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38541. STYLOMA PACIFICA. Fan palm. From the Belize 

 Botanical Station, Belize, British Honduras, through O. F. Cook. 

 A spineless fan palm up to 30 feet high, with exceptionally soft and 

 pliant leaves having the blades wedge shaped in outline. This 

 species is remarkable for its fibrous, fluffy leafstalks. Known here- 

 tofore as Pritchardia pacifica. 



38542. STYLOMA THURSTONI. Fan palm. From the Belize 

 Botanical Station, Belize, British Honduras. A handsome fan palm 

 without spines. The pliant soft leaves are reported to be very beau- 

 tiful. This species is distinguished from others of the same genus 

 by its very long slender flower stalks like fishing rods, bearing a 

 thyrselike inflorescence. Known heretofore as Pritchardia tliurstoni. 



SWIETENIA MAHAGONL True mahogany. Tree of the 

 family Meliacese, attaining great height and a diameter up to 6 feet. 

 Furnishes the hard, dark-red wood of well-known commercial value. 

 This species occurs wild on the keys or islands south of the Everglades 

 and grows on hot coral rock on the seacoast of Florida, often within 

 reach of the salt spray. 



38498. SYNECANTHUS sp. Uchul palm. From O. F. Cook, 

 Senahu, Guatemala. Slender, graceful, pinnate-leaved palm, reach- 

 ing 15 feet in height, with large, open inflorescences bearing beauti- 

 ful bright-red fruits the size of a cherry. Grows in cool, damp, 

 mountain-side forests in the Senahu districts at altitudes of 2,000 to 

 4,000 feet. 



38828. SYRINGA AMURENSIS. Lilac. From F. N. Meyer, 

 Tahuashan, Shensi, China. A tree found in great masses on rocky 

 mountain slopes at altitudes of 3,000 to 5,000 feet. Of value as 

 a stock for standard lilacs and for hybridization purposes. Attractive 

 when in flower and useful as a hardy shrub. 



40709. SYRINGA sp. Lilac. Collected by F. N. Meyer near 

 Paljtang, Kansu, China. Small bush 3 to 5 feet high, with small 

 leaves. Apparently very floriferous. Found with Amygdalus david- 

 iana covering loess slopes at altitudes of 3,500 feet. Of value as 

 a hardy flowering shrub for the dry and cool sections of the United 

 States. 



34804. TAMARIX PENTANDRA. Tamarisk. From Novo- 

 spassko, Syzran-Riazan Ry., Russia, through F. N. Meyer. The 

 facts that the tamarisk can withstand unusual amounts of alkali, is 

 cold resistant, and branches near the ground, makes it an excellent 

 plant for windbreaks. It can be easily propagated by cuttings. 

 This species from Russia is recommended for the Great Plains. 



