OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1909. 49 



26470. Spondias dulcis Forst. We fruit. 



From Monrovia, Liberia. Presented by Mr. E. L. Parker, commissioner of agri- 

 culture. Received December 30, 1909. 



"The we fruit (pronounced vee) or Tahiti-apple. The tree is of rapid growth, 

 highly ornamental, and attains a height of 50 feet in its native habitat. The golden- 

 yellow fruits, about 2 to 3 inches in diameter, are produced in loose clusters. The 

 brownish-yellow flesh partakes of the flavor of a pineapple and most people become 

 very fond of the fruit when once accustomed to it. 



"The we fruit is indigenous to the Society Islands and is now disseminated to most 

 tropical countries. In Florida, where it has fruited in Miami and Lemon City for at 

 least four years, it appears well adapted to well-drained land underlaid with coral 

 limestone. It is a trifle less hardy than the mango, to which plant the we fruit is 

 related." (P. J". Wester.) 



Distribution. — Cultivated throughout the Tropics; probably native in the Polynesian 

 islands. 



PUBLICATION OF A NEW NAME. 



26078. Capriola incompleta (Nees) Skeels. 



205 



