Annona diversifolia (Annonaceae) , 55709. ilama. From Tapachula, 
Chiapas, Mexico. Seeds purchased through R. 0.. Stevenson, British 
Vice-Consulate . "The ilama may he termed the oherimoya of the low- 
lands , The" cherimoya does not succeed in the Tropics unless grown at 
elevations of 4,000 to 6,000 feet, where the climate is cool. The 
i-lam, on the other hand, belongs to the lowlands, but is strikingly 
similar in character to a good cherimoya. It is a valuable recruit 
and one which can not be too strongly recommended for cultivation 
throughout the Tropics." (Wilson Popenoe.) 
Buddleia colvilei (Logan iaceae) , 55675, From Darjiling, India. Seeds 
presented by G. H. Cave, curator,. Lloyd Botanic Garden. A shrub or 
small tree 15 to 20 feet high from the vicinity of Sikkim, India, Where 
it. is feund at altitudes of 9,000 to 12,000 feet. The oblong toothed 
leaves are about 6 inches long and the crimson flowers, an inch in 
length, are borne in large loose terminal clusters. (Adapted from 
Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 4, p. 61.) 
Cephalostachyum capitatum (Poaceae), 55676. BAMBOO. From Darjiling, 
India, Seeds presentedby G. H. Cave, curator, Lloyd Botanic Garden. 
A bamboo from the hills of Sikkim, India, which develops strong, slen- 
der, yellow stems up to 30 feet in height. These stems are used by 
the natives fpr bows and arrows, and. the leaves are considered good 
fodder. (Adapted from Gamble, Manual of Indian Timbers, p. 429.) 
Citrus sp. ( Rutaceae ) , 55624. From Johannesburg, Transvaal, 
Seeds presented by Col. A. J. Bester. "When I visited the great Sym- 
babian -ruins in central Africa in 1911 I discovered a new citrous 
fruit; I collected seeds and brought them back, and now the variety is 
distributed all over the Transvaal . The smooth-skinned fruits are 
much like a big lime in shape, and the abundant fine-flavored juice 
is very sweet," (Bester.) 
Clematis grewiaeflora ( Ranunculaceae ) , 55677. From Darjiling, 
India. Seeds presented by G. H. Cave, curator, Lloyd Botanic Garden. 
A large woody climber with densely hairy, deeply 5-lobed leaf lets and 
many-f lowered panicles of hairy, tawny yellow flowers, with oblong se- 
pals 1$ inches long. The plant is native to the lower temperate and, 
subtropical Himalayas at altitudes of 3,000 to 5,000 feet. (Adapted 
from Johnson's Gardener's Dictionary, p, 230, and from Hooker, Flora 
of British India, vol. 1, p. 6.) 
Hydrangea robusta (Hydrangeaceae) , 55681. From Darjiling, India. 
Seeds presented by G. H. Cave, curator , Lloyd Botanic Garden. A very 
stout, nearly erect hydrangea from Sikkim, India. The short-stemmed, oval 
leaves are coarsely toothed and the flowers, with white sepals, blue 
petals and stamens, are borne in rather loose, spreading corymbs with 
red pedicels. (Adapted from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, pi. 5038.) 
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