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claimed tiiat the flavor of these seetls wheu boihxl or roasted is not unlike 

 that of chestnuts, though generally the former is much less palatable. 

 Dugdug lumber is largely employed in the construction of buildings, but 

 without the most thorough seasoning it warps and checks badly when 

 exposed to the weather, and for use in exposed places it is not durable 

 and has no special merit. 



14. A. intcgrifolia: Jak-fruit. 



A few trees of this species were introduce<l and planted a few years 

 ago and some of these have produced fruit. The original seeds were 

 obtained from Manila. Eaten as fresh fruit. 



15. Averrhoa carambola. Bilimbines. Carambola. 



Growing sparingly upon the island : and its five-angled, acid fruits are 

 occasionally used in making jellies and desserts, though it is not greatly 

 esteemed. The fresh fruit has a pleasing flavor and is relished by many 

 Americans ; but the Chamorro people care little for it, claiming that it 

 produces hiccough. 



16. Carica papaya. Papaya. The papaw or melon fruit. 



A small, seedy, inferior form of the papaya is widely dispersed over the 

 island. It is seldom if ever planted : but its seeds .-.re scattered by birds 

 which feed upon the fruit. It is sometimes eaten by the natives, but it 

 lacks the flavor of the better cultivated varieties and is not highly prized 

 as an article of food. Since American occupation seeds of the improved 

 forms have been introduced and the fruit from these trees are much more 

 generally utilized. 



17. Carissa arduina. 



This fruit was introduced early in the fiscal year of 1910 by this 

 station and is now bearing a few fruits. 



18. Caiiimiwa cdulis. White saj)ota. 



A few small seedlings of this s]iecies have recently been obtained by 

 this station from southern Florida, and are now growing on the station 

 grounds, but none have yet fruited on the island. 



19. Citrus arauntium sinensis. Cahet. Orange. 



The sweet orange is widely distributed on the island, but nowhere ex- 

 tensively grown. One or more trees are generally found near the ranch 

 house or often on the grounds near the town home. Methods of asexual 

 propagation are unknown to the i)eople of Guam, and the trees which 

 often spring from seeds dropped by chance in the dooryard receive no 

 attention. The fruit is generally of inferior quality. 



20. C. deciimana. Lalangha. Shaddock or grapefruit. 



Seedling trees of this species are common. There is considerable varia- 

 tion in the quality of fruits produced; but it is generally coarse, thick 

 rinded, and luferior in quality to that of the improved varieties of grape- 

 fruit. The fruit is used to a limited extent and only from trees bearing 

 superior fruits. 



21. C. medica acida. Limon. The lime. 



A common fruit in (iuam used in flavoring flsh, meats, and other dishes 

 and for preserves. The fruit is generally good, thin-rined, and juicy. If 

 given care and cultivation practiced under modern methods of orchard 

 management the quality of the fruit might be further improved. 



22. C medica genuinn. Setlas. The citron. 



Fruit of generally poor quality is grown to a limited extent. Tlie rind 

 of this fruit is sometimes employed in preserve making. 



