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25888 to 25890— Continued. 



Seeds of the following: 



25888. Feronia elephantum Correa. 



"This is the wood-apple of India and Ceylon, a deciduous tree with pinnate 

 leaves, bearing a fruit about the size of an orange, but with a very thick, woody 

 rind. 



"The pulp of the fruit is acid and aromatic and is sometimes eaten by the 

 natives of India; it is also used to prepare a jelly much resembling that made 

 from black currants, but this jelly is said to have a very astringent taste. 



"This plant is allied to the bael fruit of India, Belou marmelos, and is being 

 grown to hybridize with that species, and also for trial as a stock upon which 

 to graft it." (W. T. Swingle.) 



Distribution. — A medium-sized tree, found in the sub-Himalayan forests. 

 from the Ravi eastward, and throughout the greater part of the plains of India, 

 being more frequent in the moist tracts of Bombay, Madras, Bengal, and Burma 

 than in northern India. 



25889. Belou marmelos (L.) W. F. Wight. Bael. 

 Both of the above are from the state gardens, Baroda. 



25890. Belou marmelos (L.) W. F. Wight. Bael. 

 From Mr. George Hodson, florist and seedsman, Bangalore. 



See S. P. I. No. 24450 for description of Belou marmelos. 



25891 to 25893. 



From Ootacamund, India. Presented by Rev. G. N. Thomssen, American Bap- 

 tist Telugu Mission, Bapatia, South India. Received August 20, 1909. 

 Seeds of the following: 



25891. Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Ait.) Wight. 



The Downy myrtle, or Hill gooseberry, is a handsome evergreen shrub, with 

 broad glossy leaves, pink flowers larger than those of a peach and lasting for 

 several weeks, and dark-purple berries about the size of a cherry and tasting 

 like a raspberry. The fruits are eaten raw, and used for making jam and jelly. 

 {Adapted from Bailey.) 



Distribution. — An evergreen shrub, native of the southeastern part of Asia, 

 extending from India through China, the Malay Archipelago, and the Philip- 

 pines to Japan. 



25892. Physalis peruviana L. 



From plants of ten years' select cultivation of the South African Cape goose- 

 berry in India. 



Distribution. — A native of Peru and cultivated throughout the Tropics. 



25893. (Unidentified.) 



White straw flowers growing wild on the Nilgiris. 



25894 to 25897. 



From Simla, India. Presented by Mr. E. Cotes, Indian News Agency, through 

 Mr. Frank N. Meyer. Received August 27, 1909. 

 of the following: 



25894. Amygdalus persica L. Peach. 



25895. Prunus armeniaca L. Apricot. 

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