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A horse-chestnut , native to Szechwan and Hupeh, China, which is 
very closely allied to A. ehinensis, from which it differs only in a few 
minor characters. It is a large tree with leaves that are downy when 
young and white flowers borne in racemes which sometimes become 16 
inches in length. ' The burs are rough but not spiny. (Adapted from 
Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 168.) 
amygdalus communis (Amygdalaceae ) , 56178. Almond. From Serai , 
Bagdad, Mesopotamia. Seeds presented by G. S. Cameron, Officiating 
Director of Agriculture, Serai. "Sweet almonds with a hard, thick 
shell; native to Mesopotamia." (Cameron.) 
asparagus africanus (Convallariaceae ) , 56483. From Loanda, Angola, 
Africa. Seeds presented by John Gossweiler. "This asparagus is a 
great delicacy, and in my opinion better than any of the cultivated 
kinds." (Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, in note under. S.P.I. 32271.) 
A much-branched tall shrub, native to many places in tropical and 
South Africa. The main branches are woody and the leaves are, spiny at 
the base. The lr-seeded berries are a sixth of an inch in diameter. 
(Adapted from Thiselton-Dyer, Flora of Tropical Africa, vol . 7, p. 433. ) 
brachychiton discolor (Sterculiaceae ) , 56185. From Brisbane, Queens- 
land. Seeds presented by E. W. Bick, curator , Botanic Garden, Brisbane. 
A large tree, native to southern Australia, with roundish heart-shaped 
leaves, 4 to 6 inches in diameter, with white-velvety lower surfaces. 
The rose-red flowers, up to 2 inches long, are borne in few-flowered 
clusters in the upper axils. The wood is soft, light colored, and of 
rather coarse grain; when dried, however, it hardens, and makes good 
shingles. (Adapted from Maiden, Useful Native Plants of Australia, p. 
600, and from Bailey, Queensland Flora, pt. 1, p. 138.) 
cassia brewsteri TOMENTELLA (Caesalpiniaceae ) , 56186. From Bris- 
bane, Queensland. Seeds presented by E. W. Bick, curator, Botanic 
Garden. An erect, slender tree 20 to 30 feet high, found in thickets 
about Obum Obum, Queensland, where.it is known as "bean tree." The 
branches , under surface of the leaflets , and small yellow flowers are 
covered with fine white hairs. The cylindrical pods, 1 to 2 feet long, 
are bright reddish brown. (Adapted from Bailey, Queensland Flora, pt. 
2, p. 456.) 
castanea MOLLissiMA (Fagaceae), 56393. Chestnut. From China. Seeds 
presented by C. A. Reed, Bureau of Plant Industry. "(No. 18c. Anshan, 
Chihli. October, 1922.) Nuts obtained on the streets of Anshan, a rail- 
road station between Lanchow and Changli; perhaps originally from north 
of Lanchow. There are many orchards containing a hundred trees or more 
