JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1914. 



93 



39219 to 39222. 



From Cuba. Presented by Mr. Juan T. Roig, botanist, Cuban Agricultural 

 Station, Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Received September 10, 1914. 

 Quoted notes by Mr. Roig. 



39219. Copernicia glabrescens Wendland. Phoenicacese. Hat palm. 

 " Seeds of one of the Cuban hat palms called yarey, collected at San 



Juan de la Palma, Guantanamo, Oriente, Cuba. It is used mostly for 

 thatching." 



39220. Pereskia portulacifolia (L.) Ha worth. Cactaceae. 

 From Noraliche, Guantanamo, Oriente, Cuba. 



39221. Sterculia carthaginensis Cavanilles. Sterculiacese. 



Anacahuita. 



" The most popular tree at Guantanamo. From the flowers a decoction 

 is made against cough. The seeds are toasted and eaten like peanuts." 



Distribution. — Tropical America, extending from southern Mexico to 

 Brazil and naturalized in the West Indies. 



39222. Spathodea campanulata Beauv. Bignoniacese. 



From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. 



See S. P. I. Nos. 9007 and 31953 for previous introductions and 

 description. 



For an illustration of this handsome ornamental tree, see Plate VIII. 



39223 to 39226. Passiflora maliformis L. Passifloracese. 



Passion fruit. 



From Bogota, Colombia. Presented by Mr. F. L. Rockwood, clerk of the 

 legation. Received September 11, 1914. Quoted notes by Mr. Rockwood. 

 " In my opinion, the yellow kuruba will be a valuable addition to table fruits 

 in the United States, for it grows in a fresh, cool climate, and it is the main 

 market fruit of that class here. The red kuruba is not common, and the fam- 

 ilies that have it think it is the best, but it is not a prolific bearer and not so 

 hardy. The indio [S. P. I. No. 38882], the yellow, and the red are nil more or 

 less of one family. A climbing vine, it covers walls, outhouses, and small build- 

 ings with evergreen, continually bearing fruit. The flowers are very handsome, 

 and it is thought to be more or less a passion flower and fruit. The surround- 

 ings and conditions have turned it into a market fruit." 



39223. " Yellow kuruba." 



39224. "Native yellow kuruba of the finest quality." 



39225. "The red kuruba is the most nearly perfect in both fruit ;ind 

 flower and is difficult to obtain. It is highly prized by families for 

 decoration and table use and is not to be found on the market." 



89226. " Red kuruba." See S. P. I. No. 39225. 



