1886 
and from Bentham, Flora Australiensis, vol. 6, p. 229.) 
garcinia spp. (Clusiaceae) , 56698 and 56699. From Brisbane, 
Queensland. Seeds presented by C. T. White, Government botanist. 
56698. garcinia gibbsiae. A wild relative of the mangosteen which 
grows in forests in the Bellenden Ker Hills, at an altitude of about 
2,000 feet. The leaflets are oval, with mucronate tips, and the flowers, 
in clusters of two or three, are green, later turning brown. The fruit 
is not known. (Adapted from Journal of Botany, vol. 55, pp. 298, 302.) 
56699. garcinia mestoni. An erect, slender, graceful tree, 20 feet 
or more in height, with drooping branches and glossy, dark-green leaves. 
The roundish fruits, 2 or 3 inches in diameter, are of a bright olive 
green, with very juicy pulp of a pleasant acid flavor. The tree grows 
wild in the Bellenden Ker Hills at an altitude of about 2,000 feet. (A- 
dapted from Report of the Government Expedition to Bellenden-Ker Range, 
Queensland, 1889, p. 31.) 
HOLCUS SORGHUM (Poaceae) , 56612 and 56613. Sorghum. From Nioka, 
Ituri, Belgian Congo. Seeds presented by Jean Claessens, Forme Experi- 
mental du Haute Ituri. Quoted notes by Mr. Claessens. 
56612. "(October, 1922.) A variety grown by the Bolos, but not by 
the Walendi." 
56613. "(October, 1922.) A variety grown by the Walendi, probably 
a mixture." 
hordeum spp. (Poaceae), 56609 and 56610. Barley. From Ayr, Scot- 
land. Seeds presented by McGill & Smith. Quoted notes by McGill & Smith. 
56609. hordeum distichon palmella. "Recent trials of our new barley 
Golden Pheasant show that it is a better yielder than Plumage Archer, 
and we think it should be well adapted for the United States, as it is 
hardy and tillers well. It is a cross between Goldthorpe, one of the 
best British brewers' varieties, and Pfauen, the best brewers' variety 
in Germany. It is a big yielder." 
56610. hordeum intermedium haxtoni. "Our 6-rowed barley is still 
in the experimental stage. It will probably never be anything but a 
feeding barley because of the amount of small seeds. The center rows 
are small twisted seeds, while the two side rows are equal to any other 
variety; the small seeds could be used for sowing. This variety was pro- 
duced by crossing two 2-rowed barleys." 
malus sylvestris (Malaceae), 56693. Apple. From Elstree, Herts, 
England. Plant presented by Hon. Vicary Gibbs, Aldenham House Gardens. 
Var. aldenhamensis. "This is a chance hybrid which occurred at Alden- 
ham, and is considered the finest of all the red-flowered crab apples. 
It flowers three weeks later than Malus niedzwetzkyana and M. purpurea, and, 
