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Amomum sp. (Zinfciberaceae) , 51628. Prom Africa. 
Seeds collected by Dr. H. L. Shantz, agricultural ex- 
plorer. "(No. 1003 . Near Meru, Kenia Province, Kenia.) 
A plant which branches: like an Alpinia and possesses 
beautiful foliage. The deep reddish-purple fruit is 
partly hidden by the chocolate-colored bracts, and is 
borne in clusters. The fruit which is quite peppery, 
is eaten by the natives." (Shantz.) 
Anigozanthos manglesii (Amaryllldaceae ) , 51344. From 
Perth, Western Australia .Seeds presented by Mr. H. C. 
Trethowan, Under Secretary for Agriculture. An ama- 
ryllidaceous plant native to the Swan River country of 
southwest Australia. It bears scorpoid racemes on 
stout, woolly, bright red stems. The lustrous green, 
tomentose spathes are square at the end, recurved, 
and bear the stamens on the curve. (Adapted from the 
Pacific Garden, vol. 7, p. 11.) 
Callitris drummondii (Pinaceae), 51283. Prom Black- 
wood, South Australia. Seeds presented by Col. E. 
Ashby. "This dwarf, ornamental plant is undoubtedly 
a real acquisition as a globose, bright green, cy- 
presslike tree. Seeds of this species were collected 
on Kangaroo Island in 1909, and were grown in the wild 
part of my place, 'Wittunga, ' where they have done 
well amongst the other scrub, absolutely without water 
or any attention - and this last season we had about 
the worst season we have ever known; the later spring 
rains were entirely absent and the winter rains did 
not start until June." (Ashby.) 
Crotalaria usaramoensis (Fabaceae), 51207. From 
Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by Dr. P. J. S. Cramer, 
chief, Plant Breeding Station. A tall herb native to 
Tanganyika Territory, and allied to C. lanceolata from 
which it differs in its broader and shorter leaflets 
which are glabrous above and strigose pubescent below. 
The raceme's are^ 15 to 25 cm. long. In Buitenzorg the 
grayish fiber is not so smooth silky as that of Hibiscus 
cannabinus , but that does not necessarily mean that it 
is not suitable for the spinning of yarn. The same is 
the case with sunnhemp {Crotalaria juneea) which in Brit- 
ish India is more highly esteemed than Deccan hemp 
{Hibiscus cannabinus). A great drawback is that, up to 
the present, the total amount of fiber obtained dif- 
fers very materially in strength and ordinarily is 
not very strong. How this will be influenced by dif- , 
