China. Presented by Mr. A. Sugden, Commissioner of Chinese 

 Customs, through Mr. John F. Jewell, American consul. Received May 

 27, 1915. 

 " Shantung cabbage." 



40841. Telopea speciosissima (Smith) E. Brown. Proteacese. 



Waratah. 



From Lawang, Java. Presented by Mr. M. Buysman, Botanic Garden. Re- 

 ceived June 1, 1915. 



See S. P. I. Nos. 15696 and 40064 for previous introductions and description. 



" Although this beautiful and very uncommon evergreen shrub was introduced 

 from the Blue Mountains of New South Wales as long ago as 1789, it has been 

 seen very rarely in flower in England. The deep-crimson, tubular flowers are 

 about 1 inch long, and are borne in a dense globular head surrounded by an 

 involucre of ovate-lanceolate blood-red bracts, each measuring from 2 to 3 inches 

 in length. The firm leathery leaves are cuneate-oblong in shape and measure 

 about 6 inches long by 1£ inches broad. They are toothed in the upper part 

 and are dark green above and paler below." (Proc. Royal Hort. Soc, vol. 40, 

 p. 130, 1915.) 



40842. Phyllostachys sp. Poacese. Bamboo. 



From Burroughs, Ga. Plants secured by Mr. Edward Simmonds, through 

 Mr. S. B. Dayton, Savannah, Ga. Received June 5, 1915. 

 " From J. T. Smith's place, Burroughs, Ga. A bamboo reported to have been 

 brought from India in 1890 and planted near Savannah, where it attains a 

 height of at least 50 feet and a diameter of 3 inches." {Dayton.) 

 For an illustration of the Smith bamboo grove, see Plate VI. 



4084?. Passiflora alata Curtis. Passifloracese. Passion fruit. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Presented by Mr. Garret P. Wilder. Received 

 June 9, 1915. 

 " This is a strong, vigorous vine, very suitable for arbors and trellises. It is 

 not commonly found in Hawaii ; however, a very fine specimen of its kind is 

 growing in Dr. St. D. G. Walter's garden in Honolulu. The leaves are oval to 

 ovate, the petioles having two glands. The fragrant purple flowers are about 2 

 inches in diameter. The ovoid-pointed fruit has a tough, leathery shell, which, 

 when green, is 6 striated, with white stripes ; when quite ripe the fruit is a dull 

 orange-yellow. The numerous seeds are imbedded in the juicy, scented pulp, 

 which is aromatic and delicious. Propagation is by seed and by cuttings." (G. 

 P. Wilder, Fruits of the Hawaiian Islands.) 



