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segments. This palm was found In the Glen of Palms 
in the Macdonnell Range, and seems to be very little 
known. (Adapted from Bentham, Flora Australiensis , 
vol. 7, p. 146.) 
Prunus glandulosa ( Amygdalaceae ) , 46003. Cherry. 
Prom China. Collected by Mr. Prank N. Meyer, Agri- 
cultural Explorer for this Department. "(No. 1303. 
Ichang, Hupeh, China. March 4, 1918.) A spreading 
shrub, with many slender twigs, growing to a height 
of from 3 to 5 feet, flowering early in spring with a 
multitude of small, rosy-white flowers which are fol- 
lowed by an abundance of small fruits of purple-black 
color and of fresh sour taste. These tiny cherries 
lend themselves well to be made into excellent pre- 
serves and are utilized so by the Roman Catholic 
Missionaries in the southwest part of Hupeh, where 
this bush cherry is found very frequently In gardens. 
Since this species of Prunus thrives In regions with 
high summer temperatures and great humidity it prob- 
ably will succeed in the South Atlantic and Gulf 
States. By selection and hybridization larger-fruited 
forms should be developed and a new fruiting shrub 
for the home garden would be the result. Obtained 
from the garden of the Roman Catholic convent at 
Ichang. Chinese name Gai yuen tao, meaning 'dwarf dimin- 
utive peach'." (Meyer.) 
Sabinea carinalis (Fabaceae), 46026. From Dominica, 
British West Indies. Presented by Mr. Joseph Jones, 
Curator, Botanic Station. This small tree is known 
locally as BoU Charibe, and is one of the most showy of 
our native plants. It is a very fine flowering tree 
and I have seen nothing in the tropics to surpass it 
as a mass of color. If grown on fairly good land it 
will not make a good show but if planted on a dry, 
rocky hillside where It will be scorched by the sun 
for a period of 3 or 4 months each year, it makes a 
marvelous display of flowers. It would probably suc- 
ceed in the hot parts of California. (Adapted from 
transmitting letter of Mr. Jones.) A shrub or small 
tree with abruptly pinnate leaves having 6 to 8 pairs 
of oblong leaflets. The large, bright scarlet flowers 
are borne in fascicles of 3 to 5 and appear before the 
leaves. (Adapted from Grisebach, Flora of the British 
West Indian Islands, p. 183.) 
