JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1912. 



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34303 to 34308— Continued. 



which they chew. In October (in New Zealand) the tree produces large 

 corymbs of yellowish green flowers, whose heavy, honeyed odor is almost sickly 

 in its intensity. The plant is probably often self -pollinated, but though 

 stamens and pistils are always present one or the other is often abortive, so that 

 the flowers are often practically unisexual. The wood of this species, like that 

 of the other species of the genus, is almost worthless. The tree is often cr.lti- 

 vated for its beauty and is sometimes used to form an ornamental hedge." 

 (Laing and Blackwell, Plants of New Zealand.) 



Distribution. — A small round-headed tree with very fragrant flowers, found on 

 the North Island and the South Island of New Zealand. 



34307. Primula sinolisteri Balf. f. Primrose. 



"This plant is of special horticultural interest. It was introduced in 1908 by 

 Bees, Ltd., grown from Forrest's seeds, and promises to be in our gardens what 

 P. obconica Hance ought to have been, but is not. P. sinolisteri Balf. f. has 

 not the irritant hairs. It is a free grower, forming compact masses of dark 

 green, acutely lobed leaves, and the trusses of white (sometimes lilac) flowers 

 are many. In our northern climate it is not quite hardy — like true P. obconica 

 Hance in that respect. It was sent out as P. listeri King — a venial error of 

 naming — and the name sinolisteri has been giA'en in the hope of making the 

 change of nomenclature less disturbing." {Balfour, Chinese and Other Pnmu- 

 las, Jour. Roy. Hort. Soc, vol. 29, p. 142, 1913.) 



34308. Primula forresth Balf. f. Primrose. 



"P. forrestii, of the section Callianthx, is a curious as well as a beautiful 

 species, and a lover of dry, stony situations. The flowers are large and numerous, 

 of a rich deep shade of orange, and fragrant. The foliage is densely coated with 

 glandular hairs, and, in the fresh state, has a peculiar, but not unpleasant, 

 aromatic odor. The plant is specially adapted to the situation in which it is 

 commonly found, i. e., the crevices of dry, shady limestone cliffs, in having a 

 long, intensely tough, woody rootstock of 2-3 feet in length. The base of this 

 is very tapered, generally only a few inches being inclosed in the crevices of 

 the rocks. From this point the plant is pendulous for almost the full length of 

 the remainder of the rootstock, a few inches of the growing apex being turned 

 out and upwards. The rootstock for two-thirds of its length is covered with 

 the induvise of previous year's foliage, which, at the apex, form a dense matted 

 mass with the fresh foliage and flowers arising from the center. Judging from 

 the length of the rootstocks of specimens seen growing, allowing two whorls of 

 leaves for one year's growth, a very liberal estimate, some plants must reach 

 the age of 50-100 years. Another feature which pointed to great age in the 

 species was, the cliffs behind some, of the larger specimens were scored and 

 worn to the depth of fully an inch by the motion of the plants in the wind." 

 {Forrest, Primulacex from Western Yunnan, Notes from the Edinburgh Royal 

 Botanic Garden, vol. 4, p. 15, 1908.) 



Distribution. — A primrose with fragrant deep-yellow flowers, found on the 

 slopes of the mountains at an elevation of 9,000 to 11,000 feet in the northwestern 

 part of the province of Yunnan in China. 



34309. Caryophyllus sp. 

 (Eugenia sp.) 



From Paraguay. Presented by Mr. C. F. Mead, Buenos Aires. Received 

 August 16, 1912. 



"In the Guarany language this fruit is called ywapuru. I have never seen it in 

 any place except in the monte in the district between Sapucay and Asuncion, nor 



