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Callitris eupressiformis (Pinaceae), 47151. Prom Rich- 
mond, Victoria, Australia. Seeds presented by Mr. F. 
H. Baker. "Grows In sand ridges where there is a small 
rainfall. It Is a fine tree." (Baker.) 
"This pine Is described by Col. W. V. Legge In a 
report on 'The Tasmanlan Cypress Pine,' (published 
In 1911). According to this paper, the tree is confined 
mainly to the coast where it does well on poor soils. 
It seems to have a slow growth but in time reaches a 
height of 100 feet and a diameter of about 2| feet. In 
spite of the fact that it is chiefly a Warm climate 
tree it also thrives in some of the colder parts of 
Tasmania where there Is considerable frost. It has 
a plain whitish wood without figure and with little 
difference in color between the sapwood and the heart- 
wood. Its grain is hard and close; and the wood is 
exceedingly durable. It is largely used for plies, 
telegraph poles, and in general construction work. It 
not infrequently grows in mixture with eucalyptus and 
when grown In the forest under moderate light con- 
ditions its form is that of a sharp cane which is 
tall in proportion to both the diameter and the spread 
of the lateral branches. There are all gradations from 
this form to the spreading, bushy tree found in the 
open. Since Florida 16 apparently the region in the 
United States best adapted to this species, I would 
advise growing some at Miami for experimental planting 
by the Service on the Florida National Forest. Although 
the tree is widely used for a great variety of purposes 
in Tasmania, I doubt if It would prove superior to our 
own conifers, and believe that the chief advantage in 
introducing it Into Florida would probably be to furnish 
a comparatively soft, light wood for local use. " (Zon.) 
Elaeis guineensis (Phoenicaceae), 47124. African oil palm. 
From Java. Seeds presented by the Director, Botanic 
Gardens, Bultenzorg. The value, extent, and importance 
of the palm and palm-kernel oil industry of West Africa 
Is but faintly realized by persons other than those 
directly Interested in the trade. The amount of oil 
annually exported from British West Africa alone in 
1915 was about 110,000 tons, and of kernels, 220,000 
tons. The average price in Liverpool for kernels during 
the months preceding the war was about $100.00 per 
ton, and for palm oil $145.00 per ton. The palm tree 
from which the fruits are obtained is indigenous to 
the western coast of tropical Africa, and grows in enor- 
mous quantities from 300 to 400 miles Into the interior. 
