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'■ TIu' ixrumiclumi;! (soineriincs fintiiii.nnnd. to (•(►iil'onii (<i old I'urtu.mit'si' 

 "rthograpliy ) hns rt'cently htM-ii iiliinied in rnrroniiii mihI Flurida. In t\w 

 latter State it has withstood a lemperature of -^^° V. without injury, whitii indi- 

 i-at,es that it is suhtropical, rutlier than strictly tropical, in cliaructor. It prefers 

 a deep sandy h>am, hut succeeds :n Florida on shallow sandy soils. Vautflian 

 MacCaughey says: "In the Hawaiian Islands it is usually ahout 20 feet high. 

 It requires c'jusiderablo moisture for its hosi di'vclopnicnt, as do nil The 

 lOucenias in our flora : the largest (•roi)s are Imrue hy plniits at the Inwer levels, 

 up to 300 feet * =■' * tlowe-ring and fruiting conlinue from July until 

 December, the main crop coming in the fall * * *. The first plants in 

 Hawaii were probably Introduced by the Spaniard Don Francisco de Paula 

 Marin, wlio came to i\w islands in 1701.' The grumicliama is sometimes listed 

 iis Eugenia brasilieu^in Lam. Strnocalpr bnisiU^nnifi Berg, is another synonym. 



" Seedlings are said to commence fruiting when 4 or f) years old. They grow 

 rather slowly. jS'o one appears to have budded oi' grafted the species as yet. 

 For its value as an ornamental plant, as well as for its pleasant fruit, the 

 grumicliama deserves cultivation throughout the Tropii-s .ind Snbtropics." 

 fWil^ann Popruoe.) 



For pr<wious introduction, see S. I'. I. .\o. ."tilTT. 



55979 to 55981. Mteci.\rta spp. Myrtacea^. 



From Kio de Janeiro. Brazil. Seeds presented by l\ H. BolXs. director. 

 Escola Superi«')r de Agricnltura e Veterinari.-i. Vicosa. Minas (leraes, 

 Brazil. Received December 21, 1922. 



55979. Myrciakia sp. 



Johntivaba. 



The jaboticaba (Mi/rciarin (xinUflora) is doim;- very well in Florida. 

 5md tliese .seeds are introduced for testing in that State. 



55980. MYRct AHiA sp. 



Jabotieatitha. 



"The fruits of this variety arc mu<'lj larger than tiiosc uf ihf ordinary 

 ,iaboti<'aba." (RoIfs.\ 



55981. Mykciakia sp. 



•laboticiiba. 



Tlie jaboticaba {Myrciar'm ctiulifloro) . one of the commonest and 

 most popular fruits of the vicinity of Kio de Janeiro, Brazil, now ap- 

 pears to be tliriviug in southern Florida, and these seeds are introduced 

 for cultural experiments in that State. 



55982. (ruiLij:LMA uTiLis Oerst. Phcenicacese. Pejibaye. 



( liactris utni'< Benth. and Hook.) 



l^'rom Limon, Costa Rica. Seeds presented by C. P. CMuttenden, manager. 

 United Fruit Co. Received November 10. 1022. 



^A red-strii>ed variety of pejibaye of very good eating quality." {Chittenden.) 



For previous introduction and description, see S. P. I. No. n.">807. 



55983 to 55992. 



From Yunnan. China. Collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of 

 the United States Department of Agriculture. Received November, 1022. 

 Quoted notes by Mr. Rock. , 



55983. Castanea sp. Fagacoie. Chestnut. 



"(No. 02.5t). Yangpi. Seiitemi>er 10, 1922.) Seeds of a (all tree 40 

 feet or more in height, witli a trunk 2 feet in diameter, found wild on 

 the southwestern slopes of the Tsangshan Range at altitudes of 8,000 

 to 9,000 feet. The nuts, very sweet and of delicious lUivor, are numerous 

 in tlie burs, and the strong healthy trees are prolitic bearers." 



