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Westgate, Agronomist in Charge, Hawaii Agricultural 

 Experiment Station. "Portuguese Red. These were submit- 

 ted by Mr. J. B. Thompson, Superintendent of the Glen- 

 wood Experiment Station, Hawaii. They are important 

 because they are remarkably immune to the diseases 

 (late blight wilt, etc.) which affect the ordinary 

 potato. " (Westgate. ) 



Tabebuia pentaphylla L. Hemsley. (Bignoniaceae . ) 

 44998. Seeds from Guatemala. Collected by Mr. Wilson 

 Popenoe, of this Bureau. "(No. 154a. July 9, 1917.) 

 Matiliscuate. A handsome flowering tree , found in north 

 central Guatemala, especially in the valley of Sa- 

 lama, commonly growing near small streams. I have seen 

 it at elevations of 2000 to 3500 feet. The tree is 

 about 35 feet high at maturity, with a spreading 

 crown, deciduous during the latter part of the dry 

 season (January to March), and producing large clus- 

 ters of pink flowers which make it a mass of color 

 visible for some distance. Its flowering season is 

 from January to March, and the seeds, which are pro- 

 duced in long, slender pods, ripen in May and June. 

 As an ornamental tree for cultivation in south Flori- 

 da, and possibly also in California, the matiliscuate 

 seems well worthy of trial. Its only defect is its 

 habit of dropping its leaves during the dry months of 

 the year. However, if it flowers in the same months 

 in Florida as it does in Guatemala it should be a 

 valuable addition to the flowering trees of that re- 

 gion. It thrives on heavy^ but rocky land, and does 

 not seem to require a large amount of water." (Pop- 

 enoe. ) 



Zea mays L. (Poaceae.) 45036. Com seeds from Port- 

 au-Prince, Haiti. Presented by Captain John Marston, 

 Civil Administrator. "Selected maize. A prolific 

 bearer throughout Haiti; in the mountains, along the 

 beach, and in the valleys and lowlands." (Marston.) 



Ziziphus mauritiana Lamarck. (Rhamnaceae . ) 44940. 

 Indian jujube seeds from Saharanpur, India. Presented 

 Mr. A. C. Hartless, Superintendent, Botanic Garden. 

 "The tree is mainly cultivated for its fruit, which 

 on the wilder commoner kinds is more or less globose, 

 and on the cultivated and improved kinds, ovoid or ob- 

 long. The pulp is mealy and sweetish, with a pleasant 

 taste, and some of the cultivated kinds are very good 

 indeed. The dried fruits are sold in the bazaars of 



