943 
Bulley. "A clumpy Polygonum among stones and peaty spots 
In gaps in Rhododendron forest at an elevation of 13,000 
feet. Clump one foot thick or rosette larger. Flower 
s,pike large and pendant, rich red, 10 Inches long at times. 
Also seen in rock ledges at its best." (Cooper.) 
Primus sargentii Rehder. ( Amygdalaceae . ) 41475. Seed- 
lings of Sargent's cherry from New Haven, Connecticut. 
Purchased from the Elm 1 City Nursery Company. 300 one-year- 
old seedlings raised from seed obtained from the Arnold 
Arboretum. To be used in the cherry stock investigation 
by Department Officials. 
Pyrus ovoidea Rehder. (Malace'ae.) 41461. Seeds taken 
from fruit received from the Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica 
Plain, Massachusetts, where it has never shown signs of 
pear blight to which disease it may be Immune. Growing 
at the Plant Introduction Field Station, Chico, California, 
for propagation and testing. 
Randiasp. (Rubiaceae.) 41495. Seeds from Orotina, 
Costa Rica. Presented by Dr. Carlos Wercklg , Trial Grounds, 
Department of Agriculture. "From the Pacific coast. Is 
much more beautiful than Randia aculeata, but is for hot 
climate only." (Werckle.) 
Spathodea campanulata Beauv. (Bighoniaceae . ) 41500. 
Seeds from Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by Dr. J. C. Kon- 
lngsberger, Director, Botanic Gardens. ^A much branched, 
West African tree with opposite pinnate leaves, 1 to 1-g- 
feet long, dark green above and paler, somewhat silky be- 
neath in the young stage; large, spreading, terminal ra- 
cemes of very large showy flowers,* corolla at least four 
inches long and quite as broad. One of the showiest 
flowering trees of the tropics which has proven hardy in 
Southern Florida where its masses of large brilliant 
orange yellow flowers attract a great deal of attention. 
(Adapted from Curtis Botanical Magazine, 1859, plate 5091.) 
NOTES ON BEHAVIOUR OF PREVIOUS INTRODUCTIONS. 
Elaeagnus angustifolia . (29225) A large fruited form of 
the oleaster, called Djigan, discovered by F. N. Meyer in 
Andijan, Turkestan, is doing especially well in the irri- 
gation project area at Fallon, Nevada. In Turkestan the 
fruits of this variety are sold on the markets and eaten 
as sweetmeats . 
" Macadamia ternifolia. (21249) The Queensland Nut. On 
February 20, 1911, one plant of this species was sent to 
Mrs. L. L. Bow, of Homestead, Florida, and in September, 
1915, she wrote as follows regarding it: 
"The Macadamia ternifolia (Queensland Nut) sent me in 
