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which separates readily from the flesh, and is good 

 eaten as a dessert fruit. (Adapted from P. J. Wester, 

 Philippine Agricultural Review, Third Quarter, 1916, 

 p. 233.) 



Canarium amboinense Hochr. (Balsameacece. ) Seeds from 

 Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by Dr. Koningsberger , the 

 Director of the Botanic Garden. This beautiful tree, 

 which grows to a height of about 90 feet, so resembles 

 Canarium moluccana in general habit and in the leaves 

 that the two can scarcely be distinguished, although 

 the fruit is different. The bark is smooth and white. 

 The fruit of this species is oblong, pointed at both 

 ends, with the angles sharp toward the ends and some- 

 what flattened toward the middle. This tree is found 

 in the island of Amboina, Celebes. (Adapted from 

 Hochreutiner , Plantae Bogoriensis Exsiccatae, p. 55.) 



Canarium ovatum Engler. (Balsameaceae . ) 44101. 

 Seeds of the pili nut from Camarines, P. I. Presented' 

 by Dr. E. B. Copeland, Dean, College of Agriculture, 

 Los Banos, P. I. A tree, native of the Philippines, 

 with compound leaves, and triangular drupes contain- 

 ing one seed. These seeds are eaten throughout the 

 eastern part of the world, and from them is extracted 

 an oil which is used for table purposes and also for 

 burning in lamps. (Adapted from notes of H. H. Boyle, 

 Assistant Horticulturist , Manila, Philippine Islands. ) 



Cassia bicapsularis L. (Caesalpiniaceae. ) 44123. Seeds 

 from Cairo, Egypt. Presented by the Director, Horti- 

 cultural Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Giza 

 Branch. A shrub, found throughout tropical and sub- 

 tropical Asia, 2 to 3.5 meters (6 to 10 feet) high, 

 with compound leaves up to 9 cm. (3| inches) long, 

 yellow flowers, and curved or straight pods up to 15 

 cm. (6 inches) long by 1 . 5 cm. (3/5 inch) wide. In 

 Porto Rico, this shrub is known by the native names 

 sen del pw and hoja de sen. (Adapted from J. Perkins, 

 in Contributions from the National Herbarium, vol. 

 10, p. 158.) 



Castanea mollissima Blume. (Fagaceae.) 44197-98. 

 Seeds of a chestnut from China. Collected by Mr. Frank 

 N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer for this Department. 

 Phis Chinese chestnut has shown itself so resistant 

 to the chestnut blight disease that Mr. Meyer has 

 secured additional quantities from the Pangshan dis- 

 trict, northeast of Peking. 



