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Annona squamosa L. ( Annonaceae . ) 41464. Seeds of 
sugarapple from Saigon, Cochin- China. Presented by Mr. P. 
Morange, Director of Agriculture. "These seeds are known 
in Cochin-China under the name Pomme-cannelle du Cap, 'Cape 
cinnamon-apple'. The flesh of fruits of this variety pre- 
sents when ripe a firm texture, with seeds comparatively 
rare, and does not split open as is the case with the or- 
dinary variety. This peculiarity allows the transporta- 
tion of the fruit for long distances, and should certainly 
make its exportation easy," (Morange.) 
Barleria cristata L. ( Acanthaceae . ) 41458. Cuttings from 
Manila, Philippine Islands. Presented by the Director, 
Bureau of Agriculture. "Philippine hedge plant, the best 
in the tropics. I think it never seeds." (0. W. Barrett.) 
"An erect or diffuse acanthaceous undershrub with the 
branches and upper surface of the leaves usually yellow- 
hairy; often compound, dense, ovate spikes of purple, blue, 
or white flowers. The corolla is about l\ inches long, 
the upper half funnel-shaped and spreading into ovate 
lobes -g- inch in length. Wild everywhere in the lower hills 
of Northeastern and Central India and probably in the 
mountains of Southern India also." (Adapted from Hooker, 
Flora of British India, Vol. 4, p. 488, 1884.) 
Benincasa hispida, (Thunb. ) Cogn. (Cucurbitaceae . ) 41492. 
Seeds of wax gourd from Chungking, China. Presented by Mr. 
E. Widler. "Tung Kwa. A plant 20 to 30 feet long. Grows 
best in a climate with ranges in temperature from 70 to 
110 degrees F. ; takes about 6 months to mature; bears yel- 
low flowers and fruits in the autumn. The fruit is 3 feet 
long and 2 feet in circumference, used only as a vegetable 
boiled and sweetened. It sells in the market at 25 cash 
per cattle. " (Widler. ) 
Betula pendula Roth. (Betulaceae . ) 41478. Birch seed- 
lings presented by Mr. Norman M. Ross, Forestry Branch, 
Indian Head, Saskatchewan, Canada. "These seedlings came 
from seeds picked during the past 2 or 3 years, from trees 
grown from seed originally obtained in Russia, the planta- 
tions being set out in 1908 as two-year-old seedlings. 
These trees are planted 4 feet apart each way and show a 
height of from 12 to 16 feet." (Ross.) 
Caragana arborescens var. prostrata Lam. (Fabaceae.) 
41480. Cuttings of Siberian peatree from Indian Head, Sas- 
katchewan, Canada. Presented by Mr. Norman M. Ross, Forest- 
ry Branch. "A seedling grown, among thousands of others 
from seed picked in our ordinary hedges, probably about 
five years old, has a spread of about four feet. We find 
that probably one percent of the seedlings show the pros- 
