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breadth, entire; flowers large, white, in 5 to 7- 

 f lowered cymes. Native of the West Indies. (Adapted 

 from Grisebach, Flora of the West Indian Islands.) 



Notes on Behavior of Previous Introductions. 



Citrus limonia Osbeck (23028). Mr. Prank J. Hart, 

 of Los Angeles, California, says: "I am sending you 

 a small crate of the fruit of the Chinese lemon, dis- 

 tributed under your S.P.I. No. 23028, in June, 1912. 

 These beautiful little shrubs, about two to two and 

 one-half feet high, of somewhat large spread, are cer- 

 tainly a successful introduction from every point of 

 view. They are beautiful, ornamental, and very pro- 

 lific bearers. These two little shrubs keep my fam- 

 ily almost entirely in lemons,- they using them in 

 preference to any other lemon,- of which I have all 

 the different varieties growing on my place. I am very 

 sorry that they use them up so closely that none of 

 the cured lemons are on hand. If they were, you could 

 then see that the texture of the skin, the color, 

 shape, and size are almost perfect from a lemon man's 

 standpoint. They are hardy too, as they bear and 

 blossom just as well in the colder weather here, as 

 they do in midsummer." 



Cyphomandra betaeea (36934). Tree Tomato. Mr. Geo. B. 

 Shaffer, in letter of January 23, 1918, reports: "Just 

 a word concerning the Tree Tomato sent me from the 

 Chico Station in February, 1915. In the fall of 1916, 

 this matured 15 fruits. The plant was slightly in- 

 jured by frost in December, 1916, but recovered, and 

 has just matured 21 fruits. From seed of the first 

 crop, I have raised 20 vigorous plants, each now two 

 feet in height. I shall continue to grow and propa- 

 gate these plants, with a view of acclimating them 

 with the hope of ultimately making them a commercial 

 product. Preserved in honey, they are certainly an 

 ideal condiment." Litchi ehinensis (40973). "I am partic- 

 ularly interested in the development of one of the 

 litchi, received from Yarrow last February. These 

 trees were set out in the orchard, with thin muslin 

 protection over head and on three sides, the west 

 side being left open. Two died, but the third has 

 made a growth of a foot, and is a beautiful plant. 

 These trees were given frequent waterings." (Geo. B. 

 Shaffer, Los Angeles, California. January 23, 1918.) 



