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Ifypericuni oblon gifolium . ( Hyp erlcaceae.) 38153. Seeds 

 of a St. John's wort from Ventlmiglia, Italy. Presented by 

 Dr. Alwin Berger, Curator, La Mortola Gardens. "A shrub, 

 truly hardy in England, with evergreen foliage and large 

 handsome yellow blossoms, which is a native of northern 

 India, Nepal, and the Himalayas. It is found growing at 

 elevations of from six to twelve thousand feet. It is a 

 small rather compact shrub, with red-brown terete branches. 

 The leaves of this species which are the largest of the 

 genus, are dark green above, pale and glaucous beneath, and 

 two to four inches in length, and evergreen." (Botanical 

 magazine, pi. 4949.) 



Inocarpus cdulis . (Fabaceae.) 38135. Seeds of the Tahiti- 

 chestnut from Pago Pago, American Samoa. Presented by Com- 

 mander C. D. Stearns, Governor. "One of the most striking 

 features of the forest. It bears a kidney-shaped fruit 

 which is eaten cooked, when not quite ripe, and tastes much 

 like a chestnut. The wood is of light color, straight, of 

 fine texture, and very tough. It is used for burning lime 

 in open kilns, the wood having the remarkable quality of 

 burning readily when green. In some of the Pacific Islands 

 the nuts are preserved in pits, like breadfruit, where they 

 ferment. In Samoa it forms a staple food for several 

 months of the year. The wood is perishable and of little 

 economic value. The bark is astringent." (Stearns.) 



Malits ttp. (Malaceae.) 38231. Scions of a crab-apple 

 from Sianfu, Shensi, China. "A flowering crab-apple, of 

 low branching, wide spreading growth, said to bear masses 

 of small, double flowers of rosy-red color. Obtained from 

 the garden of the English Baptist Mission Hospital at 

 Sianfu." (Meyer's introduction.) 



Jfalus sp . (Malaceae.) 38279. Scions of an apple from 

 the village of Fan dja tchwang, near Tai an fu, Shantung, 

 China. "A variety of apple, said to be large, of red 

 color; flesh firm and of sweet flavor. Chinese name 'Ta 

 ping kuo ' , meaning 'large apple'. Apparently very drought- 

 resistant, and possibly of value for the drier parts of the 

 United States." (Meyer's introduction.) 



Mimusops sp. ( Sapotaceae . ) 38172. Seeds from the Rio 

 de Janeiro Botanic Garden. "A small, sapotaceous fruit 

 from the Jardin Botanico. Tree about 20 feet high. Fruit 

 oval, slightly under one inch in length, maroon in color. 

 The flesh surrounding the single seed is whitish and of 

 very pleasant flavor resembling that of the sapodilla. 

 (Dorsett, Popenoe and Shamel introduction.) 



