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Mangosteen.—The fruit of Garcinia Mangostana L. Same family. Native 
of the East Indies and cultivated in tropical countries. Regarded as one 
of the most delicious of known fruits. Obtained by Percy Wilson at Singa- 
pore, in 1901. 
Another specimen of the same, from the same source. 
Mammea or Mammee apple. The fruit of Mammea americana L. (Same 
family). Native of the West Indies and cultivated. Collected in Porto 
Rico by A. A. Heller, April, 1900. 
THE PASSION-FLOWER FAMILY (Passifloraceae) 
May-pops.—The fruit of Passiflora incarnata L. Native of the southeastern 
United States and cultivated for ornament. Presented by Joseph Harris, 
of Jonesboro, Tennessee. 
Another specimen of the same. Collected by H. H. Rusby, near Nashville, 
Tennessee, August 30, 1913. 
Bell-apple.—The fruit of Passiflora laurifolia L. Native of tropical America 
and cultivated. Obtained on the Island of St. Kitts, West Indies, by Britton 
& Cowell, September, 1901. 
Another sample of the same. Obtained in the Botanical Garden of Sin- 
gapore, East Indies, by Percy Wilson, in 1901. 
Granadilla—The fruit of Passiflora guadrangularis L. Native of the 
West Indies and cultivated. Purchased by H. H. Rusby in the market of 
Mexico City. 
Granadilla.—The fruit of Passiflora ligularis Juss. Native of the South 
American Andes. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Balsillas, Colombia 
August, 1916. 
Sweet granadilla—The fruit of an undetermined species of Passtflora. 
Purchased in Mexico City by H. H. Rusby. 
Another similar fruit, perhaps of the same species as the preceding. 
The fruit of Passiflora pedata L. Acquired by N. L. Britton at Rio San 
Juan, Santa Clara, Cuba, March 24, 1910. 
Curuba amarilla. Yellow-seeded Curuba. The fruit of Tacsonia mollis- 
sima H. B. K. Native of the South American Andes and cultivated. 
Collected by H. H. Rusby at Balsillas, Colombia, August, 1916. 
Curuba negra. Black-seeded Curuba.—The fruit of a species of Tacsonta. 
Home and source same as of preceding. 
Galupas.—The fruit of Poggendorffia rosea Karst. (?) Acquired by H. H. 
Rusby in the market of Bogota, Colombia, August, 1917. 
THE PAPAW FAMILY (Caricaceae) 
Jarilla—The fruit of Jarilla Sesseana (Ramirez) Rusby. Native of the 
tableland of central Mexico. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Empalma de 
Gonzales, Mexico, July 10, 1900. 
Papaya. Papaw. Tree melon.—The fruit of Carica Papaya L. Native 
of tropical America and cultivated in all tropical and subtropical countries. 
From Miami, Florida. Presented by A. Henning. 
A specimen of the same collected in the conservatory of the New York 
Botanical Garden, November, 1905. 
