NO. 66. 



August 1 to 31, 1911. 

 1IE3? PLANT 



AMONA SPP. (Anonaceae.) 31710-712. Seeds of anonas from 



Ceylon. -3. Charles B. Bigelc\ , Boston, Mass., 



ough Prof. C. S. f; .t, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, 



s. iricata, the sour sop, An or sa, the sweet 



sop, species, all introduce the work 



of the Office in the introduction and distribution of the "best 



anc fruits. For distribution later. 



. SPP. (Anc. *) 31574-576. Seeds of anonas from 



Costa Ri . Presented by i:r. Carlos WercLle, San Jose, Costa 



Rica. Three seedlings, from San :;isco, Costa Rio . "Bears 



se -r, delicious." (Wsrckle.) Introduced like the praced- 



r distribution latsr. 



1ACACIA XAT'TTHORRHI (Apiaceae.) 7. Roots from 



, olic of Panama. Presented ' : *. J. R. Lastra. "A 



perennial herb of the carrot fs . It attains a height of 



or three feet. It has divided leases like the carrot, and 



small umbels of purple flowers, and has large fleshy roots, 



ch form an important article of food in South and Central 



. " (Smith, Dictionary of popular names of economic 



-, p, 95. ^ "Probably best adapted cultivation in the 



Sot-. . , as it is slow in maturing. 11 worth the 



att . -',teurs. n (Fairchild. ) For distribution later. 



ANANAS SP. (Brcmeliaceae. ) 31558. Seeds of the ivira from 



Paragu. . Presented by Mr. Thomas R. Gwynn, Capilla Horqueta, 



Paragus; . "Ivira i? a pineapple and produces an acid of the 



first class. The leaf is used for fiber, producing ropes and 



clothing;. Tiie plant reproduces from the root, or else from 



11 plant? forced on top of the fruit just exactly as the 



e does. This plant is very similar to the caraguata, 



from which is made the best rope I have ever seen. I don't know 



about its "i superior to anything in the United States, but 



I do know if yc two or three of the crude fruit, blood 



flows from the lips, and the teeth are set on ed:ge. You only cs.n 



understand 7- ho have eaten green apples and sour cherries. The 



fruit has just the sa>re taste as the cultivated pineapple, and 



_-s, ery small. lot narrower, 



the thorns shorter." (Gwynn.) . ribution later. 



DIOSPYROS PERESRINA. (Ebenaceae.) "31488. Seeds from Sibpur 

 near Calcutta, India. Presented by Major A. T. Gage, Super- 

 intendent, Royal Botanic Garden, Sibpur. "A dense evergreen tree 



