1893 
acacia verniciflua (Mimosaceae) , 56869. From Richmond, Australia. 
Seeds, presented by F. H, faker. A slender,, much branched shrub, with 
leathery, , very narrow phyllqdia (leaf like stems) about 2 inches in 
length, and deep yellow flowers in small heads which are generally in 
pairs. It is native to. the barren hills around Bathurst , New South 
Wales. (Adapted from Curtis 's Botanical Magazine, pi. 3266. ) 
ananas sp. (Bromeliaceae) , 56852. Pineapple. From Vicosa, Minas 
Geraes, Brazil. Seeds presented by P. H. Rolfs, direotor, Escola Su- 
perior de Agricultura e Yeterinaria . "(No. .2, March 12, 1923.) From 
one fruit. This is considered to be a wild pineapple, and Is very abun- 
dant here. In general the fruits are cylindrical, about 4 inches in 
diameter and 6 inches long. The crowns are medium sized in comparison 
with the .size of the fruit and crown -slips are produced as well as 
basal ones. In color the fruits vary from ; white to dull green ejid r^d. 
The leaves are long and -narrow, with very rigid and very sharp spines 
set quite a distance apart; they remind one of the leaves of. the 
1 ananaz ratao ' of the Cubans v which also .grows wild here. The bract 
which subtends* each segment of the fruit is so large that, when the 
fruit is ripe, the bract laps over the subtended segment. This pine- 
apple should be useful in hybridization; experiments . " (Rolfs . ) 
androcymbium punctatum . . (Melanthiaceae ) , 56821 . From Tripoli , 
Libia, North Africa. Bulbs presented by E. 0. Fenzi. A stemless orna- 
mental of the amaryllis family, native to the Cape of Good Hope. The 
whitish flowers, with green, veins and purple stamen.s, are in a dense 
umbel surrounded by about four narrow, spreading, bright-green leaves, 
5 or 6 inches long. (Adapted from Gardeners! Chronicle, vol. 1, new 
series, p. 786. ) 
CARAGANA boisi (Fabaceae), 56808. Altagana. From Verrisree-le- 
Buissonj Seine-«t-Oise., France.. Presented by A . Mounts s ier , v Seeds of 
a handsome bush 10 to 12 feet high, with long, arching branches, native 
to Szechwan and eastern., Tibet> China,. In May the .Ijght-green foliage 
and numerous yellow flowers make this an especially attractive orna- 
mental. (Adapted from letter of A. Meunissier , May 18, 1923. ) 
Crataegus LAVALLEI (Malaceae) , 56810. Hawthorn. From Verrieres- 
le-Buisson, Seine-et-Qise, France. Scions presented by A, Meunissier. 
"A tree of garden origin with pure wMte flowers and red fruits an inch 
in diameter, well displayed by the rich brown leaves in autumn," (H. 
C. Skeels.) 
cucumk sativus ( Cucurbi taceae ) , 56805. Cucumber. From Jaipur, Ra- 
jputana, India. Seeds presented by Sir James. Roberts . "This cucumber is. 
