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stand four cuttings a year . It seems particularly adapt- 
ed to moist regions, and for this reason is recom- 
mended for trial in the Everglades region of Florida." 
(Popenoe . ) 
Festuea hookeriana (Poaceae), 49368. Grass. Prom Syd- 
ney, New South Wales-. Seeds presented by Mr George Val- 
der , undersecretary and dlrect6r, Department of Agricul- 
ture . A stout perennial grass, 2 to 4 feet in height, 
indigenous to New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania. 
It has flat, rather long leaves, very loose panicles 
up to a foot in length, and rigid flowering glumes. 
It stands mowing and pasturing well, and is relished 
by stock. (Adapted from Maiden, Useful Native Plants 
of Australia, p. 107; and Bentham, Flora Australlensls , 
vol. 7, p. 656. ) 
Ghdiolus malangensis ( Irldaceae ), 49369 . Gladiolus. From 
Ochileso, Angola. Bulbs presented by Mr. H. A. Neipp, 
American Mission. A West African gladiolus from 1 to 2 
feet in height, with 3 or 4 erect, rigid, linear leaves 
and a simple or branched inflorescence. The deep red 
flowers are borne in loose spikes 4 to 6 inches long. 
(Adapted^f rom Bulletin de 1' Herbier Boissier, 2d ser. , 
vol. 1, p. 867.) 
Grevillea lavandukeea (Proteaceae) , 49365. From Black- 
wood, South Australia. Seeds presented by Mr. Edwin 
Ashby , "Wittunga." "A native of South Australia, where 
it grows from a foot to 18 inches high on a sandy or 
clayey subsoil, but it seems to prefer broken, rocky 
soil (quartzite). It does very well on rockeries 
and should be treated as a rock plant (dwarf, hard- 
wooded shrub) . It produces a mass of pink flowers from 
the beginning of our winter until late spring. It 
should do well in California, where it will be an 
acquisition to those who have rock gardens." (Ashby.) 
Persea donnell-smithii (Lauraceae ) , 49383. From Tucuru, 
Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Seeds collected by Mr . Wilson 
Popenoe, agricultural explorer. "No. 248a. ' Oh-mash' 
(Kekchi, monkey avocado), a wild species of Persea 
found in the valley of Tactic (where these seeds were 
obtained) and abundantly on the mountains between Tac- 
tic and Coban, principally in open places. 
"This i6 a slender tree up to 40 feet in height 
( commonly about 25 feet), with large, oblong-obovate 
