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and umbrellas; the segments were used by the Cinghalese 
tCLwrlte on. The sacred Pall texts of the Buddhist 
literature of Ceylon are all written on these leaf 
segments which are supposed to have withstood the rav- 
ages of ages. 
"The seeds, which are hard like Ivory, are em- 
ployed In India for the manufacture of beads; they are 
sometimes colored red and sold as coral. The pith of 
the trunk yields a kind of sago; It is beaten to flour 
and baked In cakes." (Rock.) 
Flindersia maculosa (Mellaceae), 52798. From Sydney, 
New South Wales. Seeds presented by Mr. George Valder, 
director of agriculture. In the opinion of many experi- 
enced growers the "Leopard tree" or "Spotted tree" 
stands next In value to the "Kurrajong" as a fodder 
tree. It grows from 30 to 45 feet high or more, and 
Its trunk is curiously spotted, hence Its popular names . 
From the trunk and larger branches exude large quanti- 
ties of amber-colored gum of a pleasant flavor.- The 
"Leopard tree" is found growing over immense tracts of 
country in the interior of New South Wales. Its small- 
er branchlets have a somewhat pendulous habit, which 
gives a well-grown specimen a decidedly ornamental ap- 
pearance. During very dry periods this tree is cut down 
for stock feed, sheep being particularly fond of its 
leaves and thriving on them. (Adapted from Pastoral 
Finance Association Magazine, vol. 5, No. 13, p. 33.) 
Juglans intermedia vilmoreana ( Juglandaceae) , 52681. 
Walnut. From Paris, France. Plants presented by Vllmorin- 
Andrieux & Co. A tree 80 feet high, possibly a hybrid 
between the European and American black walnut, with 
branches more upright than those of the European wal- 
nut, grayish bark, and bronze-colored young shoots. 
The buds are inclosed in fleshy hairy scales. The fruit 
is intermediate between that of the two parents. The 
slightly coriaceous, smooth, dark green, ovate leaflets 
remain on the branches until killed by frost. The fruit 
is not produced every year, and never in large quan- 
tities; it is smaller and the nut is more deeply fur- 
rowed than that of the European species. The seed ger- 
minates well and produces plants resembling the parent . 
(Adapted from Garden and Forest, vol. 4, p. 52.) 
Mangifera indiea (Anacardlaceae ) , 52668. Mango. From 
Honolulu, Hawaii. Plants and cuttings presented by Mr. 
Willis T. Pope, Horticulturist , Agricultural Experiment 
