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well in a sunny hedge, untrimmed in winter." (Dixson. ) 
A climbing plant with solitary, ovate or lanceolate, 
coriaceous, strongly reticulate leaflets, which are 
two to four inches in length. The numerous flowers 
occur in pairs or rarely three together on pedicels 
rather longer than the calyx. Native of Queensland, 
New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and South Aus- 
tralia. (Adapted from Bentham, Flora Australiensis , 
vol. 2, p. 246.) 
Kennedya nigricans (Fabaceae) , 45791. From Summer 
Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Presented by Mr. 
Hugh Dixson. 11 Kennedya nigricans grows well in my garden 
which has a rather stiff soil. Will stand 10 degrees 
F. if not continuous." (Dixson.) A large twining 
plant usually somewhat pubescent. The broadly ovate 
leaflets are two to three inches long, and very often 
only one to each leaf. The deep violet-purple flowers 
are about 1 inch in length, and are borne in racemes 
which are shorter than the leaves. The flattened pod 
is glabrous or slightly pubescent. Habitat, Western 
Australia. (Adapted from Bentham, Flora Australien- 
sis, vol. 2, p. 249. ) 
Myrciaria eauliflora (Myrtaceae), 45750. Jaboticaba. From 
Lavras , Minas Geraes, Brazil. Presented by Mr. B. H. 
Hunnicutt, Director da Escola Agricola de Lavras. 
"One of the best indigenous fruits of Brazil, and at 
the same time one of the most curious and interesting, 
due to its habit of producing its fruits directly upon 
the trunk and larger branches. Several species are 
grown under the name of jaboticaba and they are still 
somewhat confused botanlcally, but it appears that 
most of the plants common in cultivation belong either 
to M. eauliflora or M. jaboticaba, fruits of the latter 
being distinguishable from those of . the former by the 
presence of a slender stem. The jaboticaba occurs in 
in southern Brazil both wild and cultivated. It is a 
very handsome tree, reaching a height of 35 or 40 
feet, with a dense dome-shaped crown. The leaves are 
small, lanceolate, light green in color; flowers white, 
with four petals and a conspicuous tuft of stamens. 
The fruits are produced in the greatest abundance, and 
are the size of large grapes, with a tough, leathery 
skin, white, juicy pulp of rather acid, aromatic fla- 
vor, and 2 to 4 flattened oval seeds. The resemblance 
between the jaboticaba and some of the grapes of the 
Muscadine group, e.g. James, is very striking, not 
