1195 
The Paulownia tomentom has become such a feature 
tree in our parks that a new species with larger 
flowers, from Formosa, P. fortunei (No. 42036), will be 
watched with interest. Bentham's Cornel from Nepal, 
Cornus eapitata (No. 42287) , with heads of yellowish flow- 
ers and deep orange fruits, the size of nectarines, 
will interest those with whom the American dogwood is 
a favorite. 
The Oriental bamboos are not the only species of 
value for timber, and those living in the tropics will 
want to test the Takuara of Paraguay, Bambos guadua (No. 
42066), a species evidently too tender for Florida. 
Those interested in tropical timber trees will 
find some remarkable ones in the collections intro- 
duced from Madagascar (Nos. 42355 to 42376) , Argentina 
(Nos. 42321 to 42332), or in the famous Jequitiba of 
Brazil, one of the largest and most beautiful of all 
tropical forest trees introduced for the first time 
by the Forest Expert, Mr. H. M. Curran, from Bahla 
(No. 41933). 
David Fairchlld. 
Agricultural Explorer in Charge. 
