CONTENTS. 



Page. 

 Introductory statement 1 



Inventory 7 



Index of common and scientific names 81 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Page. 

 Plate I. A palm wliicb rivals the banana as a food producer. {Gmlielma 



speciosa Mart, S. P. I. No. 47868) 8 



II. A seedless white sapote. {Casimiroa sp., S. P. I. No. 47957) 8 



III. Gathering bonavist beans in southern Florida. {Dolichos lablab 



L., S. P. I. No. 47977) 24 



IV. The guabiyu, an excellent fruit related to the guava. {Eugenia 



pungens Berg., S. P. I. No. 47987) 24 



V. A favorite Protea of Cape Province. {Protea latifolia R. Br., 



S. P. I. No. 48183) 52 



VI. A good street tree for arid tropical regions. (Theispesia popul- 



nea (L.) Soland., S. P. I. No. 48186) 52 



VII. The mahogany bean, a valuable African timber tree. {Pahudia 



quanzensis (Welw.) Prain, S. P. I. No. 48253) 60 



ill 



