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For instance, Mr. Bert Llndeman of Colima writes me from that 

 place that the anona is a 'strictly tropical fruit from the hot 

 coast', whereas on the market now in temperate Guadalajara one 

 can buy locally grown fruits called 'anonas' which differ from 

 the later ripening chirimoyas only in the outside color. The 

 chirimoya should grow v/ell in our southern states as it is 

 hardy and developes best in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, 

 where it is rarely very hot or very cold but where frost is not 

 uncommon." (Magill.) For distribution later. 



ASPARAGUS SPP. (Convallariaceae . ) 33721-735. Seeds and 

 plants of fifteen species of asparagus from Kew, England. Pre- 

 sented by Mr. Arthur W. Hill, Royal Botanic Gardens. Intro- 

 duced to complete as far as possible the collection of the spe- 

 cies of this genus, grown for comparative tests and breeding 

 work. For distribution later. 



ASPARAGUS ALBUS. (Convallariaceae.) 33780. Seeds of an 

 asparagus from near Byamor, Tenerife. Presented by Dr. George 

 V. Perez, Puerto Orotava. A Canary Island species Introduced 

 for the same purposes as the preceding. For distribution 

 later. 



CASSIA FISTULA. (Mirnosaceae . ) 33782. Seeds of the "Cana- 

 fistula" from Cuba. Presented by Mr. Robert L. Luaces, Cama- 

 guey, Cuba. "The 'Cauandonga' tree. The fruits are much used 

 through the province of Oriente (Santiago de Cuba) as food and 

 for making of something like chocolate. The smell of the fruit 

 is bad, very bad, but the taste is not. The tree is pretty and 

 could be grown as a shade tree in the south and some appli- 

 cation may be found for the fruit. I do not know the botanical 

 name and only that it is called in other parts of the island 

 'Canaf istula. ' " (Luaces.) "The ' Canaf istula 1 is a small wing- 

 leaved tree of the bean family, producing abundance of yellow 

 flowers, a native of the East Indies and now common in most 

 tropical countries. It produces a smooth cylindrical pod twice 

 the thickness of the finger and sometimes two feet in length. 

 The interior is divided into numerous transverse portions, each 

 containing a seed embedded in pulp of a sweet taste, which 

 forms an important laxative medicine. The leaves are used as a 

 cure for ringworm." (Smith, Dictionary of Popular Names of 

 Economic Plants.) For distribution later. 



CASTILLA SPP. (Urticaceae. ) 33743-744, 33784. Seeds of 

 Central American rubbers from Guatemala and Costa Rica. Pre- 

 sented by Mr. Edward Reed, American consular agent, Livingston, 

 Guatemala, and Mr. Carlos Werckle, National Museum, San Jose, 

 Costa Rica, respectively. Introduced for the work of the 



