24 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



The following are selected strains : 



47504. " Banga K. 46 I." 47506. " Xsombo C. 42 II." 



47505. "Ba)igaK. 541." 47507. "XsomboB. 24 II." 



47508 and 47509. Psiducm guajava L. Myrtaceae. Guava. 



From San Marcos, Cuba. Presented by Mr. Robert Reid. Numbered in 

 May, 1919. 



" I am sending you two packages of seed of Peruvian guava, white and pink. 

 The wliite is the best guava." (Reid.) 



47508. White. 47509. Pink. 



47510 to 47512. 



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

 agricultural adviser. Received May 12, 1919. Quoted notes by Mr. 

 Wester. 



47510. BoTOK TETBAGONOLOBA (L.) Kuntze. Fabacefe. Goa bean. 

 iPsophocarpus tetragonolohus DC.) 



" SeguidiUa. A climbing bean Avith 4-winged pods which, when used 

 as string beans while tender, are of excellent quality. They should be 

 of gi-eat value in Porto Rico and Panama." 



47511. Dracaena sp. Liliace??. 



" This Dracaena may prove a good pot plant for the conservatory, 

 and of course for culture out of doors in Porto Rico and southern 

 Florida." 



47512. Gynura sakmextosa (Blume) DC. Asteracefe. 



" The Gynura is a composite climber. It is a plant worthy of all tlie 

 care possible to establish it in the West Indies and Florida." 



47513. Phytelephas macrocarpa Ruiz and Pav. Phoenicaceae. 



Ivory-nut palm. 



From Para. Brazil. Burs purchased from yir. George H. Pickerell, 

 American consul. Received May 13, 1919. 

 An arborescent palm with a thick, rough, creeping trunk, from the under 

 surface of which roots are given off; native to South America and Central 

 America. The leaves which crown the trunk closely resemble those of the 

 coconut palm in size, shape, and disposition. The tlowers emit a strong per- 

 fume, especially the large, white, pistillate flowers which are, however, few in 

 number. The fruits grow on the trunk just above the bases of the leaves in 

 bunches of six or seven, and are called caheza de negro by the natives of Co- 

 lombia. The albumen of the seed is the so-called vegetable ivory, and this 

 becomes whiter and more opaque on exposure to the air. (Adapted from The 

 West Indian Bulletin, vol. 9, p. 279.) 



47514. Physalis peruviana L. Solanaceap. Poha. 



From Sawtelle, Calif. Presented by Mr. P. D. Barnhart, superintendent, 

 Danziger Estate, Beverly Hills. Received May 13, 1919. 



" Native to temperate and tropical America, widely naturalized iu many 

 countries of the warmer zones. With double inaptness called the Cape goose- 

 berry. A perennial herb ; but for producing its fruit well it rec[uires early 

 renovation. The acidulous berries can be used as well for table fruit as for 

 preserves. The dried fruit acts as a substitute for yeast. Doubtless .several 



