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Aleurites trisperma (Euphorbiaceae) , 45480. Soft lumbang 

 From Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. Adn. Her- 

 nandez, Director of Agriculture, Manila, P. I. "Soft 

 lumbang is one of the Philippine names given to this 

 species to distinguish it from the true lumbang, Ale- 

 urites moluccana. It is a strictly tropical species of 

 very limited distribution and is reported to fruit 

 rather irregularly. The shell of the seed is much 

 thinner and more easily broken than that of A. molue- 

 cana, and the oil obtained from the kernel is said to 

 be very similar in drying properties to that of A. 

 fordii, the tung oil tree of China." (R. A. Young.) 



Annona marcgravia (Annonaceae) , 45231. From Caracas, 

 Venezuela. Presented by Mr. Henri Pittier, Director, 

 Estacion Experimental y Catastro de Baldios. A tree 

 with the trunk, form of the branches and color of the 

 bark resembling those of the orange, but with dif- 

 ferent leaves, flowers and fruit. Its leaves are 

 about one-half foot long, deep green and glossy above, 

 pale green beneath, and tongue-shaped. The yellow 

 flower is large and conspicuous, and has a sickening 

 sweet odor. It is followed by the fruit, which ripens 

 in December and January. This fruit, which is conoid 

 in shape and about 5 inches in greatest diameter, is 

 green and white mixed, or pale green on the outside, 

 and the surface is areoled, with a brown tubercle on 

 each areole. Not until the fruit falls of its own 

 accord is it eaten, and then it is so soft that it 

 can be peeled with the fingers. The yellowish pulp 

 has an odor like fermenting bread dough, to which 

 honey has been added, with a sweetish subacid and 

 somewhat bitter taste. The seeds are oval, golden 

 yellow and glossy, smooth and hard. This tree is a 

 native of Brazil and Venezuela. (Adapted fromSafford, 

 Contributions from the National Herbarium, vol. 18, 

 part 1, pp. 25-28, from Pisco and Marcgrave's des- 

 cription of the Brazilian "araticu ponhe" , in 1648.) 



Castanea crenata (Fagaceae), 45334. Chestnut. From 

 Bell, Maryland. Presented by Dr. W. Van Fleet, of 

 this Bureau. Bell No . 1 . Fourth generation by straight 

 selection. Started by a variety cross between two 

 early, prolific types of C. crenata. Very large nut, 

 with good cooking qualities, but poor eating quali- 

 ties when raw. The tree has a good habit, with thin, 

 handsome branches. The trunk is clean and bright. 

 Leaves very narrow. Dr. Van Fleet has about 40 trees 

 of this selection. 



