Do not forget that a one hundred dollar Liberty Bond 
will clothe a soldier. 
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. Gladiolus undulatus Jacquln. (Iridaceae.) 44728. Glad- 
iolus seeds from Johannesburg, South Africa. Presented 
by Mr. J. Burtt-Davy, Agricultural Supply Association. 
A bulbous plant, with a stem a foot in height includ- 
ing the spike, and several sword-shaped leaves about 
a foot long. The 4 to 6 flowers are milk-white, marked 
with red, and are produced in a very lax spike. It 
is a native of South Africa. (Adapted from W. T. 
Thiselton-Dyer , Flora Capensis, vol. 6, p. 155.) 
Ja8minum multipartitum Hochs tetter . (Oleaceae.) 44740. 
Seeds from Cape Town, South Africa. Presented by Mr. 
L. Peringuey, Director, South African Museum. A climb- 
ing, much-branched, ornamental shrub up to 10 feet in 
height, with opposite, glabrous, ovate to lanceolate 
leaves nearly 3 inches in length; and solitary, ter- 
minal or axillary, fragrant white flowers about an 
inch and a half long. It is a native of Natal, South 
Africa. (Adapted from J. Medley Wood, Natal Plants, 
vol. 4, pi. 328.) 
Lactuca sativa L . (Clchoriaceae. ) 44729-44730. Lettuce 
seeds grown by Mr. George W. Oliver, of the Bureau of 
Plant Industry, Washington, D. C, from two forms se- 
lected by Dr. B. T. Galloway several years ago. "They 
have very large heads , under good conditions in a cool 
house. The head is from 8 to 10 inches in diameter. 
Everyone who has sampled them says that they are by 
far the best forcing lettuces. They are strictly hot- 
house lettuces, identical in growth but No. 44729 has 
white seeds and 44730 has black seeds." (Oliver.) 
Malm sylvestris Miller . (Malaceae.) 44713. Apple scions 
from Ottawa, Canada. Presented by Mr. W. T. Macoun, 
Dominion Horticulturist, Central Experiment Farm, for 
trial at the Northern Great Plains Experiment Station, 
Mandan, North Dakota. Anson. A seedling of Winter St. 
Lawrence of medium size with a pale yellow, almost 
white skin and white, juicy, subacid flesh, resembling 
Fameuse. Season October to December, coming just before 
Mc Intosh. (See the Reports of the Horticulturist, Ex-' 
perimental Farms, Ottawa, Canada, 1906-1915, In which 
will be found a full account of the development of 
the remarkable collection of seedlings at the Experi- 
ment Farms, Ottawa.) 
Malus sylvestris Miller . (Malaceae .) 44714 . Apple scions 
from Ottawa, Canada. Presented by Mr. W. T. Macoun, 
Dominion Horticulturist, Central Experiment Farm, for 
