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Grevillea, banksii. (Proteaceae . ) 36705. Seeds from Rio 
de Janeiro Botanic Garden. "In foliage this species 
greatly resembles its congener, Grevillea robusta, but its 
habit of growth is entirely different and its flowers much 
finer. The trees in'the Rio de Janeiro Garden, from which 
these seeds were taken, are about 18 feet in height, broad 
topped and rather open in growth. The bark is rough, ashy 
brown in color. The wood is brittle. The leaves are from 
6 to 8 inches long, and from 5 to 6 inches wide, deeply 
divided, dull green on the upper side, silvery beneath. 
The flowers which are borne on spikes from 3 to 5 inches 
long, are a beautiful rose-red in color. It may prove of 
value as an ornamental tree in Florida and southern Cali- 
fornia." ( Shame 1, Popenoe, and Dorsett introduction.) 
For distribution later. 
Juglans australis . ( Juglandaceae . ) 36599. Walnuts from 
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Presented by Sefior A. J. Zu- 
biaur, through Mr. W. F. Wight of this Bureau. "These 
seeds were secured from some locality in the north of 
Argentine. This species occurs from Tucuman northward to 
the Bolivian frontier and possibly even beyond." (Wight.) 
For distribution later. 
Juglans regia sinensis. ( Juglandaceae . ) 36662-663. Wal- 
nuts from Ying tan ko, Chili province, and from the moun- 
tains west of Peking. "Large varieties suitable for trial 
in the lower Rocky Mountain valleys, one of them coming 
from an elevated region, much sheltered however by moun- 
tains." (Meyer's introductions.) For distribution later. 
Licania platypus. (Rosaceae.) 36590-591. Seeds of the 
sonzapote from San Jose, Costa Rica. Presented by Mr. 
Carlos Werckle, Department of Agriculture. The smaller 
sonzapote (No. 36590) from the Pacific Coast, with very 
good large fruit, having highly aromatic sweet flesh, and 
the large fruited form from 500 meters altitude on the 
Atlantic slope, with fruits weighing up to 4 pounds. For 
distribution later. 
Malus sp. (Malaceae.) 36601. Seeds of an apple from 
Tsingchowfu, Shantung, China. Presented by Mr. W. M. 
Hayes. "Lin-kin apple. A species of crab which I found 
to make an admirable grafting stock. Seeds were secured 
from a perfectly ripe fruit which was grown in my garden 
from trees which I had set out for grafting purposes. It 
is not easy to get seed from the Chinese as they almost 
always pull the fruit before it is ripe." (Hayes.) For 
distribution later. 
