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47311 to 47314— Continued. 



47313. Datuka sp. 



"(No. 22792. Collected at Azogues, Ecuador, altitude about 8.000 feet.) 

 Bush, 6 to 8 feet high, covered with large, white, pendent flowers 12 

 inches long. It Is called Floripondio." 



47314. Datuka sp. 



"(No. 22965. Collected south of Cuenca.) Flowers of a saffron-yel- 

 low ; corolla lobes five, acuminate reflexed ; calyx 3-lobed, green, acumi- 

 nate; flowers smaller and the, throat broader and the calyx lobes more 

 attenuate than in the red-flowered species." 



47315. DiALiuM DivARiCATUM Vahl. Csesalpiniacese. 



From Bolivar, Colombia. Fruits collected by Mr. H. M. Curran at 

 Tierras de Loba. Numbered March, 1919. 



Otu. Wood used for general construction requiring strength ; bark is used 

 for medicinal purposes. Native to northern States of Brazil. (Adapted from 

 Correa, Flora do Brazil, p. 41-) 



A tree with alternate, pinnately 3-foliolate leaves, the leaflets being ovate and 

 about 2 inches long. The flowers are borne in erect terminal panicles and are 

 followed by smooth, brown, pear-shaped fruits the size of a hazelnut. The 

 seeds are surrounded by an edible pulp much resembling that of the tamarind, 

 to which this tree is closely related. (Adapted from Vahl, Enumeratio Planta- 

 rum, vol. 1, p. 303.) 



47316 and 47317. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



From Zamboanga, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. P. J. Wester, agri- 

 cultural adviser. Received March 29, 1919. 



" Two varieties. Corn maturing in 75 days from planting, obtained from 

 Cotabato, which may be of value for breeders because of their earliness." 

 (Wester.) 



47316. "Qadingr 47317. " Lamuck." 



47318 and 47319. 



From San Jose, Costa Rica. Seed presented by Mr. F. Ruin. Received 

 March 31, 1919. 



47318. Annona cherimola MUl. Annonaceae. Cherimoya. 

 A variety sent in without description. A subtropical tree, native to the 



Andes of Peru, which produces fruits of exquisite flavor. 



For previous introduction and description of other forms, see S. P. I. 

 Nos. 43485 and 45020. 



47319. Cyphomandra sp. Solanacete. Tree-tomato. 

 An undescribed species which has a " delicious fragrance, and is used 



for preserves." 



47320. CHENOPODnjM ambrosioides L. Chenopodiacese. 



Wormseed. 



From Santiago, Chile. Presented by Sr. S. Izquierdo, Santa Ines Nursery. 

 Received March 31, 1919. 



