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and is in such great demand for the tea plantations in the higher moun- 
tains that we have to limit our seed distributions to small quantities." 
57831. crotalaria usaramoensis. "Although I introduced this from 
East Africa as a fiber plant, it does not not seem to be very promising 
as such. It has proved very successful, however, as a green manure, 
when grown in alternation with corn, producing large quantities of vege- 
tation rich in nitrogen. In the cinchona plantations it is very satis- 
factory, as it endures partial shade and forms a dense, low growth, 
which keeps the edges of the terraces together." 
edgeworthia gardneri ( Thyme liaceae) , 57887. From Darji ling, 
India. Seeds presented by G. H. Cave, curator, Lloyd Botanic Garden. 
A handsome shrub whose branches are covered with dense clusters of 
yellow, sweet-scented flowers before the leaves appear. The strong, 
tough fiber which is obtained from the long, straight twigs seems very 
promising as paper making material. (Adapted fom Watt, Dictionary of 
the Economic Products of India, vol. 3, p. 202.) 
gladiolus segetum (Iridaceae), 57858. From Nice, France. Seeds 
presented by Dr. A. Robertson Proschowsky. "One of the most beautiful 
wild flowers around here; it might be very valuable for hybridizing." 
(Proschowsky.) 
A European gladiolus of free habit with rather small rose-purple 
flowers, thriving in a warm dry soil and in a sunny situation. It is 
an admirable species for mixed borders. (Adapted from Robinson, 
English Flower Garden, p. 577.) 
musa paradisiac a seminifera (Musaceae), 57859. Plantain. From Nice, 
France. Seeds presented by Dr. A. Robertson Proschowsky. A wild, seed- 
bearing' form of the plaintain, with small, oblong, greenish fruits full 
of seeds. These fruits are about a third of the size of the common ba- 
nana, and are of pleasant taste, although encumbered by numerous seeds. 
The plant is quite ornamental, and hardier than the common banana, so 
that it may be possible, by selection or hybridization, to extend the 
range of banana culture into cooler regions. (Adapted from Bailey, Stan- 
dard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 4, p. 2079, and from letter of Dr. 
A. Robertson Proschowsky, June 30, 1917.) 
quercus discocarpa (Fagaceae), 57856. From Bui tenzorg, Java. 
Seeds presented by the Director, Botanic Garden. A lofty tree, 100 to 
130 feet in height, with leathery, narrowly oval leaves about 5 inches 
in length, and small, spiny-cupped, hemispherical Or roundish acorns 
about half an inch long. The tree is native to the Federated Malay 
States. (Adapted from Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta, 
vol. 2, p. 76. ) 
