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cupressus sp. (Pinaceae) , 56305. Cypress. From China. Seeds col- 
lected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the Bureau of Plant In- 
dustry. "(No. 6802. Peshwe. October, 1922.) A tall tree, 40 to 50 
feet high, with a stout trunk, found on margins of meadows north of 
Nguluke at an altitude of 11,000 feet . "(Rock. ) 
danthonia semiannularis (Poaceae) , 56566. Grass. From Hobart, Tas- 
mania. Seeds presented by L. A. Evans, Secretary of Agriculture, Agri- 
cultural and Stock Department. Spreading through the pastures, this 
native grass, known as "Wallaby grass," is becoming very popular, and 
rightly so. It is a perennial tufted grass, producing a fair amount 
of soft succulent fodder suitable for either sheep or cattle. The 
leaves are narrow, usually hairy, and light green. The flower stems 
grow about 2 feet high and the seed, which sheds easily, is produced 
in clusters that have a white woolly appearance when ripe. "Wallaby 
grass" provides good pasturage during the spring and summer and remains 
green in the winter months. (Adapted from The Agricultural Gazette of 
New South Wales, vol. 28, p. 286.) 
diospyros spp. (Diospyraceae) , 56308 and 56309. Persimmon. From 
China. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the 
Bureau of Plant Industry. Quoted notes by Mr. Rock. 
56308. "(Tengyueh. November 24, 1922.) A large, spreading tree 
50 feet tall, with a huge crown, found in the vicinity of Tengyueh 
where it freezes every night during the cold season. It is a fine 
shade tree. The yellow fruits are the size of cherries." 
56309. "(No. 6787. October, 1922.) A wild persimmon which grows 
as a tall, spreading tree on the dry slopes back of Likiang at an al- 
titude of 8,400 feet. The small, oval fruits are black." 
eucalyptus regnans (Myrtaceae), 56567. From Hobart, Tasmania. 
Seeds presented by L. A. Evans, Secretary of Agriculture, Agricultural 
and Stock Department. A large tree, the largest, in fact, in Australia; 
trees 300 feet tall are known in Victoria, and Mueller states that fre- 
quently a height of 400 feet is reached. The trunks are whitish and 
very straight, and the narrow leaves, shining on both sides, are of 
rather thin texture. The wood is well adapted for shingles, planking, 
and general construction. (Adapted from Maiden, A Critical Revision 
of the Genus Eucalyptus, vol. 1, p. 183.) 
gladiolus segetum (Iridaceae), 56629. From Nice, France. Seeds 
presented by Dr. A. Robertson Proschowsky. "One of the most beautiful 
wild flowers around here; it might be very valuable for hybridizing." 
(Proschowsky. ) 
A European gladiolus of free habit, fond of warm dry soil and a 
