Remember five thousand dollars worth of Liberty Bonds 

 will buy one Liberty truck. 



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Allium triqiietrum L. (Liliaceae.) 44793. Sets from 

 Mustapha-Alger , Algeria. Presented by Dr. L. Trabut . 

 A bulbous plant with a 3-angled stem, common on the 

 coast of Algeria. In its usual surroundings this plant 

 is a rather dwarfed weed of dry texture, but it has 

 now been found that when it is transplanted to good 

 garden soil with plenty of fresh water it produces, 

 during the winter, large plants with white, tender 

 and succulent underground parts. If the green leaves 

 are removed, the rest of the stem forms a delicate 

 vegetable with no odor of garlic. (Adapted from Tra- 

 but, Revue Horticole, July 1, 1913, pp. 311, 312.) 



Annona testudinea Safford. (Annonaceae .) 44774. Seeds 

 of a tortoise-shell custard-apple from Guatemala. Collected by 

 Mr. Wilson Popenoe. "The tortoise-shell custard-apple, 

 from the town of El Rancho , in eastern Guatemala. It 

 may not have been grown at this place, as it was pur- 

 chased in the market, but it was probably grown some- 

 where in the immediate vicinity. This interesting 

 Annona belongs to the section Chelonocarpus , or Hard- 

 shelled Custard-apple group, established by Safford 

 (Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, vol. 

 3, No. 4, Feb. 19, 1913). The tree, which has not 

 been seen by me, is described as being 12 to 15 meters 

 high, with oblong or oblong-elliptic leaves, acuminate 

 at the apex, and 25 to 35 cm. long. The fruit is more 

 or less globose in form, about 4 inches in length, 

 with a hard shell divided on the surface into poly- 

 gonal areoles by slightly raised ridges. It strongly 

 resembles the common custard-apple, being dull green, 

 and somewhat pruinose. The seeds, however, are quite 

 different from those of the common custard-apple, 

 ( Annona reticulata) , being considerably larger and pointed 

 at the apex. The flesh is white, soft, watery, free 

 from the grittiness which is so objectionable in A. 

 reticulata, sweet and of pleasant flavor. The pulp does 

 not adhere to the seeds in the ripe fruit. This species 

 seems worthy of a trial in South Florida. It will 

 probably be too tender for cultivation in California, 

 unless in the most favored locations such as Santa 

 Barbara." (Popenoe.) 



Brassica napus dichotoma (Roxb. ) Prain. (Brassica- 

 ceae.) 44788. Tori o r Indian rape seeds from Ranch! , India. 

 Presented by Mr. A. C. Dobbs, Deputy Director of Ag- 

 riculture, Chota Nagpur Division. These seeds were 

 sent in response to a general request for all Brassica 



