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45915 to 45918— Continued. 



45916. A14TOCAKPUS COMMUNIS Forst. Moracepe. Breadfruit. 

 " Chestnut breadfruit. The hirs^e I'luit contains about 40 chestnuts. 



which are fine to eat after being boiled in salted water." 



45917. Blighia sapida Keen. SapindacefE. Akee. 

 "Aliee fruit from India. Sliould not be used until the fruit oiieiis, 



showing the seeds and the .vellow edible portion. It is (hmgennis to eat 

 tlie closed fruit, as it contains a poison which produces uncontrolhible 

 vomiting." 



Valued in Jamaica as a highly flavored, wholesome food, the l)riglit 

 yellow, fleshy arillus being the part eaten. The arillus is prepartnl in 

 various ways, often stewed in milk, and afterwards browned in a frying 

 pan with butter. It is also boiled and mixed with salt flsh. onions, and 

 tomatoes as a breakfast food. 



45918. Chrysophyllum cainito L. Sapotaceaj. Caimito. 



" Silk star-apple. Green color." 



A tree up to 4.5 feet in height and a foot in diameter, bearing an 

 edible fruit about the size of an apple. The wood is dark violet in color 

 and is rather coarse, but is suitable for shingles and bowls and for 

 general carpenter work. 



45919. EuBus sp. Eosaceae. Blackberry. 



From Colombia. Presented by Hermano Apolinar-Maria, Instituto de 

 la Salle, Bogota, at the request of Mr. F. M. Chapman. Received March 

 19, 1918. 



45920 and 45921. Syringa spp. Oleaceee. Lilac. 



From Rochester, N. Y. Presented by Mr. John Dunbar, Assistant Superin- 

 tendent of Parks. Received February 19, 1918. 



45920. Syringa eeflexa C. Schneid. 



A bush, 6 to 9 feet in height, growing at altitudes of 4,500 to 7,500 feet. 

 The reddish flowers are borne in long pendulous inflorescences which give 

 the species a distinct appearance quite different from that of all other 

 lilacs. Found at Fanghsien, western Hupeh, China. (Adapted from 

 Sai-gent, Plantae Wilsonianae, pt. 1, p. 297.) 



45921. Syringa tomentella Bur. and Francb. 



A bush, li to 5 meters in height, forming thickets at altitudes of 9.000 

 to 10,000 feet. The flowers are white to rose-pink in color. Collected in 

 western Szechwan, China. (Adapted from Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, 

 pt. 1, p. 301.) 



45922. JuGLANS REGiA L, Juglandace^e. Walnut. 



From New York. Presented by Dr. Robert T. Morris, New York, N. Y. 

 Received March 20, 1918. 

 Scions from a walnut tree sent to Dr. Morris by the Oflice of Foreign Seed 

 and Plant Introduction under S. P. I. No. 17946. Mr. Frank N. Meyer, who col- 

 lected this walnut in China, described it as a genuine paper-shelled walnut 

 which sells for three times as much money as the hard-shelled varielies. The 

 nuts can be shelled like peanuts. 



