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greater vigor, longer spines, and less dentate leaves. 
The shrub attains a height of 1 to 3 meters (3 to 10 
ft.). As compared with the type, the fruits are a 
brighter coral red and are smaller but much more a- 
bundant; they hang on the shrub until January." (Vil- 
morin-Andrieux & Co., 1920-1922 Catalogue.) 
Sabinea earinalis (Fabaceae) , 55041. From Dominica, 
British West Indies. Seeds presented by Joseph Jones, 
curator, Botanic Gardens. "Mr. Jones' description of 
the marvelous color of the 'Bois Charibe' and of the 
" rocky hillsides where it grew attracted my attention 
at once, and I planted a few young seedlings on a dry 
coral reef in front of my house at Coconut Grove, 
Florida. They have grown unusually well and during the 
first week of March, last year, one of them flowered. 
I have never seen a more beautiful scarlet flower and, 
as Mr. Jones says, he has seen nothing in the tropics 
to surpass it as a mass of color. The chances seem good 
that in the 'Bois Charibe' we have a small tree which 
is going to add splashes of red color to the landscapes 
of southern Florida, and one which will thrive on the 
dry rocky ledges." (David Fairchild.) 
Solarium tuberosum (Solanaceae) , 54981. Potato. From 
Cambridge, England. Tubers presented by Prof. R. H. 
Biff en, School of Agriculture. "'Edgecote Furple. ' 
This variety is introduced for the breeding experi- 
ments being conducted by J. W. Lesley, at Mills Col- 
lege, Calif. It bears pollen quite freely, and while 
it is susceptible to the wart disease, it appears to 
be resistant to the mosaic and leaf-curl diseases. It 
is also known as the 'Wiltshire' variety." (William 
Stuart.) 
• Tri folium re pens (Fabaceae), 54979. White clover. From 
Milan, Italy. Seeds purchased from Fratelli Ingegnoli. 
•"Ladino giant white clover.' A forage plant of the 
first order, which will grow in most soils capable of 
being irrigated. It lives for several years if new seeds 
are sown occasionally. Four cuttings may be obtained, 
and it makes better hay than other forage plants; it 
is the best for fattening stock, and also tends to in- 
crease the production of milk." (Fratelli Ingegnoli, 
Catalogue, 1922.) 
"The above statement refers to the behavior of 
this clover in Italy. In this country its use is still 
in the experimental stage, but very good results have 
