-v 
- 3 - 
MIMOSA RUBICAULIS. (Mimosaceae . ) 28726. Seeds from Durban, Natal. 
Presented by Mr. J. Medley Wood, Director, Botanic Garden. "A 
hedge-bush, almost inapproachable, growing finally to tree- 
height. It has proved hardy at Melbourne, enduring some frost." 
(Mueller, Ixtra-Tropical Plants.) For distribution later. 
MIMUSOPS IMBRICARIA. (Sapotaceae . ) 28670. Seeds from Mauritius. 
Presented by Mr. Gabriel Regnard. "Bois de Watte a grandes 
feuilles or Nattier or Bardottier. A large tree with gray gla- 
brous branches. Leaves oblong, glabrous, shining, 4 to 6 inches 
long by half as broad. Pedicels cernuous, petiole 1 to l£ 
inches, brown and silky. Calyx f inch. Petals and stamens as 
long as calyx. Drupe globose, size of a small apple, 1 to 4 
seeded. Found in dense forests of Mauritius." (Regnard.) For 
distribution later. 
MORAEA IRIDIOIDES. (Iridaceae.) 28727. Seeds from Durban, Natal. 
Presented by Mr. J. Medley Wood, Director, Botanic Gardens. 
"Rootstock a short creeping rhizome, plants 1 to 2 feet high, 
leaves in fan-shaped basal rosettes, flowers over three inches 
across, white, marked yellow on claws of outer segments, style 
crests marked with blue. Less hardy than common irises and 
flowers last but a day or two." (Bailey.) For breeding pur- 
poses. For distribution later. 
PEC TINEA SP. (Flaccurtiaceae . ) 28740. Seeds from Mauritius . Pre- 
sented by Mr. Gabriel Regnard. "Bois Manioc or Bois Cochon. 
Small tree. Fruit globose, hard, ^ to 1 inch thick. Found in 
mountain woods of Mauritius." (Regnard.) For distribution later. 
P I T T S PORUM RALPH 1 1 . (Pittosporaceae . j 28901. Seeds from Canter- 
bury, New Zealand. Presented by Mr. T. W. Adams. "A beautiful, 
somewhat laxly branched shrub 15 to 20 feet high. Its dark crim- 
son fascicles of little flower bells with their slightly emer- 
gent .yellow anther tips, resting on the downy white young fol- 
iage, make it when in bloom, one of the most attractive of our 
larger shrubs. Probably frequently self -pollinated . " (Laing and 
Blackwell, Plants of New Zealand.) "These are hardy small trees 
that will bear 20° of frost, but I suppose they will not be 
hardy at Washington, D. C." (Adams.). For distribution later. 
PSIDIUM ARACA. (Myrtaceae.) 28911. Guava seed from Theophilo 
Ottoni, Minas Geraes, Brazil. Presented by Mr. Fred Birch. "The 
Araca grows to about 15 feet (the size of a hazel) and the very 
pleasant sweet fruits are about one inch or an inch and a quar- 
ter in diameter. With good cultivation I feel sure it could be 
improved. They are just like small guavas, clear yellow when 
ripe. They taste sv/eeter, however, and would make excellent 
preserves." (Birch.) For distribution later. 
