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Arachis hypogaea L. (Fabaceae.) 43035. Seed from 

 Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by Mr. L. Koch, Station 

 for Selection of Annual Crops. "Pure strain No. 21. 

 Is almost not affected by severe disease, known here 

 under the name of bacterial-disease. Cultivated at 

 the Plant Breeding Station for Annual Crops." (Koch.) 



Belou marmelos (L.) Lyons. (Rutaceae.) 43028. Seed 

 from Rangoon, Burma, India. Presented by Rev. Wm. H. 

 S. Hascall. "Season for fruit, March and April." 

 (Hascall.) 



Buchanania Mi folia Roxb. (Anacardiaceae . ) 43038. 

 Seed from Burma, India. Presented by the Superin- 

 tendent, Royal Botanic Garden, Sibpur, Calcutta, 

 India. "A medium-sized tree, leafless only for a short 

 time, met within the dry forests throughout India and 

 Burma, ascending in the Sub-Himalayan tract to 3000 

 feet. A pellucid gum (peal or pial) which exudes from 

 wounds in the stem is more than half soluble in water. 

 It is said to resemble Bassora gum, to have adhesive 

 properties like inferior gum arable and to be suitable 

 for dressing textiles . The bark and the fruits furnish 

 a natural varnish. The kernels yield a sweet and 

 wholesome oil (chironji), but owing to their being 

 much prized as a sweetmeat when cooked, the oil is 

 seldom expressed. The kernels, which have a flavour 

 something between that of the pistachio and the almond, 

 are eaten by the natives. In the hills of Central 

 India the fruits with the kernels are pounded and dried 

 and subsequently baked into a sort of bread. From the 

 Panjab and Bombay the leaves are reported as used for 

 fodder. The timber is not very hard nor durable and 

 is of small value, though made into spoons, plates, 

 toys and bedsteads, and is even employed for door and 

 window frames , plough-handles, etc." (Watt, Commercial 

 Products of India, p. 188.) 



Canarium indicum Stickman. (Balsameaceae. ) 43024. 

 Seeds from Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by Dr. J. C> 

 Koningsberger , Director, Botanic Gardens. "Java-al- 

 mond. A large handsome Malayan tree, characterised 

 by a remarkable buttressed trunk and latterly com- 

 pressed aerial basal roots; the latter develop enormous 

 erect flanges of uniform thickness, so that solid 

 circular pieces may occasionally be cut out from them 

 to form ready-made cart wheels. The tree is much 

 cultivated for shade or ornamental in Java. It bears 



