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crass and hard ; stamens 12. unequal, in pairs, glabrous. Female cymes few 

 flowered, short, calyx four to five fid, hairy on both sides, accrescent in fruit ; 

 fruit tomentose, subglobose, 1 inch or more in diameter, 



"Java, in mountainous places, Blume. Local name, KitjaUungy (Hieru, 

 Monograph of the Ehenacece, p. 237, 187S.) 



39175. Pruxus avium L. Amygdalaceae. Cherry. 



From Rome, Italy. Presented by Dr. Gustav Eisen. Receive<l August 124, 

 1914. 



" ilarasca grossa di Firenze, probably a seedling from Marasca <Ii Piedmontc. 

 Very large, dark brownisli black, flesh very firm, very slightly adlieriug to the 

 stone, wJiich, however, separates readily. Subacid, sweet, and slightly astrin- 

 gent. Fine shipper. Suitable both for table and preserves. This cherry is 

 larger than any I have seen in California, and, in my opinion, it is of exceptional 

 qualities." (Eisen.) 



39176. Claucexa laxsium (Lour.) Skeels. Rutacere. Wampi. 

 {Claiisena warn pi Oliver.) 



From Hongkong, China. Presented by 'Sir. W. J. Tutcher, superintendent, 

 Botanical and Forestry Department. Ileceived August 22, 1914. 

 See S. P. I. Xos. 25546 and 31730 for previous introductions, and 3S70S for 

 description. 



39177. Chloris \t^rgata Swartz. Poaceae. 



Australian Rhodes grass. 



From Burringbar P. O., New South Wales. Presented by Mr. B. Harrison. 

 ^ Received August 26, 1914. 

 Var, decora. 



"This grass is a rapid grower and a heavy yielder of nutritious fodder. It 

 attains the height of 3 and 4 feet, is relished by stock, and will retain its 

 verdure when other grasses are dried up, and if cut before seeding makes 

 palatable hay. According to analysis, it is one of the richest grasses we possess, 

 either imported or indigenous. It is only quite recently that it has come into 

 prominence, principally through the favorable reports from Queensland, where 

 it is said to have succeeded wonderfully in clay-pan, wind-swept, and sun- 

 scorched country where other grasses were diflScult to establish. It is. how- 

 ever, a native of this State also, having been identified in 1904. and it will 

 probably succeed even with a lighter rainfall and under more adverse condi- 

 tions than the imported species (C. gaijana and virgata) which have a great 

 reputation as drought resisters. The seeil is very light, is carried some distance 

 by the wind, and the grass spreads rapidly." (Harrison.) 



39178. Dexdrocalamus hamiltoxii Xees and Am. Poaceae. 



Bamboo. 



From Darjiling, India. Presentetl by Mr. G. H. Cave, Lloyd Botanic 

 Garden, at the request of Mr. J. L. Rock, Division of Forestry, Hono- 

 lulu. Hawaii. Received August 27, 1914. 



"It is a large bamboo that flowers sporadically and also gregariously. It 

 occurs in the northeast Himalayas, Assam, the Khasi Hills, Sylhet, and 



