1S07 
Rancho) was about 60 feet in height. The other one 
was not more than 45 feet high. The general appear- 
ance of the tree, its habit of growth, size, charac- 
ter of bark and foliage, are remarkablly suggestive 
of an avocado of the West Indian type; but on closer 
examination it is seen that the leaves are larger than 
is common with the avocado, the venation is impressed 
on the upper surface of the leaf, and, most conspic- 
uous of all, the ends of the young branchlets and the 
petioles are covered with a ferrugineous tomentum. 
The foliage is said to fall just before the tree comes 
into bloom: the flowers making their appearance with 
the new leaves. The leaves are clustered at the ends 
of the branchlets, though not crowded. The leaf -blades 
are oblong-elliptic, truncate at the base, sharply 
acute to shortly acuminate at the apex, 8 to 12 inches 
long, 4 to 7 inches broad, bright green and glabrous 
above, glaucous and rather heavily pubescent below; 
the pubescence ferrugineous on the midrib and to a 
less degree on some of the larger transverse veins. 
The venation is slightly impressed on the upper sur- 
face, very prominent below. The petioles are 1 to If 
inches long, narrowly canaliculate toward the articu- 
lation with the leaf -blade, and ferrugineous-pubes- 
cent like the branchlets from which they arise. The 
fruit is described as long and slender, almost black, 
with a large and long seed and thin flesh. The flavor 
is described as rich and bland, similar, but superior, 
to that of the avocado. It is highly esteemed by the 
inhabitants, and it is stated that it has even. been 
shipped to the city of Guatemala and sold in the mar- 
ket there." (Quoted from description furnished with 
Popenoe's No. 72. ) 
Rymandra exeelsa Salisbury. (Proteaceae . ) 44956. 
Seeds from Auckland, New Zealand. Presented by Mr. 
H. R. Wright, Avondale Nursery. A New Zealand tree, 
sometimes 100 feet in height, with stiff, linear-ob- 
long, roughly-toothed leaves 4 to 8 inches long, and 
racemes of red, velvety flowers, 2 to 3 inches long 
and 2 inches in diameter. The tree bears a consider- 
able resemblance to the Lombardy poplar when seen from 
a distance. The wood is much used for cabinet work. 
(Adapted from Laing and Blackwell, Plants of New Zea- 
land, pp. 146-148, under Knightia exeelsa.) 
Solarium tuberosum L. ( Solanaceae . ) 45023. Potato 
tubers from Honolulu, Hawaii. Presented by Mr. J. M. 
