1902 
Phytolacca CLAViGERA (Phytolaccaceae) , 56800. From Edinburgh, 
Scotland. Seeds presented by William W. Smith, regius keeper, Royal 
Botanic Garden. A robust perennial about 4 feet high, first discovered 
in Yunnan, China, by George Forrest. It bears rounded, terminal spikes 
of small, rosy flowers which are followed by dense, club-shaped masses 
of black fruits. The plant has flowered and fruited freely at the Royal 
Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, Scotland. (Adapted from Gardeners' Chronicle, 
3d ser. , vol. 71, p. 39. ) 
sabinea carinalis (Fabaceae), 57078. From Dominica, British West 
Indies. Seeds presented by Joseph Jones, curator, Botanic Gardens. "This 
tree is known locally as 'Bois Charibe,' and is one of the most showy of 
our native plants. It is a very fine flowering tree and I have seen 
nothing in the Tropics to surpass it as a mass of color. If grown on 
fairly good land it will not make a good show but if planted on a dry, 
rocky hillside where it will be scorched by the sun for a period of 3 or 
4 months each year, it makes a marvelous display of flowers." (Jones.) 
A shrub or small tree, with featherlike leaves and large, scarlet 
flowers which are borne in clusters of 3 to 5, appearing before the leaves. 
(Adapted from Grisebach, Flora of the British West Indies, p. 183.) 
solanum commersonii (Solanaceae) , 57213. From Montevideo, Uruguay. 
Tubers presented by Luis Guillot, Direccion General de Paseos Publicos. 
A wild relative of the white potato which is found native in humid situa- 
tions in the vicinity of Montevideo, Uruguay. In general appearance £he 
wild plant resembles that of the white potato, having dark-green leaves 
composed of 2 to 4 pairs of leaflets, white flowers, small green fruits, 
and small potatolike tubers with a bitter flavor. Under cultivation in 
France, a lavender-flowered variety developed, with larger tubers which 
were fragrant, and only slightly bitter. It has been thought that this 
species might be one of the parents of some of the European varieties 
of the potato. (Adapted from Revue Horticole, vol. 78, p. 303.) 
stylosanthes erect A (Fabaceae), 56798. From Boma, Belgian Congo . 
Seeds presented by General Secretary, Belgian Congo Government General. 
"This plant prospers in sandy soils, but does not thrive in black, humid 
soils. It is very drought resistant. In Guadeloupe horses search 
through the pastures for this plant." (General Secretary.) 
A copiously branched ascending shrub about 4 feet high, with broad, 
rather stiff, compound leaves, and terminal oblong heads of inconspicuous 
flowers. It is native to tropical Africa. (Adapted from Oliver, Flora 
of Tropical Africa, vol. 2, p. 156.) 
thea sasanqua (Theaceae), 57088. From Ichang, China. Seeds pre- 
sented by Albert S. Cooper, American Church Mission. A large, wide- 
