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41385. Feroniella litcida (Scheff.) Swingle. Rutaceas. 

 (Feronia lucida Scheff.) 

 Seeds from Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by the director of the Botanic 

 Garden. Received October 2, 1915. 

 " Kavista batu. Small spiny tree, native to Java; leaves odd-pinnate, '■> to »'> 

 paired; leaflets oval or obovate, coriaceous, shiny above, margins entire or 

 slightly crenulate, obtuse or emarginate a1 the apex: petioles pubescent, the 

 terminal leaflet sessile; rachis pubescent, articulated; flowers perfect <>r by 

 abortion male, fragrant, white, rather large; sepals small., linear, pubescent; 

 petals pointed oval; stamens four times as many as the petals; fruit globose, 

 2i to 2f inches in diameter; seeds small, with a thin hard testa, immersed in 

 the glutinous pulp. The pulp is sometimes eaten in Java, like thai of the wood- 

 apple {Feronia limonia). It grows wild in the drier parts of Java, and has 

 been introduced into the United States, where it is being tested by the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture as a stock for citrus fruits." ( W. T. Swingle. In Bailey, 

 Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 3, p. 1220.) 



41386 to 41388. Citrus spp. Rutaceae. 



Seeds from Manila, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. P. .1. Wester, 

 Lamao Experiment Station. Received October 4, 1915. 



41386. Citrus medica L. Citron. 

 "A small primitive citron." (Wester.) 



41387. Citrus southwickii Wester. Limao. 

 "(No. 2049.) Limao. A thorny tree, with dense head and drooping 



branches, attaining a height of 6 meters. The limao, though rare, is net 

 uncommon in Bohol, where it is cultivated, and it lias also been collected 

 by the writer in Baganga, Mindanao. The flowers appear late in April 

 and during the early part of May, with the fruit ripening in January 

 and February. A few fruits nearly full grown were collected in May. 

 This plant has flowered irregularly from May to December. The fruit 

 is not eaten, but is used in washing by the Bohplanos. It is of no eco- 

 nomic importance. The tree is evidently quite drought resistant and 

 succeeds well in very scanty soil underlain with limestone. The limao 

 belongs in that group of the citrus fruits having \'vw filaments, the most 

 conspicuous characters being the compact growth of the crown, the dark- 

 green, thick, and distinct leaves, the almost sessile stigma, and the attrac- 

 tive, oblate, regular-shaped fruit with its many locules, exceeding in 

 number those in any other citrus fruit known to the writer. This species 

 has been named in honor of Mr. E. !•'. Southwick. For a full description, 

 see The Philippine Agricultural Review, first quarter, L915. Fruits 

 scarcely edible; plant may make a i: 1 slock." i Westt 



41388. Citrus webbebii Montana Wester. Cabugao. 



"(No. 2266.) Cabugao. Seeds from plant from which this species was 

 described. Fruit makes a fair ade." (Wester.) 



"A shrubby tree with slender blanches and small, weak spines, some 

 times absent; young growth green ; leaves 8.5 to i I cm. long, ."'. to :;.:, cm. 

 broad, ovate to ovate-oblong, crenate, dark green above, shining, base 

 broadly acute to rounded, apex l.liinl pointed, usually refuse; petiole'.' I to 

 38 nun. long, with narrow wing margin, in large leaves sometimes IT nun. 

 broad; flowers not seen; fruit roundish oblate, about 15 mm. across, some- 

 what corrugate, 8-loculed. The general character ol the plant and fruit in 

 di rates that the cabugao is a form of the alsem (Citrus weoberii)." (Wes- 

 ter The Philippine Ygrieultural Review, vol. 8, p. U, first quarter, 1915.) 



