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40825 to 40827— Continued. 



40826. Dukio zibethinus Murray. Bombacacefe. Durian. 



See S. P. I. Nos. 28082, 34073. 37103, and 39709 for previous introduc- 

 tions and description. 



40827. Canakium indicum Stickman. Balsa meaceae. 

 {Canarium commune L.) 



See S. P. I. Nos. 20808, 21280, and 256S4 for previous introductions and 

 description. 



"A large, handsome Malayan tree, characterized by a remarkable but- 

 tressed trunk and laterally compressed aerial basal roots; the latter 

 develop enormous erect flanges of uniform thickness, so that solid circu- 

 lar pieces may occasionally be cut out from them to form ready-made cart 

 wheels. The tree is much cultivated for shade or ornament in Java. It 

 bears in great abundance large pendent clusters of dark-purple fruits, 

 which are of the size of small plums; these are produced all the year 

 round, but chiefly in Tune. The kernel of the fruit is edible, being 

 similar in flavor to sweet almonds ; it yields by expression an oil used 

 for burning in lamps and for cooking purposes. A desirable tree for 

 planting in avenues, etc. It thrives in hot and moist districts up to 

 about 1,500 feet elevation and prefers deep, well-drained soil. Propa- 

 gated by seed, which may be sown in nursery beds and kept moist and 

 shaded until germinated." (MacMillan, Handbook of Tropical Garden- 

 ing and Planting.) 



40828 and 40829. 



From Japan. Presented by Mr. Risaburo Ota, Hamamatsu, Shizouka Ken, 

 Japan. Received May 28, 1915. 



40828. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbitaeeffl. Cucumber. 

 "A fine Japanese cucumber." 



40829. Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbitacese. Squash. 

 " Chirimen. A squash from Japan of very fine quality." 



See S. P. I. Nos. 25594 and 26427 for previous descriptions. 



40830. Malus syevestris Miller. Malaceae. Apple. 



From Angol, Chile. Presented by Mr. Manuel V. Bunster. Received May 

 29, 1915. 



" Seeds of our Huidobro apple, which is quite as resistant to the woolly aphis 

 a.3 your Northern Spy. This apple is sweet and pleasant to ear and is esteemed 

 by Chileans, but, nevertheless, to my taste, it can not compete with the New- 

 town, Baldwin, Northern Spy, or any other first-class European or American 

 apple. These seeds have been extracted from picked apples, and you will find 

 them very plump. This apple is ideal for those people who are too lazy to spray 

 the trees. They bear early and heavily." (Bunster.) 



40831. Macadamia ternifolia F. Mueller. Proteaceae. 



Queensland nut. 



From Sydney, New South Wales. Purchased from Anderson >.V Co. Re- 

 ceived at the Plant Introduction Field Station. Cliico. Cal., May 29. 1915. 



See S. P. I. Nos. 1S382, 33912. and 34437 for previous introductions and 

 description. 



