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translucent, whitish aril which is the part eaten. The 

 seeds do not adhere to the wall of the seed cavity as 

 in the papaya, but, together with the arils surrounding 

 them, entirely fill the cavity. The flavor of the arils 

 is sweet and aromatic, very pleasant , and quite distinct 

 from that of the flesh of the papaya." (Popenoe.) 



Cariss:i eciraidas ( Apocynaceae) , 46636. Prom Philip- 

 pine Islands. Presented by Mr . P. J. Wester, Agricultural 

 Advisor, Zamboanga, P. I. "A thorny shrub from India, 

 with black plumlike fruits having semitransparent , sub- 

 acid flesh of very good flavor. A very erood fruit eaten 

 OLrt of hand and would probably make a good preserve. 

 One of the best small fruits introduced into the Philip- 

 pines within recent years." (Wester.) 



Chcnopodiuiii mit'alliae (Chenopodiaceae) , 46632. From 

 Mexico. Purchased through Mrs. Zelia Nuttall, Casa 

 Alvarado, Coyoacan, Mexico. "Black-seeded form from 

 Xochiaiilco, which the agriculturists there consider the 

 best. It is of last year's crop which is particularly 

 prized. Several Indians told me that huauhtzontli was con- 

 sidered 'more nourishing than meat.' My cook prepares it 

 as follows: she makes bunches of the inflorescence, ties 

 them and boils them in water and salt, then scrapes off 

 the green seeds and shapes the mass like a small flat 

 croquette, puts a small piece of cheese into it, dips 

 the whole in batter made of egg and a little flour, 

 and fries like croquettes. Sometimes she makes what 

 looks like an omelet in the same way." (Nuttall.) 



Citrus nobilis (Rutaceae), 46646. Mandarin orange. From 

 Kioto, Japan. Cuttings presented by Mr. H. Atherton Lee, 

 of the Bureau of Plant Industry. "Budsticks of the Chu Kaa 

 (Vermilion orange), a variety of Citrus nobilis. The fruits 

 of the Chu Kaa are smooth-skinned but easily peeled as 

 with the other Mandarin varieties. The color.is alight 

 orange at the stem, becoming a deeper orange, almost 

 red, at the blossom end; flesh delicate with little or no 

 rag; core very small. The shape is more nearly globose 

 than that of most Mandarin varieties. The juice is as 

 desirable in taste as that of any citrous fruit I have 

 tasted. The fruit is but few-seeded, for the most part 

 having no seeds or but one. One orange was found having 

 three seeds. This variety is resistant to citrus canker. 

 Should it be as successful under States conditions as it 

 is in Swatow, it would easily rival the Washington Navel , 

 the Valencia, and the Satsuma, in popularity.' (Lee.) 



