74 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOBTED. 



60466 to 50517--Continued. 



are gibbous or convex. The viscous pulp is edible but of poor flavor. It 

 grows spontaneously in the forests of Martinique and is very rarely cultivated; 

 known locally as cachiinan morveux. (Adapted from Journal of the Washing- 

 ton Academy of Sciences, vol. 6. p. 374-) 



Received as Annona obtusiflora, which is referred to this species by Doctor 

 Safford . 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 44659. 

 60498. Stenocalvx sp. ^Malpighiacese. 



•'Plants." 



50499. Stercllia speciosa Schum. Sterculiaceae. 



"A tall ornamental tree with seeds which are supposed to l)e edible after 

 ha\4ng been roasted." 



50500. Syagrus drudei Beccari. Phoenicacese. Palm. 

 A palm with a stem 2 to 5 meters high and smooth rigid linear glaucous leaf- 

 lets on a rachis Ih meters long. The 15 to 20 branches of the s])adix are grace- 

 fully erect and l)ear dry yellowish drupes. Native to the central mountainous 

 region of Brazil. (Adapted from Mariius, Flora Bra»iliensis, rol. -J, p. 4V'i-) 

 50501 to 50505. Theobroma cacao L. Sterculiacese. Cacao. 



50501. 'Seeds from the Purus River. Now in cultivation here in botani- 

 cal gardens. *' 



50502. 'Seeds." 



50503. "Plants bearmg red pods."' 



50504. -Plants." 



50505. 'Seeds of the red-shelled cacao which we obtained a few years 

 ago from Trinidad, British West Indies, for the botanical gardens. " 



50506 to 50508. Theobroma graxdiflora (Willd.) Schum. Sterculiace*. 



50506. " Cupu-assii fruits, the fine pulp of which is used to make refresh- 

 ing drinks and jellies." 



50507. "Plants." 50508. ''Plants."' 

 50509. Theobroma microcarpa Mart. Sterculiacese. 



"Plants. Originally from the Purus River." 



The seeds of this tree are used as a substitute for cacao and are even con- 

 sidered by some to be superior to the true cacao. It is not grown commercially 

 as yet, however. (Adapted from Correa, Flora do Brazil, p. 101.) 

 50510 and 50511. Theobroma speciosa Willd. Sterculiacese. 



50510. "Plants of cacau-y. The small cacao, the fruits of which have 

 a delicious pulp which one eats by sucking the seeds. It grows wild 

 in the forests here. " , 



50511. "Plants." 



50512. Theobroma sp. Sterculiacese. 



"Pods of the common variety." , 



50513. Theobroma sp. Sterculiacese. 

 "Plants of the common variety." 



50514. Theobroma sp. Sterculiacese. 

 "Plants." 



Received as Theobroma orata, for which a place of publication has not yet 

 been found. 



