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Acacia verek. (Mimosaceae . ) 38524. Seed of the gum 

 arable acacia from Khartoum, Sudan. Presented by Mr. S. A. 

 Wood, Assistant Director of Forests, Department of Agri- 

 culture and Forests. "This tree produces the true gum 

 arable of commerce. It thrives best in a dry climate with 

 a maximum rainfall of 21 inches and a dry period of no rain 

 for several months. Any soil will suit it. The tree as it 

 grows out here is fit for tapping in the fifth year after 

 sowing." (Wood,) 



Acradelpha sp. (Sapotaceae . ) 38478-481, 38566. Seeds 

 of the injerto from Coban and Guatemala City, Guatemala. 

 Collected by Mr. 0. F. Cook, of this Bureau. "Another 

 'find' not properly appreciated before is the green sapote, 

 injerto or raxtul as the Indians call it. This was de- 

 scribed recently by Pittier as Calocarpum viride but the 

 generic name is a homonym and I have proposed Achradelpha 

 to replace it. This new species is a much finer tree than 

 the true sapote and apparently much better adapted to a 

 cool climate. The foliage is much heavier than that of the 

 sapote and of a deeper green color, in form and general 

 appearance not very unlike that of the loquat, but the 

 trees grow to a large size and are very handsome. They 

 take the place of the sapote altogether at the higher alti- 

 tudes around Coban, although both trees are found in the 

 Senshu and Cajabon districts. The failure of the sapote to 

 thrive in Florida need not exclude the green sapote, and a 

 trial planting will be in order. The seeds are like those 

 of the true sapote, but smaller and in some varieties much 

 shorter. The fruits of this green sapote run through the 

 same series of varietal forms as those of the sapodilla. 

 The quality of the flesh is distinctly superior to that of 

 the true sapote, and much more likely to please the Ameri- 

 can palate. Anybody who likes papaya or Japanese persim- 

 mons might be expected to think favorably of the green 

 sapofce, for it comes distinctly into the same class of 

 sweetish, smooth, tender, pulpy fruits. There is no as- 

 tringency or unpleasant aftertaste whatever, so that none 

 of the curing difficulties of the persimmons would be en- 

 countered. On the outside the fruits are a pleasing yel- 

 lowish-green color, more or less russeted at either end. 

 The flesh inside is yellow, but with a reddish or brownish 

 tinge, not as yellow as some of the Japanese persimmons, 

 nor as dark as others." (Cook.) 



Amygdalus persica. (Amygdalaceae . ) 38469-470. Seeds of 

 peaches from Feitcheng, Shantung, China. The famous Fei 

 peach and a large variety of flat peach said to be of 

 light-red color, and very juicy and sweet. Chinese name 

 'Ta hong pien tao,' meaning 'large red flat peach.' (Meyer's 

 introduction. ) 



