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anis, which is only a form of the common bean, perhaps the 
typical form from which the beans arose. But if it is bo- 
tanically only a form, from the agricultural point of view 
it is more than a variety. This bean has been cultivated 
by the Guaranis certainly since a remote antiquity. The 
most notable peculiarity of this variety is its enormous 
growth. It has a long shoot which grows to 15 or 20 meters 
so that in a wood it climbs to the tops of high trees. Cul- 
tivated without branching it develops less, but yet pro- 
duces abundantly, the production keeping step with the de- 
velopment, so that a well developed plant will produce up 
to 10 kilos of clean seed." (Bertoni, Agronomia, vol. 5, 
p. 326-327, 1913.) 
Pittosporum fairchildi Che eseman. (Pittosporaceae . ) 42177. 
Seeds from Auckland, New Zealand. Presented by Mr. H. R. 
Wright, Avondale Nursery. "This variety bears a striking 
resemblance to P. crassifolium (S.P.I. No. 41290), but is 
the more dense of the two, consequently better. It ripens 
its seed several months later; makes a splendid hedge and 
good also as a shrub tree, height about 20 feet. This va- 
riety was discovered by the late Captain Fairchild, on an 
island off the New Zealand coast. The seeds take a long 
time to germinate, and forcing them is of no use. Plants 
are tender when young but hardy when established . " (Wright.) 
Primus bokhariensis Royle. ( Amygdalaceae . ) 42057. Seeds 
from Simla, Punjab, India. Presented by Mr. E. Long, Sup- 
erintendent, Vice-Regal Gardens. The Alucha, Aru Bokhara 
or Annandale plum. Somewhat resembles Prunus triflora, but 
is believed to be a distinct species, and appears to be of 
much value in breeding work. 
Puya chilensis Molina. (Bromellaceae . ) 42082. Seeds 
from Lima, Peru. Presented by Dr. A. Weberbauer. "One of 
the most interesting plants of the Peruvian Cordilleras. 
I collected the seed at Capaya, Department of Apurimac, 
Province of Aymaraes, at an elevation of 4,000 to 4,100 
meters above sea level, In a region where frosts and snow- 
fall are abundant. The plants need not therefore perhaps 
be cultivated in a greenhouse, but require only protection 
against sharp frosts and must naturally receive much light. 
In the vicinity of Capaya the plant Is called Utanca. Here- 
tofore I have known this plant only from the Cordilleras 
between 9 and 10° S. and have described and figured it in 
my book, Die Pflanzenwelt der Peruanischen Anden." (Weber- 
bauer.) "This is one of the most striking of our Bromell- 
aceous plants, cultivated in a cool stove of the Royal 
Gardens of Kew. The stem, or caudex, has now attained a 
height of four feet, independent of the leaves, which are 
from three to four feet in length, spreading in all direc- 
