36 SEEDS AiSTD PLANTS IMPORTED. 



43363 to 43268— Continued. 



valued in Floi'ida and is not as hardy as the cherimoya." (TF. Popenoe, 

 Journal of Economic Botany, Pomona College, 1912, p. 296.) 



43265. Annona Montana Macfad. Annonaceje. 



" Native of Porto Rico and other islands of the West Indies. A 

 small tree, bearing a subglobose, muricate fruit of little value. Intro- 

 duced into Florida by the Bureau of Plant Industry for trial as a stock 

 for other Aniionas." (TF. Popenoe, Journal of Economic Botany, Pomona 

 College, 1912, pp. 296 and 297.) 



"Tree 15 meters high, leaves dark green and very glossy, as though 

 varnished, flowers like those of Annona murieata, fruit subglobose, about 

 the size of an orange, pulp white at tirst, turning yellowish when ripe, 

 seeds yellow or tan colore^l. Along streams in the mountains usually, 

 but sometimes at sea level." (Safford, Contributions pom the National 

 Herbarium, vol. 18, p. 22, 191Jf.) 



43266. Trichosanthes quinquangulata A. Gray. Cucurbitacese. 



An extensively climbing vine with a smooth-angled stem and 5-lobed 

 membranaceous leaves. The flowers occur in racemes. The native habitat 

 of this plant is in the Mangsi Islands, in the Sulu Sea. (Adapted from 

 Gray, Botany U. S. Exploring Expedition, vol. 1, p. 6Ji5.) 



43267. Uvabia rufa (Dunal) Blume. Annonaceae. Banauac. 

 The fruits of this plant, which is also known as Husong calabao, 



occur in bunches of 18 to 20, are kidney shaped, bright red, and 

 pubescent, with a thin brittle skin and scant, whitish, juicy subacid 

 flesh and many seeds. Ripens in September. (Adapted from P. J. 

 Wester, Philippine Agricultural Review, vol. 6, no. 7, July, 1913.) 



43268. Vernonia vidalii Merr. Asteracese. Malasambon. 

 (y. arborea vestita Vidal.) 



A small tree, 8 to 10 meters high, with the pale-purple inflorescence 

 and the lower surface of the leaves covered with short hairs which 

 under the lens api>ear pale yellowish white and very dense. Found in 

 the district of Morong. (Adapted from Vidal, Revision Plant as Fili- 

 pinus, p. 160.) 



43269 to 43272. 



From Bariloche, Argentina. Presented by Dr. Joseph Vereertbrugghen. 

 Received September 2, 1916. 



43269. Chusquea quila Kunth. Poacege. Bamboo. 

 A freely branching arborescent plant with the numerous open panicles 



at the joints. The leaves are distinct and scarcely half an inch wide. 

 It is a native of Chile. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of 

 Horticulture, p. H9.) 



43270. Embothbium coccineum Forst. Proteacefe. Notro. 

 " Randal. This is a beautiful tree and is giving wood that, here on the 



spot, is sold by the square inch. It is rather like hazelnut, perhaps 

 nicer." ( Vereertbrugghen. ) 



43271. LiTHRAEA MOLLEOiDES (Veil.) Engl. Anacardiaceae. 

 (L. aroeirinha L. Marchand.) 



An evergreen shrub, native of southern Brazil and Argentina, with a 

 height of about 12 feet. The leaves are odd-pinnate, with five leaflets, or 



