(i8o) 



359c. Another specimen of the same. Acquired by H. H. Rusby in the Trinidad 

 Botanic Garden, May, 1896. 



3951. Sapote de Ave. Bird sapota. — The fruit of Sideroxylon mexicanum Hemsl. 

 (?) Native of Mexico. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Limon, Guerrero, 

 Mexico, July, 1910. 



3952. Mamey. — The fruit of Lucuma serpentaria H. B. K. Native of Cuba and 

 cultivated. Collected by Britton & Wilson at Cienfuegos Bay, Cuba, 

 March, 1910. 



3953. Sapote boracho. Sapote amarillo. Yellow sapota. — The fruit of Lucuma 

 salicifolia H. B. K. Native of Mexico and cultivated. Acquired by H. H. 

 Rusby in the market of Mexico City. 



3954. White sapote. Marmalade fruit. Bully-tree. — The fruit of Lucuma 

 mammosa (L.) Juss. Native of the West Indies and cultivated. Same 

 source as last. 



3955- A large-fruited cultivated form of the same. Same source. 



3956. A sapote of unknown botanical origin. 



3957. An undetermined sapotaceous fruit from the Trinidad Botanic Garden 



3958. Kaffir orange. — The fruit of Strychnos spinosa Lam. {Loganiaceae — Nux- 

 vomica Family). Native of South Africa. Acquired by J. K. Small from 

 cultivated trees at Miami, Florida. Presented by Edward Simmonds. 



THE PERSIMMON FAMILY (Ebenaceae) 



3959. Persimmon. Date plum. Winter plum. — The fruit of Diospyros virginiana 



L. Native of the eastern United States. Collected at Metuchin, New 

 Jersey, by L. M. Underwood, October, 1901. 

 3959.1. Mosier's persimmon. — The fruit of Diospyros Mosieri Small. Native 

 of southern Florida. Presented by C. A. Mosier. 



3960. Sapote negra. Sapote prieta. Black sapota. — The fruit of Drospyros 

 Ebenaster Retz. Native of the East Indies and cultivated. Purchased by 

 H. H. Rusby in the market of Mexico City. 



3961. Another sample of the same. 



3962. Japanese persimmon. — The fruit of Diospyros Kaki L.f. Native of Japan 



and cultivated. Acquired by J. C. Greene at Miami, Florida, January, 

 1904. 



3963. Another specimen of the same. From the New York market. 



3964. Tsuro-no-ko. Stork's-egg. — A small-fruited variety of the preceding. 



From the P. J. Berkman's Company, Augusta, Georgia. 



3965. Philippine persimmon. — The fruit of Diospyros discolor Willd. Native of the 



Philippine Islands. Acquired by H. H. Rusby in the Trinidad Botanic 

 Garden, May, 1896. 



THE OLIVE FAMILY (Oleaceat) 



3966. Mayepia fruit. — The fruit of Mayepia macrocarpa Rusby. Native of 

 southwestern Mexico. Discovered and collected by H. H. Rusby on Limon 

 Mountain, Guerrero, Mexico, July, 1910. 



