Inventory 69, Seeds and Plants Imported. 



Plate III. 



A Neglected Fruit of Tropical America. (Spondias mombin L., S. P. I. 



No, 54532.) 



The despised hog plum, or yellow mombin, abundant in many tropical American countries, is 

 sometimes found in superior seedling varieties which merit propagation. Ordinarily it has a 

 strongly terebinthine taste which makes it unattractive to most palates, but occasional forms 

 are sweet, pleasant, and even delicious. Since nearly all species of Spondias are easily prop- 

 agated in the Tropics by means of large cuttings, it should be a simple matter to improve the 

 yellow mombin by selection and make it a valuable fruit. (Photographed by David Fairchild, 

 Ancon, Canal Zone, September 15, 1921; P27616FS.) 



