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45097 to 45100. Amtgdalus communis L. Amygdalacese. 



(Prumis amygdalus Stokes.) Almond. 



Selected varieties from seedlings of the Jordan almond, grown at the 

 Plant Introduction Field Station, Chico, Calif., under S. P. I. No. 29515. 

 Numbered for convenience in recording distribution. 



45097. Tree No. 4. 45099. Tree No. 8. 



45098. Tree No. 6. 45100. Tree No. 12. 



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45101 and 45102. Carissa grandiflora (E. Mey.) DC. Apocy- 



naceae. Carissa. 



Grown at the Plant Introduction Field Station, Miami, Fla., from seedlings 

 of S. P. I. No. 32482. Numbered for convenience in recording distri- 

 bution. 



Selected varieties from seedlings of S. P. I. No. 32482, chosen because of their 

 compact, bushy habit and their fruitfulness. 



45103. Crescentia alata H. B. K. Bignoniacese. 



Grown at the Plant Introduction Field Station, Miami, Fla., from seed 

 received from Mr. David Fairchild. Numbered for convenience in record- 

 ing distribution. 



A small ornamental tree, 10 to 20 feet high, with fascicled, trifoliolate leaves, 

 closely allied to the calabash tree, Crescentia cujete. The brownish rank-scented 

 flowers are borne singly upon the trunk ; and the hard, globose fruits are about 

 2 inches in diameter. This tree is occasionally cultivated in the Philippines, 

 where it was introduced frem Mexico at an early date. 



45104 and 45105. 



Grown at the Plant Introduction Field Station, Miami, Fla., from seed 

 brought in by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, from Cuba, in May, 1915. Numbered 

 for convenience in recording distribution. Quoted notes by Mr. Popenoe. 



45104. Chrysophyllum cainito L. Sapotacene. Caimito. 



" In Cuba, in Jamaica, and in several other tropical American countries 

 the caimito is a common dooryard tree and its fruit is held in the same 

 esteem as that of the sapote and the sapodilla. As an ornamental tree 

 it is excellent, since it has deep-green glossy foliage, satiny brown beneath. 

 The fruits are as large as apples and either green or pui-ple in color. 

 They have soft, melting flesh of sweet, agreeable flavor, suggesting the 

 sapodilla. The tree is successful in Florida as far north as Palm Beach 

 and should be more commonly planted in that State." 



Purple variety. 



45105. Tamakindus indica L. Csesalpiniacese. Tamarind. 

 "A magnificent evergreen tree, widely cultivated in many tropical 



countries, preferring deep alluvial soil and abundant rainfall. The plump, 

 slightly curved pod has a thin, brittle shell which incloses a soft brownish 

 edible pulp containing sugar with acetic, tartaric, and citric acids. The 

 fruit is widely used in India and Arabia as an article of diet and in Latin 

 America as the chief constituent of a refreshing beverage." 



