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Caesalpinia sepiaria (Caesalpinlaceae ) , 47351. From 
Nice, Prance. Seeds presented by Dr; A. Robertson 
Proschowsky , Jardin d ' Acclimatation. A large , climbing, 
prickly bush in the Himalayas, and extending to Ava 
and Ceylon; it ascends to 4,000 feet in altitude. Lac 
is gathered on the tree in Baroda. The bark is much 
used for tanning and the young pods contain an essential 
oil; in Chumba the bruised leaves are applied to burns . 
It makes an impenetrable hedge. (Adapted from Watt's 
Dictionary of the Economic Products of India, vol. 2, 
p. 12.) 
Cueurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae) , 47378. Squash. From 
Shanghai, China. Seeds presented by Mr. F. J. White, 
president, The Shanghai Baptist College and Theologi- 
cal Seminary. "This squash is a greenish bronze in 
color , round , and ribbed; the flesh is remarkably thick 
and of very good quality. There is hardly any cavity 
at all inside the squash." (White.) 
Dioscorea sp. (Dioscoreaceae ) , 47398. Yam. FromSt. 
Lucia, B. W. I. Tubers presented by Mr. Samuel Rosen, 
New York. "A white-fleshed yam of medium size. It is 
quite moist when cooked, but makes an excellent dish 
when mashed and beaten thoroughly." (Young.) 
Eehium wildpretti (Boraglnaceae ) , 47356. From Nice, 
France. Seeds presented by Dr . A. Robertson Proschowsky 
Jardin d 'Acclimatation . "This plant made its debut at 
Kew in 1899. It was raised there from seed sent in by 
Mr. Wildpret, curator of the Botanic Gardens, Orotava, 
Teneriffe. They were two years old when they flowered | 
in May, and since then by sowing seeds annually, plants 
have been on show at Kew every spring. Even before 
the flower spikes develop, the plants are attractive; 
their leaves, covered with silky hairs, after the 
manner of the Silver Tree, forma handsome rosette 
18 inches high and through. The flower spike adds an- 
other two feet to this height, and when the purplish 
pink flowers are all open, the plant Is singularly 
handsome. I know no other like it. Certainly among the 
many plants grown at Kew for the conservatory, there is 
not one that attracts and pleases more than this Echium. 
The altitude at which it grows wild at Teneriffe has 
not been recorded, but it is probably some distance 
above sea level, and, therefore, the plant ought to be 
a good one for open-air gardening, if protected from 
the frosts." (W. Watson, Gardeners' Chronicle, Oct. 
26, 1912, p. 317. ) 
