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thau the pistils, oblong lanceolate, pointed, the outer wide and short; all glabrous 

 and viscid. Perianth segments glabrous, ciliated below, bearded on the face above. 

 Ovary bristly." (Sim, Forest Flora of Cape Colony.) 



36063 and 36064. 



From Hawaii. Received from Mr. G. P. Rixford, of the Biureau of Plant Indus- 

 try, who secured them from Mr. George T. Ruddock, San Francisco, Cal. 

 Received August 11, 1913. 



36063. PsiDiuM GUAJAVA L. Guava. 



" Gathered on the island of Hawaii on the road from Hilo to the volcano, at an 

 elevation of 3,000 feet. Probably the same as lemon guava." (Rixford.) 



36064. RuBUS sp. 



"Native thimbleberry. Picked December 15, on the road from Hilo to the 

 volcano, on the island of Hawau. A shrub about 18 inches high. Fruit of a 

 beautiful scarlet color and of a delicious flavor." (Rixford.) 



36065. PiSTACiA iNTEGERRiMA Stewart. Kaka. 



From Lahore, India. Presented by Mr. W. R. Mustoe, superintendent, Govern- 

 ment Agricultural Horticultural Gardens. Received August 15, 1913. 



Introduced as possible stocks for the true pistache (Pistada vera). 



"A deciduous tree with rough, gray bark. Wood very hard, sapwood white, heart- 

 wood yellowish brown, beautifully mottled with yellow and dark veins. Annual 

 rings marked by a belt of large pores. Pores in the rest of the wood very small, forming 

 ii l egular patches, which are frequently arranged in zigzag lines. Medullary rays fine, 



ry numerous. It is chiefly found on dry slopes and in valleys along the rivers, 

 vSuliman and Salt Ranges, and outer Himalayas, ascending to 6,500 feet and extending 

 as far east as Kumaon. 



"Growth moderate, eight to nine rings per inch of radius. Weight 54 pounds per 

 cubic foot. The wood is used for furnitiu*e, carvings, and all kinds of ornamental 

 work. It is usually sold in the hill bazaars and particularly at Simla, in the form of 

 thick, short planks. The leaves are lopped for fodder for buffaloes and camels and 

 the galls are used in native medicine. Brandis says that in Kangra, under native rule, 

 the tree was a 'badshahi,' or royal tree. The young leaves are red, and the tree, if 

 well grown, is graceful and pretty." (Gamble, Manual of Indian Timbers.) 



36066. LiTCHi CHiNENSis Sonnerat. Litchi. 



(Nephelium litchi Cambess.) 

 From Mozufferpur, Behar, India. Procured through Mr. Wilson Popenoe, of the 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received May 7, 1913. 



"i^ose. Mozufferpur is considered to produce the best litchis in India; whether 

 this is due to the superiority of the varieties or to the especially favorable conditions 

 of soil or climate, I am unable to ascertain. Certain it is, however, that the Rose 

 litchi is one of the best Indian varieties, and on this account it is well worthy of trial 

 in south Florida." ■ (Popenoe.) 



Layered plants. 



36067 and 36068. 



From Epaom, Auckland, New Zealand. Presented by JMr. D. Petrie. Received 

 August 25, 1913. 



36067. NOTOSPARTIUM CARMICHAELIAE Hookor. 



* ' A beautiful broomlike leafless leguminous plant of our flora. Gathered near 

 the mouth of the Clarence River, Marboro, South Island." (Petrie.) 

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