Remember a one one-thousand dollar Liberty Bond will 
furnish pistols for the men in a rifle company. 
Corynocarpus laevigata Forster. (Corynocarpaceae . ) 
44745. Karaka seeds from Auckland, New Zealand. Pre- 
sented by Mr. H. R. Wright. A handsome evergreen tree 
with glossy, iaurel-like , oblong leaves, 3 to 7 inches 
long; erect panicles of small white flowers, 4 inches 
in length; and oblong, orange-colored fruits an inch 
long. The outside of the fruit is extremely poisonous, 
but the kernel is edible and forms one of the staple 
foods of the Maoris, who cultivate the tree for its 
seeds. The wood has been much used by the natives of 
the Chatham Islands in making of canoes. (Adapted 
from Laing & Blackwell, Plants of New Zealand, p. 233, 
234,) 
Cryptostegia grandiflora R. Brown. (Asclepiadaceae , ) 
44786. Seeds of Palay rubber from Old Fort, New Provi- 
dence, Bahamas. Presented by Mr. W.. F. Doty, American 
Consul, Nassau, Bahamas, who secured them from Dr. 
Charles S. Dolley. A twining shrub, native of India, 
but cultivated in many places in the tropics for the 
rubber obtained from the sap. It has opposite, ellip- 
tic leaves; and terminal cymes of large reddish purple 
flowers which bloom all the year. The leaves and stems 
contain an abundance of latex which yields a quantity 
of rubber estimated at 2 per cent of the weight of 
the fresh plant. From the bast fiber of the inner 
bark a good quality of wrapping paper has been made. 
The seed coma furnishes a silky floss which can be 
made into an excellent felt. Propagation is by seeds. 
(Adapted from C. S. Dolley, On the Occurrence of Pa- 
lay Rubber in Mexico, India-rubber Journal, May 20, 
1911.) 
Gladiolus alatus L. (Iridaceae.) 44722. Gladiolus seeds 
from Johannesburg, South Africa. Presented by Mr. J. 
Burtt-Davy, Agricultural Supply Association. A South 
African gladiolus with an upright stem, 6 to 8 inches 
in height, and 3 to 4 leathery, linear or sword-shaped, 
stiff leaves, the outermost being twice as long as 
the others. The 5 to 10 reddish yellow flowers, which 
are very divergent, have an odor like that of sweet- 
briar. (Adapted from Curtis' s Botanical Magazine, 
vol. 15, plate 586. ) 
Gladiolus angu8tu8 L. (Iridaceae.) 44723. Gladiolus 
seeds from Johannesburg, South Africa. Presented by 
Mr. J. Burtt-Davy, Agricultural Supply Association. A , 
plant with an ascending stem up to 2 feet in height, 
