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Ardisia 8j>. (Myrsinaceae) , 51052 . From Chama, Guate- 
mala. Seeds presented by Mr. Harry Johnson. "No. 228. 
Seeds of a red-berried shrub collected at Xalave, at 
an altitude of about 1,500 feet. The berries are pro- 
duced quite freely In flat-topped clusters, 2 to 3| 
Inches in diameter, along the larger stems on short 
branchlets as well as terminally; the bright, shining 
red berries are one-fourth to one-half inch In diameter 
and , with the foliage , make the shrub quite ornamental. 
I have not noticed the birds molesting the fruits and 
the bunches always appear well filled . The berries evi- 
dently last In perfection a long time as I have ob- 
served them for two months or more and they are still 
perfectly fresh and clean. The shrub may be of value 
as a red-berried pot plant for florists and for out- 
side planting in Florida and Calif ornla. "(Johnson. ) 
Coeeolobi8 sp. (Polygonaceae) , 50683. From San Jose, 
Costa Rica. Collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, agricul- 
tural explorer. "(No. 376.) Plants presented by Mr. 
Carlos Werckle, El Coyolar, Costa Rica. Mr. Werckle 
describes this as a small tree, evergreen, much branched, 
and handsome In appearance. It produces blue-black 
fruits the size of small plums, . with juicy flesh of 
acid, somewhat astringent flavor, good for making jel- 
lies and preserves, and also for eating out of hand 
when of a good variety. The single stone is rather 
large. This plant may succeed in southern Florida. It 
is from the lowlands of Costa Rica, and hence tropical 
in its requirements." (Popenoe.) 
Bendrocalamus giganteus (Poaceae), 51026. Bamboo. From 
Peradenlya, Ceylon. Seeds presented by Mr. H. F. Mac- 
mlllan, superintendent, Royal Botanic Gardens. The 
tallest of the bamboos, a native of the Malay Penin- 
sula but much cultivated in Burma, where it is known 
as 'wabo* and in Assam as 'worra. ' It is used in Burma 
for posts and rafters In house- building, for carts, 
and for joints for pails, boxes, flower-pots, etc. The 
large culms are of ten 120 feet long and 25 to 30 inches 
in circumference. Extra fine culms are cut into short 
lengths and prepared as umbrella stands. 
The rapid growth of this strikingly handsome bam- 
boo was tested In the Botanic Guarden at Buitenzorg, 
Java, where the plant grew, on the average, 7.7 mm. 
per hour by day and 13 mm. per hour by night. One culm 
grew .57 cm. in 24 hours. (Adapted from Watt, Commer- 
cial Produets cf India, p. 101; and Schimper, Plant 
