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" This species does not appear to be adapted to hot tropical seacoasts, but it 

 seems to be distinctly subtropical in character. It may succeed in moist sub- 

 tropical regions, such as Florida, where other types of cherries do not thrive." 



44886 and 44887. Martynia spp. Martyniaceae. 



From La Mortola, Ventimiglia, Italy. Presented by Mr. Joseph Benbow, 

 superintendent, La Mortola gardens. Received June 13, 1917. 

 Introduced for the plant-breeding experiments of Prof. David M. Mottier, 

 Bloomington, I;Qd. 



44886. Martynia Louisiana Mill. ITnicom plant. 

 (M. proboscidea Glox. ) 



An ascending or prostrate annual, with branches 2 to 3 feet in length 

 and large roundish leaves 4 to 12 inches wide. The dull white or yellow- 

 ish flowers are li to 2 inches long, occurring in short, loose, terminal 

 racemes, and the fruit is a more or less fleshy capsule 4 to 6 inches long 

 at maturity, with a beak equaling or exceeding the body. It is a native 

 of the United States, excepting in the North and East. (Adapted from 

 Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. h, p. 2005.) 



44887. Martynia lutea Lindl. 



A pale annual, with roundish, heart-shaped leaves and large greenish 

 yellow flowers with orange interiors, occurring in erect, fow-flowered 

 racemes. The fruit is a woody, boat-shaped capsule with two beaks 2 

 inches in length. It is a native of Brazil and has been cultivated in 

 European greenhouses for the sake of the showy flowers. (Adapted from 

 Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. .), p. 2005.) 



44888. Melia floribunda Carr. Meliacese. 



From Nice, France. Pr:^sented by Dr. A. Robertson Proschowsky. Re- 

 ceived June 13, 1917. 



This species is considered by some to be a very floriferous and precocious form 

 of the China tree (Melia azedarach), but the plant grown in the United States 

 under this name is a bushy species 8 or 10 feet high, with pinnate leaves com- 

 posed of lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, taper-pointed leaflets. It is said to 

 begin to bloom when 1 or 2 feet high and is an ornamental adapted to the 

 southern United States. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horti- 

 culture, vol. Jf, p. 2025.) 



44889. Carica papaya L. Papayacese. Papaya. 



From Santa Barbara, Isle of Pines, West Indies. Presented by Mr. R. G. 

 Rice. Received June 14, 1917. 

 " Very flue quality ; the fruits weigh from 4 to 7f pounds each." (Rice.) 



44890 and 44891. 



From Bogota, Colombia. Presented by Mr. George E. Child. Received June 

 14, 1917. 



44890. AcHRAs ZAPOTA L. Sapotacese. Sapodilla. 



(A. sapota L.) 

 A small, symmetrical tree, 25 to 30 feet high, with leathery, dark-gieen, 

 shiny leaves and round or oblong fleshy fruits, resembling in outward ap- 

 pearance a smooth-skinned brown potato. It is a native of tropical Amer- 



