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Cordia Uancoi (Boraglnaceae ) , 46705. Anonang. From 

 Philippine Islands. Seeds presented by the Director, 

 College of Agriculture, Los Banos, Laguna. Collected 

 on the College Farm. A medium-sized tree, generally 

 with a short and irregular trunk. The wood is soft and 

 light and easily worked. It is clear yellow when 

 first cut, changing to grayish brown. While not very 

 durable.it is not attacked by pinhole beetles, and is 

 useful for posts and in light construction. The bast is 

 used for making ropes. (Adapted from Schneider, Com- 

 mercial Woods of the Philippines, p. 205.) 



CucurUta ficifolia (Cucurbitaceae) , 46622. Zambo. 

 From Ecuador. Collected by Dr . J. N. Rose, Associate Cu- 

 rator, National Herbarium, Washington, D. C. "Resembles 

 a small water-melon. Flesh white, sweetish, made into 

 dulces and also eaten as a vegetable." (Rose.) 



"I think it is not known in the United States and 

 may prove useful there. It is a native of this country 

 (Ecuador) where it is cultivated with corn, and is very 

 extensively used for man as well as for stock. The plant 

 will not endure severe frost. It grows 'at a temperature 

 of from 14 to 25 C. The best rule is to grow it with 

 corn, planting it in the corn rows 20 feet apart, each 

 way. Although in Ecuador it is a perennial, it is more 

 commonly treated as an annual. It is often planted 

 along walls and at the foot of trees on which it climbs 

 and produces fruit continually. This way is successful 

 only where there is no frost. The way it is used here 

 for food is as follows : when the melons are 5 or 6 inches 

 long and the shell still soft enough for the finger nail 

 to be driven into it, they are cooked, or made into 

 various dishes with salt and butter. When ripe it is 

 also eaten, cooked, with milk added at the table. For 

 stock feed it is used when ripe, the raw fruits being 

 cut in pieces; but it is far better, especially for 

 hogs and milk cows, if cooked before feeding. The pulp 

 is white and contains sugar and some starch. The ripe 

 melons can easily be kept for a year, in a dry well- 

 ventilated place, and are thus valuable for winter feed. 

 The melons average 20 to 301bs. each. When completely 

 ripe, the shell is very hard and the seeds black. There 

 are two varieties , one with the shell white and the other 

 with the shell green striped with white." ( S. Ordonez M.) 



Heterospathe elata (Phoenicaceae ) , 46640. Palm. From 

 Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. P. J. Wester, 

 Agricultural Advisor, Zamboanga, P. I. "A tall, 



