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Garcinia mestoni P.M.Bailey. (Clusiaceae . ) 41802. Cut- 
tings of Meston's mangosteen from Cairns, Queensland, 
Australia. Presented by Mr. G. Williams, Department of 
Agriculture and Stock. An erect, slender, graceful tree 
20 feet or more high; with drooping branches; opposite, 
narrow lanceolate, glossy, dark green leaves; white flowers; 
and globular fruit possessing a sharp, pleasant, acid 
flavor. (Adapted from A Synopsis of the Queensland Flora, 
3rd Supplement, 1890.) 
Laurocerasus acuminata ( Wa 1 1 . ) Ro eme r . ( Amy gd a 1 a c e ae . ) 
41813. Seeds from Darjeellng, India. Presented by Mr. G. 
H. Cave, Lloyd Botanic Garden. A laurel cherry from the 
eastern Himalayas and Assam, at elevations of 4,000 to 
7,000 feet, with thin dark bark and reddish brown wood. 
Lilium giganteum Walllch. (Llliaceae.) 41687. Seeds 
from Boulder, Colo. Presented by Mr. Theo. D. A. Cockerell. 
"Seeds of a lily sent by Mr. J. Henry Watson, Manchester, 
England. They were grown in 1915 by Sir Herbert Maxwell, 
of Wistownshire , Scotland. This is a very fine thing, as I 
know from photographs sent by Mr. Watson of plants growing 
in his garden." (Cockerell.) 
Linum usitatissimum L. (Llnaceae.) 41811. Flax seed 
from Lawnton, Queensland, Australia. Presented by Mr. 
Reginald W. Peters, Director, Experimental Grounds, at the 
request of Mr. Leslie Gordon Corrie, Brisbane, Australia. 
"This seed Is the result of several years hybridization 
and selection in England for length of unbranched fiber 
and absence of tillers at base." (Peters.) 
Macadam ia temifolia F.Muell. (Proteaceae. •) 41808. Seeds 
of the Queensland nut from Honolulu, Hawaii. Presented by 
Mr. C. S. Judd, Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and 
Forestry. "These grew in Honolulu on introduced trees from 
either Queensland or New South Wales, Australia, brought 
here about thirty years ago. The fruit on these trees 
ripens almost throughout the whole year. Younger trees of 
this species In Honolulu begin to bear at eight years from 
planting and they are readily started from the nuts. The 
leaf , of the tree, which seldom attains a height of more 
than thirty feet in these Islands, is a dark green, very 
shiny and resembles the leaf of the eastern chestnut oak. 
There are only a few bearing trees in Honolulu, and the 
nuts from these are roasted in the same manner as salted 
almonds and are used on the table for the same purpose. 
They are crisp and tender and in my opinion far excel 
salted almonds." (Judd.) 
Mimwsops elengi L. ( Sapotaceae . ) 41809. Seeds from 
Port Louis, Mauritius. Presented by Mr. G. Regnard. "The 
fruit of this species is edible and commonly eaten by young 
