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that the flowers are large. In the region where this species grows it 
is now extremely cold, ice forming on the brooks at about 4 p.m." (Rock.) 
MALUS spp. (Malaceae), 56150, 56459, 56460, 56474. Apple. From 
Burma and China. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer 
of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Quoted notes by Mr. Rock. 
56150. malus 8p. "(No. 6725. Hpun Kaw, Burma. November 11, 
1922.) A tree 60 to 70 feet tall, with a trunk 3i feet in diameter, 
found in sandy soil in dense forests on the ridge above the Kachin vil- 
lage of Hpun Kaw. The branches are apt to have long, spinelike branch- 
lets near the trunk, but these do not occur on the older branches. The 
fruits, about 2 inches in diameter, are somewhat oval, with firm, aro- 
matic flesh." 
56459. MALUS sp. "(No. 6724. November 9, 1922.) A wild apple 
tree 30 feet high, with wide-spreading branches, found in sandy soil 
along watercourses between Tsinchi and Chansi on the Tengyueh-Sadon 
trail, at an altitude of 6,500 feet. The very numerous dark-carmine 
long-stemmed fruits are the size of small cherries." 
56460. malus sp. "(No. 6734. November 12, 1922.) A wild apple 
tree 25 feet high, with long whiplike ascending branches, found in sandy 
loam on the hills back of Mengka at an altitude of 5,700 feet. The 
dark-carmine fruits are half an inch in diameter." 
56474. malus sp. "(Puerhfu. December, 1922.) Seeds of a wild 
apple tree which grows in the hills at an altitude of 6,000 feet. The 
small, globose fruits are yellowish with a tinge of pink on the sun- 
exposed side. Obtained through Miss Clara Petersen, a missionary of 
Puerhfu." 
musa gilletii (Musaceae) , 56485. Banana. From Loanda, Angola, 
Africa. Seeds presented by John Gossweiler. A close relative of the 
Abyssinian banana {Musa ensete) , native to the vicinity of Kisantu, Bel- 
gian Congo. It is a plant up to 6£ feet high, with the lower leaves 
reaching a length of 5 feet and the upper leaves becoming smaller and 
smaller until they merge into the floral bracts. The fruits, 2 inches 
long, are oblong and somewhat pear shaped, with a grayish surface ir- 
regularly marked because of the prominence of the seeds. The powdery 
pulp incloses the shiny black seeds. (Adapted from Revue des Cultures 
Coloniales, vol. 8, p. 102.) 
nageia spp. (Taxaceae), 56196 and 56197. From Hogsback, via Love- 
dale, Cape Province, South Africa. Seeds presented by David A. Hunter. 
"These trees grow slowly, but finally become very large. The timber is 
fine grained, and is largely used in our shops for furniture. " (Hunter. ) 
56196. nageia elongata. This is known as the "common yellow-wood," 
and is the largest, most plentiful, and one of the most useful trees 
