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with a long after-taste, of all sorts of creams and 

 ices. There is nothing to mar the perfection of the 

 fruit, unless It be that the juice from the rind 

 forms an indelible stain on a white napkin. Even the 

 seeds are often partly or wholly lacking, and, when 

 present, are generally so thin and small that they 

 are really no trouble to get rid of. Where cheap and 

 abundant, as in Java, one eats these fruits by the 

 half peck, and is never tired of them. They produce 

 no feeling of satiety, such as the banana and the 

 mango do, for there is little substance to the deli- 

 cate pulp." (David Pairchlld.) 



Gossypium barbadense x hirsutum (Malvaceae), 46074. 

 Cotton. From Brisbane, Australia. Presented by Mr. 

 Leslie Gordon Corrie. "Jones' Hybrid. This variety was 

 first observed in numerous fields of cotton in 1906, 

 and, as far as can be surmised, is a sport originating 

 from a Sea Island variety Seabrook and an Upland type 

 Ruwell'a Big Boll." (Quoted from an article by Mr. D. 

 Jones, in the Queensland Agricultural Journal for 

 March, 1916, p. 153.) 



Lansium domestietim (Meliaceae), 46220. Langsat. 

 From Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by the Director, 

 Botanic Garden. A moderate-sized ornamental tree, 

 native of Malaya. It bears long, pendant clusters of 

 closely packed berries which have a thin tough skin 

 enclosing opaque, aromatic, juicy pulp. The berries 

 are pale yellow when ripe and are said to be much 

 relished in their native country, being "eaten fresh 

 or variously prepared." Dr. Ward described it as "one 

 of the finest fruits of the Malayan peninsula." 

 (Adapted from MacMillan, A Handbook of Tropical Gar- 

 dening and Planting, ed. 2, p. 168.) For previous 

 introduction and description see S. P. I. No. 45616. 



Prunus cerasoides (Amygdalaceae) , 46093. From 

 Darjeeling, India. Presented by Mr. G. H. Cave., Di- 

 rector, Lloyd Botanic Garden. A large tree, making a 

 brilliant appearance when in flower , native of northern 

 India at an altitude of 3,000 to 8,000 feet. The 

 leaves are ovate to lanceolate, 3 to 5 inches long, 

 with doubly serrate margins. The flowers, which ap- 

 pear before the leaves, are either solitary or in um- 

 bels and are rose-red or white. The acid fruits, on 

 prominently thickened pedicels, are oblong and have a 

 thin, yellowish or reddish flesh. (Adapted from Hook- 

 er, Flora of British India, vol. 2, p. 314.) 



