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called attention Avhen he sent in the first seeds. Its soft light wood, 

 which is easily split, becomes durable when dry, and is used for furni- 

 ture and building purposes and for wood carving by the Chinese, 

 has evident adaptation to American conditions, as is proved by 

 the trees which have grown from the seed Mr. Meyer sent, making 

 this species worthy of serious study by foresters. 



A large species of timber bamboo which flowers regularly and 

 grows ta be 60 feet tall can fail to interest us only if it refuses to 

 grow in our Southern States. We are indebted to Mr. Hole, the 

 forest botanist of Dehra Dun, India, for the seeds of this interesting 

 species, Dendro calamus longispdthiis (No. 54045), 



The attention of cerealists should be called to the remarkable col- 

 lection of Indo China rice selections {Oryza sativa, Nos. 54282 to 

 54296) which Mr. Carle, of the Genetic Laboratory of Saigon, has 

 sent; among them are four (Nos. 54289 to 54292) of the so-called 

 floating rices, having a different flavor from ordinary rice, which 

 are flooded every year from July to November by the Mekong River 

 and root freely from their upper nodes; also to the soft-shelled 

 variety of Job's-tears {Coix lacryma-jol)i ma-yuen^ No. 54310), 

 which, according to Senor Hernandez, Director of Agriculture of the 

 Philippine Islands, is becoming a valuable crop for tropical agri- 

 culturists. 



Of new fruit-bearing trees and shrubs the gai yuen tao {Pimnus 

 glandidosa^ No. 54028), of China, has proved itself of value as a 

 dooryard shrub as far north as Rochester, N. Y., where it has 

 fruited repeatedly for Mr. Dunbar, to whom we are indebted for 

 a quantity of seeds; it is attractive when in bloom and its enormous 

 crop of brilliant-red refreshing fruits are the delight of little chil- 

 dren. Florida mango growers will be eager for more details about 

 the Pachmarhi mango {Mangifera indica^ No. 54041), seedlings of 

 which Mr. Bembower reports are considered resistant to frost in 

 Pagara, India. The seedless white sapote {Casimiroa sp., No. 

 54046), which Milo Baker sends from Los Angeles, Calif., and the 

 Costa Rican variety O. edulis (No. 54051) with fruits weighing 1^ 

 pounds, secured by Mr. Werckle, will add two new varieties to the 

 collection of this interesting new subtropical fruit which we are 

 getting together in southern Florida. 



For the plant breeders who are interested in creating forms of 

 apples, pears, barberries, or roses, we have assembled, through the 

 courtesy of Professor Sargent, of the Arnold Arboretum, and Mr. 

 Dunbar, assistant superintendent of the Rochester Parks, collec- 

 tions (Nos. 54061 to 54265) of very unusual value. These include 

 a large number of wild species gathered by many years of effort 

 and should find their places in the collections of the universities 

 in the Northern States, where these plants form such important 

 industries. 



To those who have found how excellent are some of the new fruits 

 originated by H. R. Wright, of Avondale, New Zealand, the new 

 aphis-resistant apple stocks and other new prune and apple varie- 

 ties (Nos. 54385 to 54395) will appeal. 



To lovers of ornamental plants the gift of Hon. Vicary Gibbs, 

 Lonicera syringantha (No. 54058), with its large daphnelike blooms, 

 which have the fragrance of hyacinths, can not fail to appeal, and 



