26 SEEDS AND PLANTS 1 MPOTtTKl;. 



'i'l.H' iiiitives (iT .Ia\;i cjill tlis ircc ticini and l.ciiicdjiiiti. Tbt- wood is <if liitle 

 use, but in some portions tlio fruits nic siin,c;ln for the sake of the taste of tlie 

 seed coats. ( Adaiited from Kdordcis tnul \(i]ct()ii. lihonixdrtcii 'iii -luni. 

 nij(lnif/r Xo. !K pi,. 369-312.) 



44086. C.\.Mi'().M AXKsiA KKXZLiANA (Beig) Gliizioii. Myrtaceae. 



From Parana. Prazil. Pre.sented l\v Mr. B. H. Hminicutt. I.avras. Minas 

 Geraes. P>razil. Received January 25. 1917. 

 (ludhirohii. A small P.i-azil:an m.vrtaceous trer witli folia.ire ivsemldinfr that 

 of the Euro])ean oaks. It leaches a height of 30 to 35 feet and hears orange- 

 .vellow fruits, up to an incli in diameter, with edihle pulp resembling that of the 

 guava. (Adapte*! from vote of Dorxett. S^hamcl. and rnpfiior. Ajiril 13. IDt'i.) 

 See also S. P. T. Xo. 8TS;84 for fuither desci-iptioii. 



44087 to 44091. 



From Lamao. I'aiaaii. I'liiliiipinc Islands. I'resonti^d h.v Mi'. P. J. Wester. 

 Lamao Exi)eriment Station, through Mr. Adn. Hei'nan<l('/.. d'roctor. 

 I'.iircaTi of Agriculture, .Manila. licceivcd Jamiaiy 2'2. PUT. 



44087. Crnns K.xcKt.s.v Wester. Uutacea". Linion real. 

 .\ tall, tliorny Philipjiinc shruh of vigorous growth and straggly hahit, 



with llnck. leathery leaves and thin-.skinned smooth fruits up to 3 

 inches in diameter, with very .iuicy. mildly acid pulp. (Adapted from the 

 I'liiUliliinc Afiriciiltiiidl TUrUir. first (iiidifci: IHI.'). it. .22.) 



See also S. P. 1. .\<!. 41714 for furthei- description. 



44088. Cn i:fs .mkdk a x.\n.\ \\'ester. IJutacea'. Dwarf citron. 

 A small thorny shnili. rather common in the Philippines, rarely ex- 

 ceeding '2 meters in height, being iirobably the smallest species in the 

 genus. It has small, sluirp spines: narrowly oblong. .<:errate leaves 7 to 

 11 cm. htng: axillary or terminal, rather loo.se cymes of white flowers 

 with slight puriile tinges on the outside: rnd roundish egg-shaped, 

 smooth, yellow fruits '2i inches or more long, with grayish to greenish, 

 acid, rather di-y piilji containing many small flattened, smooth seeds. 

 Tlie Filiiiinos eat the fruit, but it is too dry to be cultivated for the 

 flesh, and the skin is too thin to he used as citron ]ieel. (Adapted from 

 tlie I'liiliitpinr .Afiricultuidl h'i-ricir. first t/iitirter. J9}.'>. ii. UK) 



See also S. P. I. Xo. 3ft5.Sl fVu- further description. 



44089. ("ni;rs MtnicA ouoiiaia AWster. RutacefP. 



Tilri-tilii. A small, thorny Philippine shrub about S feet in heiglit. 

 with rather thick, serrate leaves, white flowers, and fruits up to 4 inches 

 in diameter, with somewhat dry. sharply acid pulp. (Adapted from the 

 I'liilililtiiic Af/ricultural J'cvifir. fir.'<t quarter. lOf.'i, />. /,S'.) 



See also S. P. I. Xo. 41717 for further description. 



44090. (;i:mi'a amkuicana L. liubiacejp. Genipa. 



A large stately tree, native of the American Tropics, growing (iti 

 feet in height, with dark-green leaves a foot or more long. The edible 

 friiits are about the size of an orange. (Adapted from uotc of Don^ett 

 and I'opcnoe, April 13, 191.'/.) 



See also S. I'. I. No. 37833 for further description. 



For an illustration of the Brazilian genipa, see I'late III. 



