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all woods, lighter even than cork. In Trinidad 
and other places it forms an article of commerce with 
fishermen, who use it in place of cork on their nets. 
(Adapted from Cook and Collins, Economic Plants of 
Porto Rico, p. 205 . ) 
Pkylloeladus triehomanoides (Taxaceae), 47573. From 
Auckland, New Zealand. Seeds presented by Mr. James 
W. Poynton. "Cones of the remarkable ' celery- topped 
pine'; native name 'tanekaha.' The bark contains two 
valuable red dyes and about 22 per cent of tannin. 
When about 18 months old the leaves become aborted and 
the leafstalks expand, become leaflike, and take on 
all the functions of leaves, as do some of the acacias, 
but I believe the 'tanekaha' is the only pine with 
this habit." (Poynton.) 
Prunus serrulata ( Amygdalaceae ) , 47567. Flowering cherry. 
From Chevy Chase, Md . Seeds collected by Dr. David 
Fairchild at his home, "In The Woods." "'Daizen.' 
Seeds from a tree at the southeast corner of my study. 
This tree and, in fact, all the other 'Daizen' trees on 
my place, have characterized themselves by their regular 
fr iting habit, the cherry fragrance of their single 
white flowers, and the vigor of their trunks and freedom 
from suckers. They have been particularly free from 
disease and have struck me as promising for stock 
purposes. These trees were bought originally from the 
Yokohama Nursery Co., Yokohama, Japan, in the spring 
of 1906, and are now 13 years old and 20 feet or so 
high with trunks about 6 inches in diameter. It is 
possible of course that the plants from these seeds 
will show the result of crossing with other of the 
varieties such as 'Murasaki,' ' Jobeni,' and 'Naden, ' 
with which they are closely planted." (Fairchild.) 
The tree has made thrifty growth at Boise, Idaho, 
and at San Jose and Kerman, Calif. 
Prunus subhirtella autumnalis (Amygdalaceae), 47534. 
From Chevy Chase, Md . Seeds collected by Dr. David 
Fairchild, at his home, "In The Woods." "Seeds from 
a tree of the 'October-blooming' Japanese flowering 
cherry imported from the Yokohama Nursery Co., Yoko- 
hama, Japan, in 1906. I suggest it as a stock for 
commercial cherries because of its unusual vigor, the 
fact that its trunk has been very free from disease, 
that it does not sucker, that its seedlings are not 
subject to the usual leaf blight (Cylindrosporium padi) , 
