1930 
dots; the buds are moderately prominent; the foliage is medium-sized 
and dark green. During the 1920 fruit season 22 cases of salable 
fruit were gathered from the original seedling tree. The flowers are 
not bold, and are medium-sized. The blossoming period is from the 12th 
to the 20th of October in Victoria. 
"The apple, which has been tested under cool storage conditions, 
is a handsome dessert type of medium size, roundish conical, or tapering; 
the skin is thin and smooth; the ground clear pale yellow, splashed with 
lively red narrow broken stripes. The whole of the exposed surface is a 
light red, becoming deeper in color when exposed to the sun. The flesh 
is firm, white, crisp, juicy, sweet, with a slightly perfumed aromatic 
flavor; the core is compact, the stalk thin, and averaging three-quarters 
of an inch in length, inserted in a deep, fairly regular cavity. The 
calyx is small and closed; the segments pointed, slightly recurved, and 
set in a deep, rather narrow and corrugated basin. Its season in Vic- 
toria is April to September. It has been proved to be a very good keeper 
in cool storage, and while stored it emits a strong aroma. It could be 
gathered in some districts about the middle of March. This variety is 
being largely planted and it promises to become one of the best late 
apples introduced." (Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria, 
August, 1922, p. 492.) 
millettia thonningi (Fabaceae), 57682. From Loanda, Angola, Africa. 
Seeds presented by John Gossweiler. "A beautiful avenue tree of 
Loanda; it is easily cultivated here since it grows well with an an- 
nual rainfall of only 300 mm. (12 inches) and can readily be propa- 
gated by cuttings 2 meters (6 feet) in length. It is evidently a 
poisonous species." (Gossweiler.) 
A very handsome tree, with large drooping racemes of pale-lilac 
flowers. It grows to a height of 30 to 40 feet, has compound leaves 
about 6 inches in length, and very narrow, woody pods. (Adapted from 
Oliver, Flora of Tropical Africa, vol. 2, p. 128.) 
nathusia sp. (Oleaceae), 57941. From Barberton, Transvaal. Seeds 
presented by George Thorncroft. "A tree about 20 feet high with sweet- 
scented flowers resembling those of th» jasmine." (Thorncroft.) 
nypa fruticans (Phoenicaceae) , 57940. Nipa palm. From Lamoa, Phil- 
ippine Islands. Seeds presented by H. H. Boyle, of the Columbian Rope 
Co., Manila, through the Bureau of Agriculture, Manila. From an econ- 
omic standpoint this palm is one of the most important in the Philip- 
pines. It occurs along tidal streams throughout the Archipelago and 
thrives only in brackish swamps. The "nipa," as it is called, has a 
