20 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



27567. Anona ohebimola Miller. Cherimoya. 



From Chile. Presented by Mr. Hervey Gulick, Gatico, Chile. Received April 

 L5, 1**10. 

 "Tin- Beed is from i tree that I have not seen. The fruit is pear shaped and the size 



of a large orange, occasionally reaching <> inches in diameter. The flavor is a little 

 pitchy or piney, but very good. The tree grows in the central part of Chile, also in 

 Peru, semitropical climates. Central California should be .suitable for its growth." 

 (Gulick.) 



27568 to 27570. 



From Ceylon, India. Procured by Mr. Albert J. Perkins. Received April 11, 

 1910. 

 Seeds of the following: 



27568. BnMBAX MALABARICUM DC. 



"A large tree with a buttressed base like southern cypress; large maroon 

 flowers, and pods which contain a cotton that is used in making fabrics." 

 (Perl-ins.) 



27569. Caxavali gladiatum (Jacq.) DC. 

 White seeded. 



27570. Pongam pinnata (L.) W. F. Wight. 



Distribution. — A tall, erect tree or climber with glabrous branches and 

 leaves, found in India from the central Himalayas to Ceylon and Malacca, and 

 throughout the Malayan islands to the northern part of Australia. 



27571 and 27572. 



From Ancon, Canal Zone, Panama. Presented by Mr. N. E. Coffey, quartermas- 

 ter, Ancon Hospital, at the request of Mr. H. F. Schultz. Received April 18, 

 1910. 

 Seeds of the following: 



27571. Caryophyllus jambos (L.) Stokes. Rose-apple. 

 See No. 2941 for description. 



Distribution. — Probably native of India; cultivated and naturalized from 

 India to Australia. 



27572. Chrysophylltjm cainito L. Star-apple. 



"One of the most common fruit trees indigenous to the Canal Zone and fre- 

 quently cultivated in the native (Panama) and West Indian settlements. The 

 trees attain a height of from 25 to 75 feet and are characterized by their 

 magnificent evergreen foliage, dark green above, and aureate, sometimes glau- 

 cous, beneath. The fruit is highly prized by the natives, but, on account of the 

 milky and gluelike juice it contains, it is not in as general favor among Ameri- 

 cans as its otherwise pleasant taste would indicate. It has the size and appear- 

 ance of a small apple, globose and regularly 6 to 10 celled, so that, when halved, 

 the inside of the fruit presents a star-shaped formation, each segment con- 

 taining one seed, rarely, through abortion, none. 



"The color of the berry is pale green, blue, or purple; in the case of this 

 introduction the fruit is purple, but it is not supposed to come true to form 

 through seeds. The pulp has a jelly-like consistency and, when fully ripe, a 

 rich yet delicate flavor." (Schultz.) 



Distribution. — Cultivated and probably native in Panama, Colombia, Peru, 

 Guiana, and the West Indies. 

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