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to that of Abies forest at an elevation of 11,000 feet." 
(Cooper.) 
Persea americanq Miller. (Lauraceae . ) 41578-41580,, 
41629. ; Seeds of four varieties of avocado from Guatemala 
City, Guatemala. Presented by Mr. William Owen., American 
Vice-Consul in Charge. No. 41629. "Seeds from a very 
large aguacate, which I consider the finest product of 
Guatemala in that line. They are high grown, which will 
enable the tree to better thrive in a northern climate. 
Aguacate trees are not numerous In Immediate neighborhood 
of this city. I am compelled to depend almost entirely 
upon the goodness of distant friends." (Owen.) 
Primus microlepis smithii Koehne. (Amygdalaceae.) 41566. 
One cherry tree from Colchester, England. Procured from 
Messrs. R. Wallace & Company. "Under the erroneous name 
of P. miqueliana this oherry has been cultivated in this 
country for some three or four years, and has created a 
good deal of interest because of its flowering from Novem- 
ber onwards. Owing probably to the excessive mildness of 
the late autumn of 1913, It made a very charming display 
at that time. When it was in flower it was sent to Pro- 
fessor Koehne at Berlin, the leading European authority on 
this genus, and he pronounced it to be a many-petalled form 
of his P. microlepis, originally described in Plantae Wil- 
sonianae, I, p. 256 (1912). Normally, this cherry has five 
petals to each flower; for this form, which has 10 to 15, 
Professor Koehne suggests the varietal name Smithii % to 
associate with the plant the name of Mr. T. Smith, of Newry, 
who introduced it. from Japan. It is a deciduous small tree 
with ovate-lanceolate, acuminate leaves, sharply serrate 
(the teeth gland- tipped ) , 1-^ to 3--| inches long, hairy on 
both surfaces. Flowers, pale pink, 1 inch wide; the petals 
obovate, often notched at the apex. Stamens white with 
yellow anthers; style glabrous. Calyx, glossy green, 
glabrous, tubular at the base, with five reflexed, ovate 
lobes ^ inch long, toothed, pointed." (Kew Bulletin.) 
Primus sp. (Amygdalaceae. ) 41577. Cuttings from Kyoto, 
Japan. Presented by Miss E. R. Scidmore, Yokohama, Japan. 
"Yama Zakura (mountain cheery), the Giou cherry tree in 
Maru yama Park (Sea mountain park) , Kyoto , % It is a drooping 
variety and these cuttings must be grafted on a drooping 
variety to get good results." (Scidmore.) 
Sicana odorifera (Veil.) Naud. (Cucurbitaceae. ) 41665. 
Seeds of a melocoton from Brazil. Presented by Mr. H. M. 
Curran. "Common half-wild yellow-fleshed .melon of negro 
clearings, mountains Rio Contas, 12 to 14 inches long, 3 
to five Inches in diameter. Exterior reddish. Flesh tough 
and not very palatable. A strong grower which climbs on 
trees in clearings." (Curran.) 
