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Acer tetramcrum Pax. (Aceraceae.) 43813. Plants of 

 maple from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the Ar- 

 nold Arboretum. A tree from central and western China, 

 with oval or oblong leaves from 2 to 3| inches long, 

 and staminate flowers in few-flowered sessile racemes. 

 The keys are slender-stalked and the nutlets are thick 

 and strongly veined. It is graceful and hardy, and 

 very variable, and reaches a height of 25 feet. (Adap- 

 ted from Rehder, in Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of 

 Horticulture, vol. 1, p. 202.) 



Achradelpha viridis (Pittier) 0. F. Cook. (Sapotaceae . ) 

 43788. Seeds of injerto from Guatemala City, Guatemala. 

 Collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, Agricultural Explor- 

 er. "Fifty seeds from fruits purchased in the market 

 of Guatemala City. The injerto is a common tr.ee in 

 this part of Guatemala. Unlike its near relative, 

 the sapota (Liicuma mammosa) , which seems to thrive 

 only at compartively low elevations in the tropics, 

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

 and should, therefore, stand a better chance of suc- 

 ceeding 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 di- 

 ameter, 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.) 



Aeschynomene daphroxylon (Guill . & Perr . ) (Fabaceae . ) 

 43767. Seeds of ambach from Cairo, Egypt. Presented 

 by the Director, Horticultural Division, Minister of 

 Agriculture, Giza Branch. A leguminous tree, with 

 compound leaves and yellow flowers, found growing in 

 many places in tropical Africa. The hairy pods are 

 often sickle-shaped, with two or more joints. When 

 in flower this tree is very ornamental. The wood is 

 exceedingly light, strong, and durable, and is used 

 by the natives for making small boats and rafts. It 

 might be commercially used for paper pulp. (Adapted 



