1149 
as wet land rice. (Adapted from Notes by F. N. Meyer . ) 
According to Mrs. Yamei Kin this water chestnut is 
planted in hills 3 ft. apart in soil enriched by hog 
manure and after the plants have started well then 
they are flooded and kept flooded until the frost cuts 
back the foliage then the water is drained off and 
the hills are dug with a broad bladed hoe and the 
tubers taken out of each hoe full of mud. 
Fieus eariea L. (Moraceae.) 44472. Fig plants from 
Granada, Spain. Purchased from the Pedro Giraud Nur- 
series, through Mr. Percival Gassett, American Consul, 
Malaga, "Isabeles, the most delicious fig and much sought 
after." (Gassett.) 
Ficus pseudopalma Blanco. (Moraceae.) 44470. Seeds 
from the Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. Elmer D. 
Merrill, Acting Director, Bureau of Science, Manila. 
"A single fruit of Fieus pseudopalma which apparently 
has fertile seeds. This fruit was recently sent to 
me from Corregidor. The species is a most striking 
ornamental and will probably thrive out of doors in 
southern Florida and in southern California, and is 
well worthy of cultivation in greenhouses. The stems 
are erect, unbranched, and usually about 3 cm. in di- 
ameter. The stem is tipped by a dense crown of very 
characteristic leaves which is sometimes nearly a 
meter in length. The fruits are born in the leaf 
axils. On account' of its palm-like aspect Blanco se- 
lected the name pseudopalma; the common Tagalog name is 
niogniogan which literally means little coconut." (Mer- 
rill. ) 
Liquidambar formosana Hance. (Hamamelldaceae . ) 44666. 
Seeds from Nanking, China. Presented by Prof. Joseph 
Bailie, University of Nanking. A handsome tree, 20 
to 40 m. (65 to 130 feet) in height, with a straight 
trunk, a much-branched head, and frequently buttressed 
roots. The leaves turn to a chestnut -brown or red in 
the autumn, and are retained late into the winter. In 
juvenile plants the trees are 5-lobed, while in the 
adult trees the leaves are only 3-lobed and are small- 
er. In Kiangsi the wood is used for making tea-chests. 
This is one of the most widely distributed trees in 
China, being particularly abundant in western Hupeh; 
and it is cultivated in Japan. (Adapted from C. S. 
Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 1, p. 421-422, 
1913. ) 
