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and that the seeds are regularly produced. The flowers 
are single and are produced both in autumn (October) 
and spring (about April first)." (Fairchild.) 
Primus subliirtella pendula ( Amygdalaceae ) , 47535. Rose- 
bud cherry. Prom Chevy Chase, Md . Seeds collected by 
Dr. David Fairchild, at his home, "In The Woods". 
"Drooping Japanese cherry seed gathered from trees 
imported in 1906 from the Yokohama Nursery Co., Yoko- 
hama, Japan. The unusual vigor of these drooping cherry 
trees, the fact that they belong to a long-lived species 
which in Japan grows to be 300 years old, combined with 
the facts that the seedlings are free from the Cylindro- 
spoHum -:adi disease which attacks the Mazzard seedlings, 
that their trunks are vigorous and are free from dis- 
eases such as gummosis, and also that the trees bear 
abundant crops of seeds would seem to indicate that it 
is worth testing as a st^ck for our cultivated cherries. 
I have grown seedlings, and find that they are quite 
uniform though some appear to have the drooping habit 
whereas others are upright in growth. No leaf blight 
has been observed among them. Seed gathered June 5 or 
6, 1919." (Fairchild.) 
Sagiterus pinnatus (Phoenicaceae ) , 47527. Sugar palm. 
From Mayaguez, Porto Rico. Seeds presented by Mr . D. W. 
May, Porto Rico Agricultural Experiment Station. "The 
'gomuti' palm is one of the most useful of palms, and 
occurs in a wild state throughout the islands of the 
Indian Archipelago, but is more common in the interior, 
principally in the hilly districts, than on the sea 
coast; it is also very generally cultivated by the 
various people who inhabit that region. It is indigenous 
to Sonda and the Philippines, and is cultivated gener- 
ally in tropical Asia. This palm attains a height of 
30 to 40 feet, and besides its saccharine sap furnishes 
a highly valuable, black, fibrous substance , Ejoo fiber, 
superior in quality, cheapness, and durability to that 
obtained from the husk of the coconut, and renowned 
for its power of resisting moisture. It is used by 
the natives of the Indian islands for every purpose of 
cordage and is known as 'tsongli.' Underneath this 
material is found a substance of a soft, gossamer-like 
texture , which is imported into China. It is applied as 
oakum in caulking the seams of ships, and more gener- 
ally as tinder for kindling fire, - it is for the 
latter purpose that it is chiefly in demand among the 
Chinese. In Malacca, the 'gomuti', there termed 
'kabong', is cultivated principally for the juice which 
