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51809 to 51833— Continued. 



sionally aud then only sparingly. Its wood could probably be used to 

 advantage in the manufacture of cheap furniture. All of the species are 

 easily propagated from root cuttings." (O. W. Oliver.) 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 50647. 



51824 to 51827. Tuichosantiies axguina L. Ciicuibitaccoe. 



From Calcutta. India. Seeds preseutid by C. C. Caldor, olliciniing director, 

 Botanical Survey of India. Received December 13, 1920. Quoted notes 

 by :Mr. Culder. 



51824. " Chichinga, black variety. From Howrah district." 



51825. " Chichinga, black, with stripes. From Howrah dis<trict." 



51826. " Chichinga, white variety. From Howrah district." 



51827. "Chichinga, white, with stripes. From Howrah district." 



51828 and 51829. Coffea arabica L. Rubiaceae. Coffee. 



From Aden, Arabia. Seeds presented by Addison R. Southard, American 

 consul. Received December, 1920. Quoted notes by Mr. Southard. 



51828. "■Yaffei (so called from tlie name of the Aden hinterland tribe 

 w hich grows most of it) is considered by some the finest of all Arabian 

 iMocha coffees." 



51829. " Sanani (so called from the district of Sana, capital of Yeman, 

 where it is grown) is a second quality of Arabian Mocha coffee which 

 comes into the market in considerable quanLities." 



51830. Myrciaria cauliflora (Mart.) Berg. Myrtaceae. 



Jaboticaba. 



From Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Seeds presented by G. S. 

 Froes. Received December 14, 1920. 



"A Brazilian tree, up to 35 feet high, with narrowly elliptical, sharp-pointed 

 leaves, short-pedicelled flowers produced directly from the bark of the trunk 

 and branches, and purplish violet globose fruits half an inch to IJ inches in 

 diameter." {Wilson Fopenoe.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 51267. 



51831. Garcinia maxgostana L. Clusiaceae. Mangosteen. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented by Dr. M. W. Docters van Leeti- 



wen, director. Botanic Garden. Received December 14, 1920. 



The mangosteen is renowned as one of the delicious fruits of the world and 



has been called the " queen of tropical fruits." The tree is strictly tropical 



and can be successfully grown only under the most favorable soil and climatic 



conditions. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 51200. 



51832 to 51842. Crotalaria spp. Fabaceae. 



From Gizeh, Mouderieh, Egypt. Seeds presented by Tlu-nias W. Brown, 

 director. Horticultural Section. Received November 6, 1920. 

 51832. Ckotalaria alata Buch.-Ham. 



A suberect undershrub 1 to 2 feet high, with broad stipules forming a 

 wing from one node nearly to the next. The pale flowers are in twos 

 or threes on the racemes. The thin oblong obtuse leaves are 2 to 3 inches 

 long. Native to India, from Kumaon to Assam and the Khasi Hills, 

 ascending to 5,500 feet. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, 

 vol. 2, p. 69.) . 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 476G7. 



