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they are first boiled with wood ashes, after which 

 the skin is easily removed; they are then placed in 

 hot syrup and boiled for a short time. Their flavor 

 somewhat suggests the apple, and is very pleasant. 

 The fruits look like small apples, being nearly spher- 

 ical in form, yellow in color, with russet dots and a 

 blushed ckeek, and having a slender stem. The largest 

 ones are an inch and three quarters in diameter. The 

 ordinary size is about one inch. The thin skin sur- 

 rounds a rather dry, yellowish, mealy pulp and three 

 large seeds. The plant is easily grown and should 

 succeed in California and Florida." (Popenoe.) 



Juglans mollis ( Juglandaceae) , 45352. Walnut. From 

 Guatemala. Collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, Agricul- 

 tural Explorer for this Department. "(No. 180a. Finca 

 Chejel, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala. October 15, 1917. 

 The wild walnut of the Verapaz. It is not a common 

 tree; but seen occasionally on mountainsides and along 

 water courses, at elevations of '1,500 to 4,500 feet, 

 so far as my own observation goes. The tree is only 

 moderately large, rarely reaching a greater height 

 than 40 to 45 feet. The nuts, which are sometimes 

 produced very abundantly, are as large as a good 

 specimen of Juglans nigra, but have a thicker shell and 

 consequently less kernel. This species is of interest 

 in connection with the attempt now being made to ob- 

 tain good nut-bearing trees for the tropics. It should 

 be. planted in such regions as south Florida and Cuba. 

 Since it appears to thrive in Guatemala under a rather 

 wide range of climatic conditions it may succeed in 

 many parts of the tropics and subtropics." (Popenoe.) 



Lilium philippinense (Liliaceae), 45570. Benguet lily. 



From Manila, P.I. Presented by Mr. Adn. Hernandez, 

 Director, Bureau of Agriculture. "This new white trum- 

 pet lily seems destined to become of very great value 

 to both private and commercial growers. The short 

 time necessary to flower it after potting surprises 

 all who are growing it for the first time. We found 

 last year that it was all the introducers claimed for 

 it, and from a hatch of small bulbs potted September 

 8 we cut flowers December 3 of this year. These bulbs 

 were grown in a cold-frame for nearly half that period 

 or they would have flowered earlier. The long, pure 

 white, sweet-scented flowers arrange beautifully in 



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