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48215 to 48220— Continued. 



the main supply of the Fiji arroxvr.,ot is pr..par,.,l. Th.- Tacra stai-oh Is 

 much valued in medicine, and is used particularly in cases of dyK.'i.tery 

 and diarrhea. Its characteristics are readily recognized und.M- the 

 microscope. From the leaves and llower stalks li-lu honnets are i.laited. 

 (Adapted from Mttellei; Select Extra-Troinml I'lunls. />. r,Ji.) 



48218. Xylopia sp. Annonacese. 



"(No. 13-5.) From Cataract Island, Zamhezi River." 



48219. (Undetermined.) 



"(No. 169.) Kafieefl. From Eiizabethviile." 



48220. (Undetermined.) 

 "(No. 128.) Moolem-bice:' 



48221 and 48222. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Purchased from .Mr. II. 1). Kmids, Department of 

 Agriculture. Keceived October 15, 1919. 



48221. Canarium indicum Stickm. Balsameacese. Kanari. 

 (C. commune L.) 



A large ornamental tree, native to Java and grown i.i a great extent 

 in that country as a shade tree and for its edible niits. The tree^is 

 notable for its remarkable buttressed truidv and ornamental yellow l)los- 

 soms. The dark-purple fruits are produced in great abundance almost 

 throughout the year. The kernel of the fruit is edible and is u.sed in lb«' 

 production of oil for burning and other purposes; it has a very high food 

 ^■alue, and the pi-oportion of fat is 72.3 per cent as again.s-t (;."> pi'r ct-nt 

 in the case of walnuts, filberts, and hazelnuts. The nuts are very hard 

 and require a hammer to break them. (Adapted from Milsum, Fruit 

 Culture in Malaya, p. 55.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 20808. 



48222. Canarium moluccanum Blume. Balsanieace£B. Bageja. 

 "A lai'ge tree, native of the Moluccas, (piite similar in growth to tiie 



kanari, but having larger nuts aI)out halfway in size between tlie kanari 

 and pili ; the kernels are of excellent llavor ami quality." { I'liilipimie 

 AgrictUtural Review, vol. 9, p. 203.) 



48223. Eugenia aquea Burm. f. M3'rtaceae. 



From Matania el Saff, Egypt. Presented by Mr. Alfred Bircher. of the 

 Middle Egypt Botanic Station. Received October 17, 1919. 

 A medium-sized tree, with smooth evergreen foliage and large white llowers ; 

 native to the Moluccas and Ceylon. It is planted extensively in P.engal and 

 Burma. The fruit, which is about the size of a loquat and flattened at the end, 

 is either pale rose colored or white and has an aromatic taste. (Adapted 

 from ^yatt, Dictionary of the Economic Products of linliu. vol. .?. /». 283.) 



48224. AvENA NUDA Hoejer. Poaceae. Oats. 

 From Nanking, Kiansu, China. Presented by Mr. John H. Ueisner, Uni- 

 versity of Nanking. Received October 21, 1919. 



''Hull-less oats a small field of which I found on a recent trip to Shansi. 

 The oats were found near Kihsien, on the central Shansi plain." (lieianer.) 



