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fire wood and gun stocks. The fruit Is edible and 

 very sweet. (Adapted from Grisebach, Plantae Lorentz- 

 ianae, pp. 223-224, and from Lillo, Contr. Arboles 

 Argentina, p. 96.) 



Crataegus sp. (Malaceae.) 43430. Seeds from Mazate- 

 nango, Guatemala. Collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, 

 Agricultural Explorer. "Manzanilla, a common fruit in 

 the markets of Guatemala towns and villages, coming, 

 it is said from the highlands. I have seen no plants 

 as yet. The fruits look like small apples; they are 

 nearly spherical in form, an inch to an inch and a 

 quarter in diameter, deep yellow in color with russet 

 dots and one cheek frequently blushed with red. The 

 thin skin encloses a rather dry, mealy pulp and three 

 irregularly shaped seeds. The flavor resembles that 

 of some of the northern haws, but is, perhaps, some- 

 what better; the fruit is extensively used here for 

 the preparation of dulces of various sorts, such as 

 jams and jellies. This plant would probably succeed 

 both in California and Florida." (Popenoe.) 



EnteroloUum timbouva Martius. (Mimosaceae. ) 43455. 

 Seeds of Timbo from Argentina. Collected by Mr. H. M. 

 Curran. A tree found throughout all of northern Ar- 

 gentina, and used as an ornamental in Buenos Aires. 

 It is unarmed, and the leaves consist of two to five 

 pairs of pinnae and ten to twenty pairs of pinnules. 

 The greenish flowers occur in large heads or clusters, 

 and the coriaceous, indehiscent, kidney-shaped pods 

 are fleshy within and contain elliptic seeds. These 

 pods are called orejas de negro in Argentina. From the 

 trunks canoes are made, and the beautiful, striped 

 wood is used for a great many purposes, such as gen- 

 eral construction work, furniture, etc., and for paper 

 pulp, and is a source of saponin. The bark and leaves 

 are said to be poisonous to fish, and the pods are 

 used to remove stains from clothes, and the seeds ap- 

 pear to be poisonous. (Adapted from Lillo, Contrib. 

 Arboles Argentina, p. 41, from Correa, Flora do Bra- 

 zil, p. 70, and from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of 

 Horticulture, p. 116.) "Is a very important timber 

 tree and one of the most rapid growing trees of the 

 tropics. Much appreciated in Buenos Aires as a shade 

 tree. Reaches its best development in tropical for- 

 ests but endures cold and drought in a moderate form." 

 (Curran. ) 



