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52668. Mangifera indica L. Anacardiacese. Mango. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Plants and cuttings presented by Willis T. 

 Pope, Horticulturist, Agricultural Experiment Station. Received March 

 17, 1921. 



" Pirie. This variety is considered the best, at least for lowhmd condi- 

 tions, of all the mangos that have been introduced into Hawaii. It is of 

 medium size, inclining to the rounded form, with a distinct beak at the 

 stigmatic point. The surface is smooth and when ripe is a pale yellow, beau- 

 tifully marked with crimson where exposed to the sun. It is practically 

 fiber-free, has a delightful aroma, and is as soft and juicy as a ripe peach. 

 The seed is easily removed, so that the fruit can be served in halves and eaten 

 with a spoon without the slightest inconvenience. In order to remove the 

 seed, it is only necessary to make a cut circling the fruit, about midway its 

 length, and extending as deep as the surface of the seed. Then, by a slight 

 twisting motion, one-half of the fruit can be separated from the seed, leaving 

 a smooth unbroken surface within. By cutting very slightly around the seed, 

 it may easily be removed from the remaining half of the mango. The flavor 

 is so unusually delicious as to put this mango in a class of its own in Hawaii. 

 The Pirie is less subject than other varietes to the black spots caused by the 

 fungus Collet otj-ichnm glocosporioides and, while not immune to the fruit-fly 

 attacks, it either possesses a high degree of resistance or is not a preferred 

 variety for the fly. No injured fruits were found on this variety in the station 

 orchards this season, though crops of several of tjje other varieties were 

 rendered almost worthless." {W0f<tgate, Report of the Hancaii Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, 1919, p. 23.) 



52669 to 52689. 



From Paris, France. Plants presented by Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Re- 

 ceived February 21, 1921. 



52669. Aralia cachemirica Decaisne. Araliaceae. 



An unarmed herb 5 to 8 feet high, with quinately compound leaves ; 

 the 5 to 9 oblong-ovate leaflets, 4 to 8 inches long, are doubly serrate and 

 glabrous or bristly on the veins beneath. Native to the Himalayas. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 30285. 



52670. AuuNDiNARiA AURicoiirA Mitf. Poacese. Bamboo. 

 One of the most beautiful of the lesser bamboos. It forms a graceful 



sheaf of slender stems 2 to 3 feet high, well clothed with a peculiarly 

 velvety foliage in gold and green. It appears to be quite hardy in most 

 places and affords a glorious break of delicate color in shrubbery, wood- 

 land, or a large rock garden. At all seasons it is attractive without 

 being aggressive and, as it never runs undergi-ound to any extent, may 

 be planted anywhere. (Adapted from TJie Garden, vol. 83, p. 271.) 



52671. Arundinaria fastuosa (Marl.) Makino. PoacejB. Bamboo. 

 The loftiest and stateliest of the hardy bamboos, this is superior to and 



different from Arundinaria simoni in the early fall of the stem-sheaths, 

 in the short, crowded branches at each joint which give to each stem- 

 growth a columnar appearance, and in the more tufted habit. It is 

 only rarely that underground suckers appear any distance away from 

 the parent clump, whereas in A. nimoni thej' are rampant. The dark- 

 green hollow stems, up to 22 feet higli, are perfectly erect and round. 

 except at the upper internodes which are flattened on one side. The 



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