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obovate leaflets and the flowers, which are yellow 

 striped with red, are borne In axillary and terminal 

 panicles . (Adapted from Thlselton-Dyer , Flora of 

 Tropical Africa, vol. 4, part 2, p. 525.) 



ulonudora myristiea (Annonaceae) , 47500. Calabash 

 nutmeg. From Entebbe, Uganda. Seeds presented by the 

 chief forestry officer, Forestry Department. A large, 

 ornamental tree, native to Africa. The shining, pale 

 green leaves are confined to the endo of the branches. 

 The fragrant flowers, borne singly In the axils of 

 the leaves, are about six inches across, with three 

 spreading, wavy-margined, yellow petals, and three 

 erect, creamy white petals, all six of which are dotted 

 with red. The fruit, four to six inches In diameter, 

 contains a number of cyllndrlc seeds each about one 

 inch long, which have a flavor closely resembling that 

 of the nutmeg. (Adapted from Curtis 's Botanical Maga- 

 zine, pi. 3059. ) 



Pahudia africana (Caesalpiniaceae) , 47501. From 

 Entebbe, Uganda. Seeds presented by the chief forestry 

 officer, Forestry Department. This large, forest and 

 timber tree is a native of the Niger and Congo valleys 

 In western Africa. The small, white and red, fragrant 

 flowers are borne in lax or dense racemes and are 

 followed by smooth, thick, woody pods containing about 

 ten seeds. (Adapted from Oliver, Flora of Tropical 

 Africa, vol. 2, p. 302. ) 



"A useful tree for timber and shade. The wood 

 is hard and durable , and the bulk of the timber ap- 

 pears to be figured and of great value. It is frequently 

 exported to Europe under the general trade name of 

 'African mahogany'". (Useful Plants of Nigeria, vol. 

 2, p. 272.) 



Phageolus lunatus (Fabaceae), 47447. Lima be*n. 

 From Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Presented by Mr. Jas. 

 A. Nellson, Ontario Agricultural College. "Lima beans 

 which were grown near Iroquols, Ontario, in the garden 

 of Mr. Leigh Harkness. Mr. Harkness states that this 

 strain of beans has been grown by members of his fami- 

 ly since 1876. The seed was first secured from a 

 seedsman In Philadelphia, Pa. During the first few 

 years that the beans were tried at Iroquols, compara- 

 tively few ripened; but through selection of the earli- 

 est maturing and most productive plants for seed, a 

 strain has been isolated which matures in a latitude 



