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the ordinary garden form, being erect instead of dif- 

 fuse. The fragrant flowers are beautiful shades of 

 blue and white." ( Bur tt -Davy. ) 



Mussaenda pubescens (Rubiaceae), 46950. From Hong- 

 kong, China. Presented by Mr. W. J. Tutcher. A small, 

 ornamental, climbing shrub, found on the island of 

 Hongkong and in the province of Yunnan, China. The 

 ovate-lanceolate leaves are minutely pubescent and 

 the yellow flowers are borne in loose, few-flowered 

 cymes. (Adapted from Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, 

 vol. 3, p. 396. ) 



Pachylobus edulis mubafo (Balsameaceae) , 46793. From 

 Loanda, Angola, Africa. Presented by Mr. J. Gossweiler, 

 Servicios de Agricultura. A tree found in the Cameroon 

 valley in Upper Guinea, Africa. The odd-pinnate leaves 

 have 15 to 17 coriaceous, ovate leaflets 4 to 6 inches 

 long. The small flowers are borne in rusty-tomentose 

 panicles collected near the ends of the branches. The 

 oval, black fruits , about 3 inches long, have a pleasant 

 taste. It is related to the Java-almond and to the 

 pili nut. (Adapted from Oliver, Flora of Tropical 

 Africa, vol. 1, p. 327, under Canarium edule.) 



Passiflora sp. (Passif loraceae) , 46785. Granadita. 

 From Mexico. Seeds collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe and 

 presented through Dr. H. J. Webber, Director, Citrus 

 Experiment Station, University of California. "From 

 Puerto Mexico, Vera Cruz; collected September 9, 1918. 

 A passion vine which grows upon the beach in the vi- 

 cinity of Puerto Mexico. Its fruits are unusually 

 handsome and are sold in the market. They are produced 

 upon slender stems about 4 inches long, and are round, 

 an inch in diameter or slightly larger, and brilliant 

 crimson-scarlet in color. Of this genus, they are by 

 far the showiest fruits that I have seen. The outer 

 covering of the fruit is not hard; the seeds are sur- 

 rounded by white, translucent pulp of slightly acid 

 flavor. In quality this species is inferior to P. ligularis 

 in that the flavor is not so aromatic and spicy. It 

 would be worth cultivating, however, if only for the 

 beauty of its fruits, and it should be an excellent 

 species to cross with some of the larger-fruited passi- 

 floras." (Popenoe.) 



Rosa gentiliana (Rosaceae), 46789. Rose. From Kew, 

 England. Presented by Sir David Prain, Director, Royal 



