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Annona cherimola x squamosa (Annonaceae) , 45571. 

 Atemoya. Prom Lamao , Bataan, Philippine Islands. Pre- 

 sented by the Director , Bureau of Agriculture , Manila. 

 No. 12. This cross has produced a hybrid, the fruit of 

 which is small, and weighs on an average 175 grams, 

 with a length of 65 millimeters and a transverse dia- 

 meter of 60 millimeters. The shape of the fruit is 

 cordiform, regular, and the carpels end in a more or 

 less pointed protuberance. The surface is green with 

 reddish dots on the s^n-exposed side, and is covered 

 by a white bloom. The skin is quite thick and tough. 

 The pulp is white, juicy, sweet, faintly aromatic, and 

 devoid of the cherimoya flavor, but of good quality. 

 (Adapted from Wester, Philippine Agricultural Review, 

 Third Quarter, 1915. ) 



Aralia ehinensis mandshurica (Araliaceae) , 45573. From 

 Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the Arnold Arbore- 

 tum. This is a small hardy tree from Japan, resembling 

 Aralia spinosa (Hercules' Club), but it is more treelike, 

 has fewer spines, and does not sucker, which makes it 

 a much more desirable lawn tree. It does not form many 

 branches, but the large bi-pinnate leaves cast a good 

 shade. The greenish white flowers are borne in large 

 panicles, and the berries are dark red when ripe, pro- 

 ducing a very pleasing effect. Like all other arali- 

 as, this one grows freely from pieces of root. (A- 

 dapted from The Florists' Exchange, November 6, 1915.) 



Bursera sp, (Burseraceae) , 45577. Copal. From Gua- 

 temala. Collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe , Agricultural 

 Explorer for this Department. "(No. 218a. Guatemala, 

 Guatemala. November 22, 1917.) One of several species 

 which furnish the. copal gum so extensively used in 

 Guatemala as incense. The burning of this incense in 

 religious ceremonies is a custom which has come down 

 from the earliest times, and is still practiced, main- 

 ly by the Indians. The gum is obtained by making in- 

 cisions in the bark of the tree which is rather small 

 in size and is common in the highlands, both wild and 

 cultivated." (Popenoe.) 



Camoensia maxima (Fabaceae), 45608. From Cienfu- 

 egos, Cuba. Presented by Mr. R. M. Grey, Harvard Ex- 

 periment Station. This vine, which adorns the tops of 

 lofty trees in tropical Africa, bears probably one of 

 the largest and most beautiful flowers in the world. 

 It is the largest flowered legume. The deliciously 



