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PSIDIUM GUAJAVA. 26755. Plants grown at Subtropical Garden, 
Miami, Pla., from seed received from Dr. H. J. Webber in 
1906. These plants have proved to be very superior to the 
common sorts. PSIDIUM PRIKDRICHSTALLIANUM . 26756. Plants 
gro7/n at Subtropical Garden. "Prom Costa Rica; extremely 
acid fruit simiilar to P. araca, of value in cookery." 
(Reasoner.) PSIDIUM ARACA. 26757. Grown at Subtropical 
Garden. "Native of Brazil; fruit extremely acid, of ffiedium 
size; not very seedy." (Reasoner. j 
RAPHANUS SATIVUS. 26906. From Tientai, via Ningpo , China. 
Presented by Rev. A. 0. Loosely. "Large white radish. We 
use these as a cooked vegetable on the table and also raw. 
They are best cooked with meat." (Loosely.) 
ROBINIA P3EUDACACIA, var. fastigiata. 26800. From Royal 
Botanic Garden, Kew, England. This curious tree, now sel- 
dom seen, is rex-resented at Kew by a specimen 50 feet or 
so high. It is one of the most erect and columnar of this 
class of trees, narrower in proportion to its height than 
the Lombard_y poplar." (Gardener's Chronicle.) 
ROSA SP. 26866. From near Sebastopcl, Crimea, Russia. "A 
wild rose found in gullies and at the bases of rocky hills. 
A very strong grower, recommended as a stock. 26867. A 
wild rose of medium strong growth found in the sam.e local- 
ity as the preceding number. To be used also as a stock. 
26868. From near Eaidari , Crimea. A wild' rose growing 
in abundance in thickets and semi-shady places, having but 
few spines. May be used in hybridization and as a stock. 
26869. A wild rose of very bushy habit, low in height and 
occurring on sterile and stony fields. May be of value 
as an ornamental shrub in regions where winters are fairly 
mild, and summ.ers hot and. dry." {Meyer's Introductions.) 
RUSCUS ACULEATUS. 26882. From near Kirikinesh, Crimea. The 
well known butcher's broom, growijig v/ild in the Crimea in 
open woods and in thickets on the hillsides. Locally used 
as broom.s for cleaning roads and courtj^ards. The plant 
is quite ornamental, being evergreen, only a foot or so in 
height and bearing large scarlet berries. (Meyei-'s Intro- 
iJiiCtion. ) 
