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much-branching habit, spreading widely by means of 

 suckers. It is a very prolific shrub, and is one of 

 the most fruitful of all the varieties of hazelnut. 

 The leaves are of medium size, roundish or oval-ellip- 

 tic. The nut is medium-sized, 20 to 22 mm. long, and 

 very long-pointed. Seldom grows singly, but is usual- 

 ly found in groups of 2 to 5. Shell dark brown, la- 

 ter even becoming brownish black. The upper half is 

 covered . by a greyish wooly tomentum which becomes 

 stronger towards the tip. The kernel, which has a 

 sweet almond-like taste, is oval and entirely fills 

 the shell. Blooms in mid-spring; ripens early - from 

 the middle to the end of August depending on the cli- 

 mate. Older pomological workers state that this nut 

 comes true to seed; but more recent workers state that 

 only about one fifth of the seed planted comes true to 

 the variety. It is a nut to be universally recommend- 

 ed. (Adapted from Goeschke, Die Haselnuss, p. 78.) 



Inga sp. (Mimosaceae) , 45351. Cojiniquil. From 

 Guatemala. Collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, Agricul- 

 tural Explorer for this Department. "(No. 183a. Pinca 

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



An indigenous species of Inga common along water 

 courses in the Alta Verapaz, and also planted for shade 

 in coffee plantations. The tree is medium-sized , reach- 

 ing about 40 feet in height, with a broad open crown 

 and scant foliage. The leaves are large, compound, with 

 3 or 4 pairs of leaflets. The fruits, which are pro- 

 duced in abundance during September and October, are 

 slender pods about 6 inches in length. They contain 

 6 to 10 irregularly oblong, dark green seeds, each sur- 

 rounded by a white, jelly-like pulp of sweet , aromatic 

 flavor, strikingly suggestive of the litchi (Litchi chi- 

 nensis). While the quantity of pulp is not great the 

 flavor is really excellent, and the fruit seems to be 

 popular among the inhabitants of the region. While 

 it is not anticipated that this fruit will ever become 

 of commercial importance in .the United States, the 

 species is well worthy of a trial by plant fanciers in 

 Florida for the interest which it possesses ." (Popenoe .) 



Lieoris aurea (Amaryllidaceae) 45526. From China. 

 Collected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer 

 for this Department. "(No. 1283. Chien ching shan near 

 Kingmen, Hupeh, China. September 21, 1917.) A bulbous 

 plant , flowering in late summer, with large ochreous 

 yellow flowers, borne on stems often over 2 feet tall. 



