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The large evergreen leaves and the racemes of bright 

 orange-yellow flowers make an attractive picture in 

 any subtropical garden. The large globular seeds are 

 roasted and eaten like chestnuts. The tree has been 

 introduced into Southern California, but is not com- 

 mon. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of 

 Horticulture, and Berger, in Gardeners' Chronicle ser. 

 3, vol. 38, p. 244. 



Citrus iehangensis (Rutaceae), 45534. Ichang lemon. 



From China. Collected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Agricul- 

 tural Explorer for this Department. "(No. I45b. King- 

 men, Hupeh, China. September 26, 1917.) A citrus fruit 

 called Hsiang yuan, meaning 'fragrant round'. It exists 

 in many varieties, and is able to withstand colder 

 temperatures than the tangerine and kumquat but is 

 not as hardy as Poncirus trifoliata (Citrus trifoliata) . The 

 rind exhales a delightful fragrance and the Chinese 

 use the fruits as room-perfumers and carry them about 

 instead of perfumed handkerchiefs. Since they possess 

 an abundant juice of good quality, foreign residents 

 use these fruits for making lemonade. If it v/ere not 

 for the many very large seeds this fruit could well be 

 substituted for the ordinary lemon; as it is, it may 

 be grown considerably north of the true citrus belt 

 to supply a home product from which to make refresh- 

 ing drinks." (Meyer.-) 



Crataegus stipulosa (Malaceae), 45575. ManzaniUa. From 

 Guatemala. Collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, Agricul- 

 tural Explorer for this Department. "(No. 216a. Gua- 

 temala, Guatemala, November 20, 1917.) A native species 

 of . Crataegus , well known in the Guatemalan highlands, 

 where it occurs both wild and cultivated. Seed was 

 previously sent in under No. 32a. (S.P.I. No. 43430). 

 The manzanilla is a large shrub or small, erect, slen- 

 der tree, about 20 feet tall; when old, sometimes 

 having a thick trunk a foot or more in diameter at 

 the base, but never developing to a greater height. 

 In spring it produces white flowers resembling apple 

 blossoms. In early fall, commencing about October, 

 the fruits ripen, and from this month are abundant in 

 all the markets until after Christmas. They are much 

 used for decorative purposes, after being strung on 

 long threads. They are eaten in several ways, prin- 

 cipally stewed and in the form of jelly. For stewing 



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