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in great abundance large pendant clusters of dark- 

 purple fruits, which are the size of small 

 these are produced all the year around, but chiefly 

 in June. The kernel of the fruit is edible, being 

 similar in flavour to sweet almonds; it yields by ex- 

 pression an oil used for burning in lamps and for 

 cooking purposes. A desirable tree for planting in 

 avenues, etc. It thrives in hot and moist districts 

 up to about 1500 feet elevation, and prefers deep, 

 well-drained soil. Propagated by seed, which may be 

 sown in nursery beds and kept moist and shaded until 

 germinated." (H. P. Macmillan, Handbook of Tropical 

 Gardening and Planting, p. 146.) Dr. Valeton of Buit- 

 enzorg discovered that a very palatable milk could be 

 made from the kernels of this Canarium nut which 

 formed an excellent substitute for mother's milk and 

 that babies could be raised on it successfully. 



Clerodendrum cyrtophyllitm Turcz . (Verbenaceae . ) 43021 . 

 Seeds from Mokanshan, Chekiang, China. Collected by 

 Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer of this 

 Department. "A spreading shrub, from 2 to 5 feet high, 

 sending up many stalks; found on debris on mountain 

 slopes at 1200 to 2000 feet altitude. Leaves glabrous, 

 opposite, light-green, of somewhat fetid odor. Flowers 

 small, white but with large bracts of rosy color, 

 berries blue. Ornamental but somewhat weedy. Of use 

 for large parks and estates in mild climates as a 

 cover shrub for sandy and waste places." (Meyer.) 



Iris sp. (Iridaceae.) 43022. Seed from Mokanshan, 

 Chekiang, China. Collected b'y Mr. Frank N. Meyer, 

 Agricultural Explorer for this Department. "An Iris, 

 forming big clumps, found in a garden but said to 

 occur wild in mountain ravines. Flowers reputed to 

 be purplish." (Meyer.) 



Juglans insularis Grisebach. ( Juglandaceae . ) 43032. 

 Seeds from Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Presented by 

 Mr. Juan T. Roig, Agricultural Experiment Station. 

 "Cuban native walnut, collected at Trinidad Station, 

 Clara Province." (Roig.) "This interesting Cuban tree 

 has recently been called to the attention of horticul- 

 turists by Van Hermann and Roig. It is found in the 

 mountainous sections of the island, sometimes at con- 

 siderable elevations. I have seen it in the mountains 

 near Trinidad, on the south coast, at an elevation of 

 about 2000 feet, growing among numerous other trees 



