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Amaranthus gangeticus L. (Amaranthaceae. ) 44566. Am- 

 aranth seeds from Peking, China. Collected by Mr. Frank 

 N. Meyer, February 17, 1917. "A red Amaranth, used 

 locally as a vegetable, like spinach, when young. 

 Sometimes the seed is sown in a moist, dark, warm 

 place; and the young, red-colored seedlings are eaten 

 as a rare delicacy at feasts. The seed itself is ap- 

 parently never used in the north of China as a grain 

 food. Chinese name Hung hsien ts'ai, meaning 'Red hsien 

 vegetable 1 ." (Meyer.) 



Amaranthus panieulatus L. (Amaranthaceae.) 44469. 

 Amaranth seeds from San Juan Batista, Tabasco, Mexico. 

 Purchased from Mr. Gabriel Itie, Director, Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station. " Alegria is produced in Tla- 

 jomulco, Zacoalco and San Pedro Tlaquepaque, districts 

 belonging to the state of Jalisco. This annual is 

 sown in nurseries; in the month of December it is har- 

 vested and is used in the making of sweets. I was told 

 that the seeds in question are found with difficulty 

 in the pueblos near Guadaljara, for the inhabitants do 

 not put them to any practical application and if they 

 are sometimes used, it is when they are mixed with 

 dulce for children; they are surely very insipid. They 

 are also seen in the state of Michoacan, where they 

 are used for the same purpose." (Itie.) 



Ampelopsis aconitifolia Bunge. (Vitaceae.) 44549. Seeds 

 from Ventimiglia, Italy. Presented by the Superinten- 

 dent, La Mortola Botanic Gardens. A very handsome 

 vine from northern China, with finely divided foliage. 

 The leaves are 5-parted and 2 to 3 inches long; the 

 inconspicuous flowers appear in summer; and the small 

 orange berries mature in autumn. It should be planted 

 where only a light covering is desired, and is hardy 

 in the northern United States. (Adapted from L. H. 

 Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 1, 

 p. 878.) 



Annona (cherimola x squamosa) x reiiculata. (Annonaceae . ) 

 44671-44673. Cuatemoya cuttings from Lamao, Bataan, 

 Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. P. J. Wester, 

 Horticulturist, Lamao Experiment Station. Obtained by 

 the pollination of an atemoya ( A . cherimola x squamosa) by 

 a custard-apple (A. reticulata) . The fruit is well shaped 

 but rather small, about the size of a sugar-apple, 

 with a yellowish green, almost glabrous surface; very 

 thick tough skin; and white, tender melting, juicy, 



