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ly prosperous in this region, but it is not now very 

 remunerative and only small quantities are exported. The 

 leaves are used for brooms, etc." (Dorsett, Popenoe, and 

 Shamel introduction. ) 



Eugenia arrabidae. (Myrtaceae.) 37830. Plants of the 

 cambuhy da India from Rio de Janeiro. Purchased of Eick- 

 hoff, Carneiro Leao & Co. "A small, highly ornamental 

 tree, native of Brazil. It is commonly known as Cambuhy 

 da India or Uvaria do campo. The leaves are small, 

 linear-lanceolate, opposite, deep green in color. The 

 flowers, which are produced in September, are axillary and 

 terminal, and are followed by small, yellow, rather acid 

 fruits which are appreciated by the natives. The bark is 

 said to be astringent and aromatic." (Dorsett, Popenoe, 

 and Shamel introduction. ) 



Eugenia myrcianthes . (Myrtaceae.) 37831. Plants of the 

 Cereja do Rio Grande, from Rio de Janeiro. Purchased of 

 Eickhoff, Carneiro Leao & Co. "The cereja do Rio Grande, 

 a small tree native of Brazil, with small, oblong, acute, 

 dark green leaves, producing in June oblong, purplish red 

 fruits about the size of an olive, with greenish flesh. 

 It is said to bear prodigiously; the fruits are rather 

 hard when ripe, and for this reason are usually mashed in- 

 to a paste before being eaten." (Dorsett, Popenoe, and 

 Shamel introduction. ) 



Genipa americana. (Rubiaceae.) 37833. Plants of the 

 genipap from Rio de Janeiro. Purchased of Eickhoff, Car- 

 neiro Leao & Co. "A large tree, native of the American 

 tropics. In the British West Indies it is called genipap, 

 in Brazil 'genipapo'. At Bahia it is very common, and 

 during the season the markets are full of the fruit. Some 

 of the finest specimen trees we saw were fully sixty feet 

 in height, symmetrical and stately in appearance, but 

 devoid of foliage for a part of the year as the species is 

 deciduous in this climate. The leaves are a foot or more 

 in length, oblong-obovate , sometimes entire, sometimes 

 more or less dentate, dark green in color. The flowers, 

 which are produced in November, are small, light yellow in 

 color. The fruits are the size of an orange, broadly oval 

 to nearly spherical in form, russet brown in color. After 

 being picked they are not ready to be eaten until they 

 have softened and are bordering on decay. A thin layer of 

 granular flesh lies immediately under the tender membranous 

 skin, and enclosed by this is a mass of soft, brownish 

 pulp in which the numerous small, compressed seeds are em- 

 bedded. It is difficult to eat the pulp without swallow- 

 ing the seeds. The flavor is characteristic and quite 



