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we counted, together, 266 good-sized canes about 
thirty feet tall. One is 12f Inches in circumference 
1 inch above the ground. The range is from 5 to 12| 
inches in circumference. On each side of his house, 
Mr. Pant has plantings of the true Moso bamboo, Phyllo- 
staehy8 pubeseens, or P. mitis as it was formerly called. 
On the right the clump had been cut back and was 
low and bushy; on the left the culms were tall, 
almost to the roof of the two-story house. Mr. Fant 
explained that the clump on the right had been killed 
or at least seriously injured by a freeze of 2° P. , 
which occurred February 15, 1918. He had cut the 
bamboo to the ground as soon as the new growth began, 
April 15, so that the dead culms were annoying for 
only two months. By May 10, the bushy growth had at- 
tained its present height. This is an important fact, 
for it indicates how quick will be the recovery from 
frost injury and of how little consequence is the 
fact that once in a while the grove will be killed 
down. The house protected the clump on the sheltered 
side." (Pairchild, Report of Southern Trip, 1918.) 
Rosa gentiliana (Rosaceae), 47359. Rose. Prom 
Witcombe, Gloucester, England. Seeds presented by 
Lady Harriet Thiselton-Dyer , "The Perns." A rose which 
is abundant in the mountainous region of western Hupeh 
and eastern Szechuan, where it forms tangled masses 6 
meters (18^ ft.) or more in height. The numerous, 
large, white flowers are very fragrant and the anthers 
are golden yellow. The species Is easily distinguished 
by its glabrous pale gray shoots and the three- to 
five-foliate leaves which are shining green above and 
very pallid beneath. (Adapted from Sargent, Plantae 
Wilsonianae, vol. 2, p. 312.) 
Xanthosoma sp. (Araceae), 47361. Yautia. From 
Port-of-Spaln, Trinidad, B. W. I. Corms presented by 
Mr. Claude Connell, through Mr. F. W. Urich, entomolo- 
gist, Board of Agriculture. "A yautia, with reddish 
buds, received under the name of 'nut eddo. ' The flesh 
of the corms Is yellowish when cooked and of fair 
flavor. 11 (Young. ) 
Notes on Behavior of Previous Introductions. 
In a letter dated April 9, 1919, Mr. A. B. Stout, 
director of the laboratories, New York Botanical 
Garden, makes the following report: "I am having a 
