1953 
Plants recently received, not yet available for distribution. 
anemone spp. (Earmnculaceae) , 58393, 58359. From Yunnan, China. 
Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Collaborator of the Bureau of Plant In- 
dustry. Quoted notes by Mr. Rock. 
58393. anemone demissa. "(Saba. September, 1923.) A lovely al- 
pine plant common in limestone soil on all of the mountain meadows of 
the Likiang Snow Range at altitudes of 11,000 to 13,000 feet and high- 
er. The leaves are in basal rosettes, and the large white flowers are 
in many-flowered umbels." 
58359. anemone sp. "(October 8, 1923.) A plant about 3 feet 
high, which grows in moist alpine meadows at the edge of fir forests 
on the Lit iping- Yangtze-Mekong Watershed at an altitude of about 
11,000 feet. The large, dark-green, glossy leaves form globose cush- 
ions, and the umbels of white flowers are on stalks 3 feet or more in 
length." 
cephalotaxus sp. (Taxaceae), 58360. From Yunnan, China. Seeds 
collected by J. F. Rock, Collaborator of the Bureau of Plant Industry. 
"(No. 10891. October 7, 1923.) A small coniferous tree, 20 to 25 feet 
tall, growing in dense clumps above Lutien on the eastern slopes of the 
Yangtze-Mekong Watershed at an altitude of 9,600 feet. The rather long, 
broad needles are bluish green, and the maroon-colored fleshy fruits, 
the size of small plums, contain almond-shaped, thin-shelled stones." 
(Rock.) 
cucumis sp. (Cucurbitaceae) , 58406. From Manila, Philippine Is- 
lands. Seeds presented by P. J. Wester, Bureau of Agriculture. "'Kon- 
dol-nak.' I collected these seeds on a recent trip to Tanjay, Island 
of Negros. The fruits are like miniature watermelons in shape and 
color, averaging 5 cm. (2 inches) in length. The flesh is edible, 
though of little value, but the plant might be serviceable for plant 
breeders who are working to get wilt-resistant cucumbers and water- 
melons. The fruits remain in good condition on the vines for some 
weeks, and so may be of ornamental value in Florida." (Wester.) 
EUCALYPTUS delegatensis (Myrtaceae), 58127. From Hobart, Tasmania. 
Seeds presented by L. A. Evans, Secretary of Agriculture, Agricultural 
and Stock Department. 
This tree, originally described by Hooker under the name of 
Eucalyptus gigantea, was renamed by R. T. Baker in 1900. L. Rodway, in his 
paper on Tasmanian Eucalypts (Royal Society of Tasmania, Papers and 
Proceedings, 1917) remarks that it assumes large dimensions. It is 
described as erect, the branches usually short and ascending, the bark 
thin-fibrous, and the foliage very similar to that of E. obliqua. 
