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flowered spikes. The scarlet perianth segments are 
pale red within. Native of New South Wales. (Adapted 
from Curtis' s Botanical Magazine, pi. 6665.) 
Eucalyptus ficifolia (Myrtaceae ), 49842 . Prom Sydney, 
New South Wales. Seeds presented by Mr. Hugh Dixson, 
Abergeldie, Summer Hill. "A western Australian plant, 
commonly known as 'the red flowering gum. ' The plant 
will take at least five or six years to reach the flower- 
ing stage, but then it is ablaze of scarlet. The few 
trees I have seen flowering in the vicinity of Sydney 
were not above 10 to 15 feet high, wl th about the same 
spread. I think that they have been checked to make 
them spread. They grow in any fair soil , and 10 degrees 
of frost should not hurt the plants when above seed- 
ling stage . The seeds take three years to ripen though 
I have just raised a plant or two from two-year-old cap- 
sules grown near here." (Dixson.) 
A rare and showy plant with a striking display 
of brilliant scarlet flowers in branching heads. They 
are produced from a cup-shaped receptacle provided with 
a capsule which falls of f as the flowers expand. When 
the flower is fully open the green Interior of the re- 
ceptacle is seen, which adds to the beauty of the 
flower. The gray-green leaves with red midribs are also 
handsome. (Adapted from The Garden, vol. 71, p. 441.) 
* Geijera parviflora (Rutaceae), 49892. Prom Nyngan, 
New South Wales. Seeds presented by the Forestry Com- 
mission through Mr. George Valder, director of agri- 
culture. "Wilga." (Valder.) 
A tall shrub or tree, native to the interior of 
New South Wales , where it reaches the height of about 
30 feet. It has slender, pendulous branches and nar- 
row leaves 3 to 6 inches long; a well-developed speci- 
men has a highly ornamental appearance, with some- 
thing of the aspect of a weeping willow. It has remark- 
able drought -enduring qualities; the leaves are of ten 
fed to sheep which are very fond of them. (Adapted 
from the Pastoral Finance Association Magazine, vol. 
5, p. 132. ) 
<xlorio8% sp. (Melanthlaceae) , 49874. From Elizabeth- 
ville, Belgian Kongo. Bulbs collected by Dr. H. L. 
Shantz, agricultural explorer. "No. 360. This Is the 
most prominent lily at this period. Some of the plants 
bear as many as seven or eight flowers which vary in 
color from all red to red-and-yellow. It is an excep- 
