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name from Pico Turquino, where it was discovered. Rydberg, who described it in 
1923, states that it is close to R. adenotrichos, a species which this Office has 
introduced from several sources. The plant is said to grow to about 5 feet in 
height; it is densely hairy and armed with curved prickles about a quarter of 
an inch long. The leaves are trifoliolate, the leaflets lanceolate, long- 
acuminate, and finely serrate. The racemes are 5 to. 10-f lowered, the fruits 
about half an inch long, composed of many glabrous drupelets. 
We are indebted to Professor Fortun for supplying seeds of this Cuban black- 
berry, which will be tested in Florida and California alongside others from trop- 
ical America, and which will be welcomed by plant breeders generally. 
Notes on the Behavior of Former Introductions. 
The first three notes given below were furnished by Henry Nehrling, Naples, 
Fla. , August 18, 1924. 
byrsonima CRASSIFOUA (Malpighiaceae ) , 43429. Nance, From the city of 
Guatemala, Guatemala. 
"I received one small seedling April 9, 1919, and planted it out here on my 
Naples place in November, 1920. It is a most beautiful dense tree, about 8 feet 
high with large bright-green leaves and upright branches. The young leaves are 
soft and velvety copper-colored and silvery white on the underside. Though prac- 
tically an evergreen it loses a part of its leaves in May. In April of this year 
it flowered for the first time, but it has not set any fruit. The flower spikes 
are upright and cylindrical, and the individually rather small, crimped flowers 
are bright yellow. This species appears to be a* dry land plant, as it grows most 
luxuriantly in the driest and poorest sandy spot of my garden. Among all the 
trees and shrubs I have received from the Bureau of Plant Industry this one is 
of particular interest, being very ornamental, very distinct in character and 
perfectly adapted to our soil and climate. But one point must be kept in mind 
- it needs rather dry, well drained soil, and full sun. Mrs. Marian McAdow, of 
Punta Gorda, has an equally beautiful specimen in her Cleveland garden." 
coutarea hexandra. (Rubiaceae) 36661. From Puerto Bertoni, Paraguay! 
"This is another gem. I have two fine bushes about 4 feet high, both grow- 
ing in the immediate neighborhood of Byrsonima erassifolia, on dry, sandy soil. Both 
are densely covered with dark green leaves, which somewhat remind one of those of 
Antidesma bmius. My plants were set out in November, 1920, and have flowered every 
year since 1921. The flowers are extremely beautiful and deliciously fragrant. 
They were described as being of yellow color, but mine are pure white with a 
delicate rosy sheen, and the inside is pencilled with rosy-purple. The rather 
large blossoms appear in upright spikes at the ends of the branches and in the 
axils of the deep-green leaves. They are trumpet-shaped, and of a very regular 
form and well opened. When covered with numerous spikes this shrub is extremely 
beautiful and very conspicuous. Last year the first crop of perfect seed ripened. 
