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thin, light greenish yellow skin. It is cut open and 

 eaten with a spoon, there being no core, though many 

 seeds. The flavor is very sugary and fine." (Wolcott.) 



Botor tetragonoloba (Fabaceae), 45928. Goa bean. Prom 

 Los Banos, P. I. Presented by the College of. Agricul- 

 ture. An annual twining vine with loose-flowered ra- 

 cemes of large light blue flowers, followed by square 

 pods having a wing one-fourth of an inch broad on each 

 angle. Grown in tropical and subtropical regions for 

 the young tubers which are eaten raw or cooked, and 

 for the young pods which are used like string beans. 

 (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horti- 

 culture, vol. 5, p. 2849.) 



Calyptrocalyx spicatus (Phoenicaceae) , 45957. Palm. 

 From near Kandy, Ceylon. Secured by Mr. George F. 

 Mitchell, Treasury Department , D. C., at the Peradeni- 

 ya Botanical Gardens. This stately palm, native of 

 Amboina and other islands of the Moluccan group, at- 

 tains a height of 40 feet. The pinnate leaves have 

 valvate leaflets with reflexed margins; the flowers, 

 arranged on long spikelike spadices, produce orange- 

 colored, one-seeded fruits. The wood is used for tim- 

 ber and the seeds serve as a substitute for betel-nuts . 

 (Adapted from Gardeners ' Chronicle, June, 1870, p. 765.) 



Cijdonia oblonga (Malaceae), 45889. Quince. From Mur- 

 dock, Kansas. Presented by Mr. J. W. Riggs , Experiment 

 Grounds. Scions from trees of a variety sent to the 

 Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction by Pro- 

 fessor N. E. Hansen from Samarkand, Russian Turkestan, 

 May 24, 1898, and given S. P. I. No. 1123. Mr. Riggs 

 states that this variety has yielded fine fruit at 

 Murdock when trees of standard quince varieties have 

 not borne any fruit. The tree is hardy, not being 

 injured in that section of Kansas by drought and heat. 

 Scions grafted on apple stocks. 



Cymbopogon martini (Poaceae), 45966. Rusa-oil grass. 



From Dehra Dun, U. P., India. Presented by Mr. R. S. 

 Hole, Forest Botanist, Forest Research Institute and 

 College. A stout perennial grass found in northern 

 India. It grows to a height of 6 feet and has long, 

 perfectly smooth leaves of a soft, delicate texture 

 and a rich green color. The slender panicles, 8 to 12 

 inches long, turn to a bright reddish brown color in 

 ripening. The distinction between the two kinds of 



