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of Cape Colony. The narrow, evergreen leaves are quite short, being 
little more than an inch long. The tree becomes 80 to 120 feet high 
with a trunk usually 3 to 4 feet in diameter, occasionally 10 feet. 
The wood is light, soft, moderately strong and elastic, and of a pale 
yellow-brown. When exposed to the weather the wood is quite durable. 
(Adapted from Sim, Forest Flora of Cape Colony, p. 335.) 
56197. nageia thunbergii. A fine evergreen timber tree, up to 100 
feet tall, and with a trunk 4 feet in diameter, which occurs through- 
out all the timber forests from the Cape of Good Hope to Natal. The 
quality of the wood of this species is very similar to that of ¥. elongata, 
and for most purposes they are used indiscriminately. (Adapted from 
Sim, Forest Flora of Cape Colony, p. 332.) 
ORYZA sativa (Poaceae), 56266 to 56271. Rice. From Manila, Philip- 
pine Islands. Seeds presented by Adn. Hernandez, director, Bureau of 
Agriculture. Quoted notes by Sr. Hernandez. "These are scented va- 
rieties raised by the Bureau at its Alabang Rice Station, Alabang, 
Rizal. They are white, nonglutinous and nonbearded." 
56266. "(No. 13.) 'Macan pina.' This has been tested for 13 years 
under lowland conditions; matures usually in 139 days. Average yield 
2,539 kilograms per hectare (approximately 2260 pounds per acre)." 
56267. "(No. 15.) 'Mangasa 111.' This has been tested for 13 
years under lowland conditions; matures usually in 137 days. Average 
yield 1,245 kilograms per hectare (approximately 1110 pounds per acre)." 
56268. "(No. 27.) 'Antique.' This has been tested 7 years under 
lowland conditions; matures usually in 149 days. Average yield 2,889 
kilograms per hectare (approximately 2,500 pounds per acre)." 
56269. "(No. 31.) 'Bong Dua. * This has been tested 3 years 
under lowland conditions; matures usually in 164 days. Average yield 
1,660 kilograms per hectare (approximately 1,479 pounds per acre)." 
56270. "(No. 163.) 'Sipot. ' This has been tested 14 years under 
lowland conditions; matures usually in 137 days. Average yield 2,486 
kilograms per hectare (approximately 2,200 pounds per acre)." 
56271. "(No. 164.) 'Guinalong.' This has been tested 12 years un- 
der lowland conditions; matures usually in 137 days. Average yield 
2,300 kilograms per hectare (approximately 2,080 pounds per acre)." 
pappea capensis ( Sapindaceae ) , 56148. From Pretoria, Union of 
South Africa. Seeds presented by I. B. Pole Evans, chief, Division of 
Botany. A shrub or small tree which occurs abundantly in the vicinity 
of the Fish River, Cape Colony, South Africa. The wood is white, close 
grained, and hard, and is used for farm implements and furniture. The 
hard, leathery fruit, about half an inch in diameter, usually contains 
one reddish brown seed with a brittle shell; within is a soft kernel 
which is yellow and very oily. The kernel constitutes about 65 
