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23457. Pithecolobium dulce (Koxb.) Benth. Guamuchitl. 



From Ixtlan del Rio, Tepic, Mexico. Presented by Sr. Alfredo Lonergan, 

 through Mr. Frederic Chisolm. Received August 11, 1908. 



"A thorny leguminous tree known in Mexico as guamuchitl, or huamuchitl ; 

 the sweetish pulp of the pods is universally eaten by the natives, while the 

 bark of the tree is used in tanning leather. Has succeeded at Miami, Fla." 

 (Chisolm.) 



23458 to 23467. Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa. 



From Peru. Procured by Mr. T. F. Sedgwick from Antonio Cantelli Y Hno, 

 Lima, Peru, for Mr. C. V. Piper. Received August 19, 1008. 



23458. Barranca. 23463. Monsefu. 



23459. Conchapilea. 23464. San Pedro. 



23460. Pueblo Nueva. 23465. Acos. 



23461. Gochahuiaico. 23466. Supe. 



23462. Omas. 23467. Sayan. 



23468 and 23469. 



From Salamanca, Spain. Secured by Mr. Manuel Fraile, of this Depart- 

 ment. Received August 24, 1008. 



23468. Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa. 



Roots from plants growing beside road between Salamanca and Vil- 

 lares de la Reina, Spain. (See No. 23391 for further remarks.) 



23469. Amygdalus communis L. Almond. 



Hard-shelled sweet variety. From a tree 30 years old growing in a 

 garden in Villamayor, Salamanca, Spain. 



23471 to 23473. 



From Cochin China. Presented by Hon. Jacob E. Conner, consul. Re- 

 ceived August 25, 1908. 



The following seeds : 



23471. Averrhoa bilimbi L. Cucumber tree. 



"Flowers red in larger racemes than A. carambola; fruit smaller than 

 carambola, cucumber shaped, smooth, green rind, and acid pulp. Ex- 

 tensively cultivated in South America." (L. II. Bailey.) 



23472. Phyllanthus acida (L.) Skeels (Averrhoa acida L.). 



Otaheite gooseberry. 



"Shrub, with ovate acute leaflets; flowers on separate branches be- 

 low the foliage; fruit fleshy, edible. India and Madagascar. W. Harris, 

 of Hope Gardens, Jamaica, West Indies, writes that the Otaheite goose- 

 berry is an elegant shrub or small tree, often cultivated in gardens in the 

 lowlands of Jamaica and the West Indies. The fruit is very acid and 

 astringent; the root is an active purgative, and the seed is also cathartic. 

 The fruit is occasionally pickled or made into preserves. Plants are 

 raised from seeds." (L. II. Bailey.) 



23473. Averrhoa carambola L. 



From tree growing in Mr. Conner's garden. " The fruit is quite juicy, 

 piquant, and agreeable. As the plant can stand slight frost it ought to 

 succeed in southern Florida. The fruit is well worthy of introduction." 

 (Conner.) 



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