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AMYGDALUS PERSICA. ( Amygdalaceae . ) 34131. Seeds of a 

 peach from Guadeloupe, French West Indies. Presented by Mrs. 

 F. T. F. DuMont . "In Florida there is a peach, which ripens 

 in May and which is locally called the 'pinto peach.' I have 

 never seen this peach below Rockledge. There is a peach here 

 that is very much like it in shape and taste and grows and 

 bears well and stands the heat. Its shape is long with a de- 

 cided point at the apex. The stems are slightly indented in 

 the fruit. The fruit is easily detached when ripe. The pulp 

 is juicy, homogeneous and not stringy. It has more perfume and 

 savor and is larger than the Florida peach. It Is a freestone 

 and peels easily. It is round, not flattened, averaging 1| 

 inches in diameter. It resists decay well, even in this heat 

 (from 76 F. our coolest nights, to 90 always in the after- 

 noons), some of the fruit lasting after being gathered for 

 four days." (Mrs. F. T. F. DuMont.) For distribution later. 



ANANAS SATIVUS. (Brorneliaceae . ) 34124. Seeds of a pine- 

 apple from Brisbane, Queensland. Presented by Mr. William 

 Soutter, secretary and manager, Queensland Acclimatisation 

 Society. "Some interesting developments may be looked for from 

 these seeds, as they are from a smooth Cayenne crossed with 

 pollen from the Ripley Queen. The fruit weighed with the top, 

 turned the scale at eleven pounds. During this past thirty 

 years I have raised upwards of 30000 plants from seed. These 

 have been for the greater part discarded as useless, the 

 selected types now numbering about a dozen and these show 

 constancy, and some possess high qualities. The smooth pine 

 is an exceptionally shy seeder, and responds tardily to pollin- 

 ation, but not so the rough ones, which are readily pollin- 

 ated and produce abundance of seeds." (Soutter.) For distri- 

 bution later. 



ANTIDESMA VENOSUM. (Euphorbiaceae . ) 34163. Seeds from 

 Durban, Natal. Presented by Dr. J. Medley Wood, Durban Botan- 

 ical Garden. "An euphorbiaceous shrub or small tree five to 

 fifteen feet in height, having a wide distribution through 

 Central, East and West Africa. The smooth dark-red fruit one- 

 half inch long or less is eaten by natives and children. They 

 are not very palatable and probably might be injurious if eat- 

 en in quantity." (Sim, Forest Flora of Cape Colony.) For 

 distribution later. 



