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stltuting the edible portion of the fruit, being soft, 

 jelly-like in consistency, translucent, ligut orange in 

 color, subacid in flavor, greatly resembling some of the 

 Passifloras, quite pleasant and evidently highly esteemed 

 by the Brazilians; seed oval or nearly so, compressed, 

 about seven-eighths inch in length, three-fourths inch in 

 breadth and seven-eighths inch in thickness, the cotyle- 

 dons light purple in color; seed coat deep brown, reticu- 

 lated, not adhering very closely to the flesh." (Dorsett, 

 Popenoe, and Shamel introduction.) 



Pouteria caimito . (Sapotaceae . ) 37929. Seeds of abiu 

 from Bahia, Brazil. "The abiu, a rather rare but highly 

 esteemed fruit, both here and at Rio de Janeiro. In form 

 it is elliptical, two to three inches long, deep yellow in 

 color. The one to four large, oblong seeds are surrounded 

 by a translucent, whitish pulp very similar in flavor to 

 the sapote and fully as agreeable." (Dorsett, Popenoe, 

 and Shamel introduction. ) 



Rosa setipoda. (Rosaceae.) 37978. Plants of a rose 

 from London, England. Purchased of James Veitch & Sons, 

 Ltd. "A remarkable rose, allied to R. jnacrophylla , with 

 large corymbs of handsome rose-pink flowers. Its long 

 pedicels clothed with spreading gland-tipped bristles and 

 numerous foliaceous bracts give it a singular appearance. 

 The species is not uncommon in shrubberies in the moun- 

 tains of the north-western part of the province of Hupeh, 

 China." (E. H. Wilson, Kew Bull . 1906:158.) 



Spojidias tuberosa. ( Anacardiaceae . ) 37861-865. Seeds 

 of the imbu from Bahia and Minas Geraes, Brazil. "The 

 imbu or umbu, one of the most popular fruits of this 

 region. The tree, which is wild here and quite common in 

 some places, is of a peculiar habit of growth, branching 

 four to six feet above the ground and forming a very 

 broad, dense, and flat topped head of foliage. When the 

 large limbs are cut and placed in the ground as fence 

 posts they take root and grow. The fruits, which are 

 sometimes produced in great profusion and are ripe at this, 

 season (February), are oval in form, about one and one- 

 half inches in length and light green in color. The skin 

 is rather tough, and encloses the translucent, juicy pulp 

 in which is embedded the single large seed. The flavor of 

 the pulp is rather suggestive of a sweet orange, and is 

 agreeable in the extreme. Aside from being consumed in 

 the fresh state the fruit is extensively used for the 

 manufacture of jellies and jams in which a considerable trade 

 has been built up. In addition a popular dessert called ' imbu- 

 zada 1 is made from the slightly unripe fruit by mixing the 



