86 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



44890 and 44891— Continued. 



ica, although cultivated in the Asiatic Tropics as well. When thoroughly- 

 ripe, the fruit is very fine for eating, a very thin skin inclosing a pale- 

 brown, juicy pulp of delicious flavor. It is best propagated by cuttings, 

 although it may be raised from seeds. (Adapted from Macmillan, Hand- 

 book of Tropical Gardening and Planting, p. 133.) 



44891. CARYOPHYi-Lrs JAMBOS (L.) Stokes. Myrtaceae. Rose-apple. 



{Eugenia jambos L.) 



A handsome medium-sized tree, native to India and the Malay Penin- 

 sula, but cultivated in many tropical countries for the edible, fragrant, 

 pinkish fruits, which are about the size of a hen's egg, of a sweetish acid 

 taste, and said to be sometimes used in preserves. It thrives best in 

 moist regions at altitudes up to 3,000 feet, preferring a deep, rich soil, 

 and is propagated by seed. (Adapted from Macmillan, Handbook of 

 Tropical Gardening and Planting, p. 161.) 



44892. Brassica pekinensis (Lour.) Gagn. Brassicacese. 



Pai ts'ai. 



From Ann Arbor, Mich. Purchased from Mrs. Fred Osborn, manager. 

 Varsity City Celery Co. Received June 15, 1917. 

 " Lun Gar Bak. Of the dozens of strains of Chinese cabbage, the short-leaved, 

 solid-headed strain is the one that we have always used and found most 

 profitable. 



"As a field crop sow in rows 3 feet apart and thin to 18 inches in the row. 

 Keep the plants well watered and cultivated, for as soon as growth is checked 

 the seed head is formed and bursts forth as soon as moisture is again applied." 

 ( Osborn. ) 



44893. Capsicum sp. Solanacea?. Pepper. 

 From Guatemala. Collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, agricultural explorer. 



Received June 18, 1917. 

 "(No. 136a. June 1, 1917.) A perennial bush pepper from Moraostenango 

 (altitude 7,500 feet), in the Department of Totonicapam. The plant makes 

 a large bush 6 feet or more in height and produces throughout the year waxy, 

 golden-yellow, broad peppers about 2 inches long, bluntly three pointed at the 

 apex, with thick meat and a few seeds near the base of the fruit. The taste 

 is rather sharp, so that it can not be classed as belonging to the sweet peppers. 

 It is an unusually handsome pepper and seems to be of excellent quality. It 

 should be tested in the warmer portions of the United States." (Popenoe.) 



44894. Trichoscypha sp. Anacardiacese. 



From Loanda, Angola, Africa. Presented by Mr. .lohn Gossweiler, Servicos 

 de Agricultura, Angola. Received June 18, 1917. 

 "(No. 6882. February 27, 1917.) A palm-shaped unbranched tree with agree- 

 ably acid fruits borne on the trunk." ( Gossweiler. ) 



44895 to 44901. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by Dr. J. C. Koningsberger, director, 

 Botanic Garden. Received June 20, 1917. 

 44895. Cynometra cAxn:.iFLOBA L. Csesalpiniacese. 



A medium-sized tree, with a very irregular, knotty trunk, covered with 

 thick, brown bark, marked with numerous grayish and whitish spots. 



