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Acacia visco Lorentz. (Mimosaceae . ) 43453. Seeds of 

 the visco from Argentina. Collected by H. M. Curran. 

 A tree, native of northern Argentina, commonly un- 

 armed, but occasionally with re-curved thorns. The 

 leaves consist of three to six pairs of pinnae, and 

 the flowers are sessile. The walnut-colored hard wood 

 is striped and much appreciated on account of its re- 

 sistance to moisture. It is not abundant, and is used 

 for all kinds of carpentry. (Adapted from Grisebach, 

 Plantae Lorentzianae , p. 122, and from Lillo, Contri- 

 bucion Arboles Argentina, p. 36.) "Timber tree. Yields 

 a very hard durable wood but is a small tree of the 

 dry regions and should be useful for planting in the 

 Mesquite areas of the south-west." (Curran.) 



Achradelpha viridis (Pittier) 0. F. Cook. (Sapotace- 

 ae . ) 43439. Seeds of injerto from Palin, Guatemala. 

 Collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, Agricultural Explor- 

 er. "No.46a. Injprto. Seeds from fruits purchased in 

 Palin, but said to have been grown at Santa Maria de 

 Jesus, between Palin and Antigua. The injerto is a com- 

 mon tree in this part of Guatemala. Unlike its near 

 relative, the sapote (Litcuma mammosa) , which seems to 

 thrive only at comparatively low elevations in the 

 tropics, the injerto is grown as high as 5000 or 6000 

 feet, and should, therefore, stand a better chance of 

 succeeding in California and Florida than the sapote, 

 which has, so far, been a failure in those states. 

 The tree grows to a height of about 40 feet in this 

 region, and has long, slender leaves suggesting those 

 of the sapote. The fruits vary somewhat in shape, 

 but are commonly round to oval, often pointed at the 

 tip. They are two to three and a half inches in dia- 

 meter, smooth, dull yellow-green in color, sometimes 

 becoming almost dull yellow. The skin is not thick, 

 and adheres closely to the flesh, which is red-brown 

 in color, soft and melting, sweet with a pleasant 

 flavor, somewhat resembling that of the sapote, but 

 better. The large seed (sometimes there are two) is 

 hard and polished, deep brown in color, and is easily 

 removed from the pulp." (Popenoe.) 



Acrocomia mexicana Karw. (Phoenicaceae . ) 43484. 

 Seeds of a palm from Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. 

 Presented by Mr. G. Itie, Director, Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station. "Coyol de savana or cocoyol. The natives 

 use the fruit in making a dessert, cooking it with 

 brown sugar. Rings are made from the shell." (Itie.) 



