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conditions, /'yield about 7,000 pounds per acre. Kapok 
cannot be spun but it is an excellent material for 
pillows, mattresses, life preservers , etc . , and its 
use is rapidly Increasing." (L. H. Dewey.) 
Crataegus mexicana (Malaceae), 46481. Hawthorn. 
Prom Zacuapam, Mexico. Presented by Dr.C. A. Purpus. 
Tejoiote. The tree is bushy, 8 to 10 feet in height 
with glabrous > olive-colored branches. The leaves are 
oblong, attenuated at the base, and 2 to 3 inches in 
length. The abundant flowers are borne in terminal 
corymbs. The fruit Is larger than is usual among the 
hawthorns . The color when ripe Is pale yellow, dotted 
with brown. It is a native of the table-lands of 
Mexico, and has been found quite hardy in England. 
(Adapted from The British Flower Garden, 1835, p. 300.) 
Dacrydium cupressinum (Plnaceae) , 46575 . Rimu. From 
Auckland t New Zealand. Presented by Mr. H. R. Wright. 
"Prettiest of all our native trees; a real treasure ." ' 
(Wright. ) 
"This pine is one of the most beautiful objects 
in the New Zealand bush. Its pale green, drooping 
branches differ from those of any other forest tree. 
The leaves are only small prickles, running up a long 
stem, from which branch out other small stems whose 
united weight causes the main stem to hang like the 
branches of the weeping willow. The whole tree, when 
young, has the appearance of a Lycopodium. The fruit 
is tiny, but beautiful, the nut being blue-black and 
the cup red. The timber is of a red or yellow color 
and beautifully marked. It is used to great advantage 
in dadoes, panels, and for ceilings. The Taranaki rimu 
is especially straight In the grain and very resinous. 
It is much used for bridge-building in that district . " 
(Laing and BlaGkwell, Plants of New Zealand, p. 74.) 
^* Dammara australis (Pinaceae) , 46387. Kauri nine. From 
New Zealand. Presented by Mr^, J.W. Poynton, Palmerston 
North, New Zealand. This ' magnificent tree, native of 
New Zealand, sometimes measures 180 feet in height and 
17 feet in diameter, the estimated age of such a tree 
being 700 to 800 years. It furnishes an excellent, 
straight-grained, remarkably durable timber which Is 
much used in boat and bridge-building, for furniture 
and wagon-making. This tree also yields the kauri 
resin from which an almost colorless varnish is made. 
(Adapted from Mueller, Select Extra-Tropical Plants, 
ed. 9, p. 161. ) 
