985 
Ch'ung-ch' lng, China. Presented by Mr. E. Wldler. "This 
lemon answers almost the description of the Ichang lemon, 
excepting that its seeds are much smaller, and the inside 
seems to be all pith. These Szechwan lemons grow about 100 
miles distant from Ch'ung-ch' ing. Chinese name, Hsiang yuan." 
(Widler.) 
Colocasia eseulenta (L.) Schott. (Araceae.) 42450. Taro 
tubers f rom Glenwood , Hawaii. Presented by Mr. J. B. Thomp- 
son, Superintendent, Glenwood Sub-station. "Kuoho. An up- 
land taro. This variety was grown quite commonly around 
Hilo at the time of my visit to Hawaii in 1913, and was 
considered to be one of the best. The corms and tubers are 
very acrid in the raw state and require longer cooking to 
destroy the acridity than is necessary to cook them to a 
soft, mealy condition. The quality is good when the taro 
is thoroughly cooked." (R. A. Young.) 
Cytisus dallimorei Rolfe. (Fabaceae.) 42552. Cuttings from 
Kew, England. Presented by Sir David Praln, Director, 
Royal Botanic Gardens. "A hybrid raised at Kew in 1900 by 
crossing C. scoparius var. Andreanus (seed bearer) with C.albus. 
It is a tall shrub, perhaps 8 or 9 feet high, of thin, erect 
habit, suggesting that of C. scoparius. Leaves mostly tri- 
foliate, downy, young wood ribbed - . Flowers about f inch 
long, the whole of the petals suffused with beautiful 
shades of rosy pink deepening on the wing-petals to crimson; 
the almost orbicular standard petal is f inch long, darker 
outside than within, keel almost white . Calyx helmet-shaped , 
shining brown, slightly downy, § inch long; flower-stalk i 
inch long, downy. At each node the flowers are solitary or 
in pairs. This beautiful broom is quite distinct from any 
other in cultivation, and is the first hybrid broom raised 
by artificial cross-fertilisation, all Its predecessors 
having originated as chance crosses made by insects. It is 
propagated by grafting on Laburnum. As it flowers regular- 
ly and in great profusion In May, it ought in time to be- 
come a popular garden shrub. (W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs 
Hardy In the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 458.) 
Eugenia pungens Berg. (Myrtaceae.) 42536. Seeds from 
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Presented by Sr. Benito J. Car- 
rasco, Director Botanic Gardens. "Guabiyu. An ornamental 
fruit tree, from the temperate and hot regions of Argen- 
tina. " (Carrasco. ) 
Hakea spp. (Proteaceae . ) 42600-42604. Seeds from Ven- 
timiglla, Italy. Received through the Superintendent, La 
Mortola Garden. 42600, H. eueullata R. Brown., 42601, H. elliptiea 
R. Br., 42602, H. laurina R. Br., 42603, H. 'suaveolens R . Br., 
42604, H. varia R. Br. "Drought -resistant plants which en- 
dure moderate frost and are therefore well adapted to the 
