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Adenanfliera pavonina L. (Mlmosaceae . ) 39542. Seeds from 

 Little River, Florida. Presented "by Mr. Charles T. Simp- 

 son. "A large tree from tropical Asia with dark green bi- 

 pinnate leaves and spiral rods of lenticular, brilliant 

 red beans. These are used for food by the natives of 

 India and are strung into beautiful necklaces. The flow- 

 ers are brownish, in long spikes. The tree is a rapid 

 grower and is quite ornamental." (Simpson.) 



jLmpelopsis megalophylla Diels & Gilg. (Vitaceae.) 39569. 

 Cuttings from the Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. 

 Presented by Dr. C. S. Sargent, Director. "A glabrous 

 vine, climbing to thirty feet; leaves long-petioled, 6-15 

 inches or sometimes longer, the larger ones bipinnate; the 

 lower pinnae with 3-9 leaflets, the lowest pair often 

 three-leaved; leaflets petioled, ovate or ovate-oblong, 

 2-5 inches long, rounded or subcordate at the base, mem- 

 branous, remotely serrate, pale or glaucescent beneath, 

 veins nearly straight, ending in the teeth; fruit bluish 

 black, in loose cymes." (Rehder in Bailey, Standard Cyclo- 

 pedia of Horticulture.) 



Annoncu diversifolia Safford. (Annonaceae. ) 39567. Seeds 

 of the llama from San Salvador, Central America. Present- 

 ed by Mr. Ralph D. Cornell, Claremont , California, through 

 Mr. Wilson Popenoe. "According to Mr. W. E. Safford, this 

 Interesting and valuable Annona is called ilaina at Colima, 

 Tlatlaya, and Acapulco in southern Mexico. He describes 

 the fruit as large, fleshy and aromatic, with the juicy 

 pulp frequently pink or rose-tinted. It is shaped like a 

 pineapple cheese, and is usually covered with large stout 

 protuberances, though sometimes they are lacking in fruits 

 of the same tree. Undoubtedly this is one of the best of 

 the Annonas , though rare and little known. It should be 

 given a careful trial in southern Florida and southern 

 California." (Popenoe.) 



Anthocephalus cadamba (Roxb.) Miquel. (Rubiaceae.) 

 39637. Seeds from Darjeeling, India. Presented by Mr.G. 

 H. Cave, Lloyd Botanic Garden. "A large deciduous tree 

 wild in northern and eastern Bengal, Pegu and the western 

 coast, cultivated in northern India. During the first two 

 or three years it grows very fast, about 10 feet a year, 

 while the girth increases at the rate of one inch a month. 

 After 10 to 12 years the growth becomes very slow. The 

 fruit is eaten and the foliage is sometimes used as fodder 

 for cattle. The wood is white with a yellowish tinge, 

 soft and evenly grained and much used for building pur- 

 poses. This species is cultivated for ornamental purposes 

 and for the grateful shade its large coarse foliage af- 

 fords." (Watt, Dictionary Economic Products of India.) 



