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24134 and 24135. 



Prom Florida. Grown by Mr. P. J. Wester at the Subtropical Garden, Miami, 

 Fla. Numbered for convenience in recording distribution November 9, 1908. 



24134. Chrysophyllum monopyrenum Swartz. 



"This belongs to the Sapotacese and is a native of south Florida, where it 

 grows to a small tree, attaining sometimes a height of about 18 feet. The leaves 

 are leathery arid dark green, shining above and satiny beneath, something 

 similar to the star apple, with which many are familiar, only this is darker and 

 more lustrous than that species, making it more ornamental. The fruit is of 

 no value." (Wester.) 



24135. Thespesia poptjlnea (L.) Soland. 



"This is usually considered a native of the Old World, which has long been 

 naturalized to the West Indies and has probably drifted with the Gulf Stream 

 to the shores of Florida, where it grows wild on the Keys and occasionally on the 

 mainland. This plant will attain a height here of about 20 feet or more and 

 about the same spread under favorable conditions." ( Wester.) 

 "These plants will probably be of value in southern California as ornamentals and 

 shade trees. Both stand slight frosts." (Wester.) 



24136. Crinodendron patagua Mol. 



From Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the Arnold Arboretum. Received 

 October 26, 1908. 

 "A tree attaining a height of 30 feet; pyramidal shaped; pretty foliage; very ele- 

 gant, lily-shaped, drooping, red flowers." (Dr. F. Franceschi.) 



24137 and 24138. Zea mays L. Corn. 



From Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Presented by Mr. Elmer Stearns, 

 botanist, School of Agriculture. Received November 2, 1908. 

 Seed of the following: 



24137. "Blue corn, is regular Aztec corn, very much used for tortillas." 

 (Stearns.) 



24138. "White corn, used same as above (S. P. I. No. 24137)." (Stearns.) 



24140 to 24145. 



Collected near Simla, India, in the Himalayan foothills. Presented by Mr. 

 Evarard Cotes, Greenwood Court, Simla, India, through Mr. Frank N. Meyer. 

 Received November 10, 1908. 

 Seeds of the following. Descriptive notes by Mr. Frank N. Meyer: 



24140. Prunus armeniaca L. Wild apricot. 



Resembles the cultivated ones very much. 

 24141 to 24144. Amygdalus persica L. Peach. 



24141. Probably an improved cultivated form. 



24142. Very small pits, probably the genuine wild type. 



24143. Small heart-shaped pits. 



24144. The pits ceem to resemble those of the Chinese Honey peach. 

 24145. Pyrus sp. Pear. 



A wild variety. 



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