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  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPOETED. 
  

  

  when 
  unripe 
  is 
  quite 
  astringent. 
  Fruit 
  in 
  clusters 
  of 
  10 
  to 
  40. 
  Near 
  Manila 
  the 
  fruit 
  

   ripens 
  from 
  May 
  15 
  to 
  June 
  15." 
  {Piper.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Found 
  throughout 
  India 
  and 
  Ceylon 
  and 
  extends 
  through 
  the 
  Malay 
  

   Archipelago 
  to 
  Australia. 
  It 
  also 
  occurs 
  under 
  cultivation 
  in 
  the 
  West 
  Indies. 
  

  

  31572 
  to 
  31576. 
  

  

  From 
  Costa 
  Rica. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Carlos 
  Werckle, 
  San 
  Jose, 
  Costa 
  Rica. 
  

   Received 
  August 
  4, 
  1911. 
  

   Cuttings 
  of 
  the 
  following; 
  quoted 
  notes 
  by 
  Mr. 
  "Werckle: 
  

  

  31572 
  and 
  31573. 
  Maxgifera 
  indica 
  L. 
  Mango. 
  

  

  31572. 
  "Gran 
  cazique 
  (Great 
  Chief). 
  Fruit 
  very 
  large; 
  crimson 
  and 
  

   violet 
  in 
  color; 
  few 
  fibers; 
  best 
  quality; 
  very 
  fertile." 
  

  

  31573. 
  "Fruit 
  very 
  large 
  and 
  beautiful; 
  carmine 
  and 
  violet 
  in 
  color; 
  

   solid, 
  few 
  fibers, 
  much 
  meat; 
  best 
  quality; 
  very 
  fertile." 
  

  

  31574 
  to 
  31576. 
  Annona 
  sp. 
  Annona. 
  

  

  "From 
  San 
  Francisco, 
  Nicaragua. 
  JFruit 
  delicious. 
  Trees 
  bear 
  the 
  second 
  

   year. 
  These 
  cuttings 
  are 
  from 
  three 
  differently 
  shaped 
  trees. 
  No. 
  31574 
  is 
  

   a 
  seedling, 
  and 
  is 
  considered 
  the 
  best." 
  

  

  31577 
  to 
  31608. 
  

  

  From 
  Philippine 
  Islands. 
  Received 
  through 
  Mr. 
  C. 
  V. 
  Piper, 
  of 
  the 
  Bureau 
  of 
  

   Plant 
  Industry, 
  July 
  20, 
  1911. 
  

   Seeds 
  of 
  the 
  following; 
  notes 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Piper: 
  

  

  31577. 
  Bryoxopsis 
  lacimosa 
  (L.) 
  Naudin. 
  

  

  "From 
  Davao, 
  May 
  14, 
  1911. 
  A 
  slender, 
  cucurbitaceous 
  vine 
  with 
  pretty 
  

   leaves. 
  Perhaps 
  of 
  ornamental 
  value. 
  Fruits 
  size 
  and 
  shape 
  of 
  a 
  pecan, 
  

   yellow." 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Throughout 
  the 
  tropical 
  regions 
  of 
  Africa, 
  Asia, 
  the 
  Malay 
  

   Archipelago, 
  and 
  Australia. 
  

  

  31578. 
  Cajan 
  indicum 
  Spreng. 
  Pigeon-pea. 
  

   "Purchased 
  in 
  the 
  market 
  at 
  Jaro, 
  Panay. 
  May 
  3, 
  1911. 
  The 
  speckled 
  seeds 
  

  

  are 
  probably 
  hybrids 
  between 
  the 
  black 
  and 
  the 
  white." 
  

  

  31579. 
  Clerodexdrum 
  cumixgiaxum 
  Schauer. 
  

  

  "From 
  La 
  Carlota, 
  Negros, 
  May 
  1, 
  1911. 
  A 
  luxuriant, 
  herbaceous 
  plant 
  with 
  

   large, 
  velvety 
  cordate 
  leaves. 
  Panicle 
  purple, 
  remaining 
  so 
  in 
  age." 
  

  

  31580. 
  Clerodexdrum 
  ixtermedium 
  Chamisso. 
  

  

  "From 
  La 
  Carlota, 
  Xegros. 
  A 
  beautiful, 
  luxuriant 
  herb 
  growing 
  6 
  to 
  10 
  

   feet 
  tall, 
  with 
  large, 
  opposite, 
  cordate, 
  somewhat 
  dentate, 
  leaves. 
  Panicle 
  

   large, 
  scarlet, 
  the 
  calyx 
  and 
  peduncles 
  remaining 
  so 
  for 
  a 
  long 
  time. 
  Should 
  

   make 
  a 
  fine 
  tropical 
  annual 
  plant." 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Known 
  only 
  from 
  the 
  Philippines. 
  

  

  31581. 
  Crotalaria 
  saltiaxa 
  Andrews 
  1811. 
  

   {Crotalaria 
  striata 
  Schrank 
  1828.) 
  

  

  "From 
  Iloilo, 
  May 
  6, 
  1911. 
  A 
  half-shrubby 
  bush, 
  3 
  to 
  6 
  feet 
  high." 
  

   Distribution. 
  — 
  Throughout 
  tropical 
  and 
  southern 
  Africa 
  and 
  in 
  tropical 
  Asia 
  

   and 
  South 
  America. 
  

  

  31582. 
  Gossypium 
  sp. 
  Kidney 
  cotton. 
  

   "A 
  variety 
  found 
  on 
  the 
  island 
  of 
  Marinduque. 
  A 
  company 
  testing 
  it 
  has 
  

  

  12 
  acres 
  planted 
  and 
  has 
  high 
  hopes 
  of 
  it. 
  Apparently 
  a 
  form 
  of 
  Gossypium 
  

   braziliensis. 
  Prof. 
  Conner, 
  of 
  the 
  Manila 
  Bureau 
  of 
  Agriculture, 
  says 
  they 
  have 
  

   obtained 
  the 
  same 
  sort 
  from 
  various 
  islands 
  of 
  the 
  Philippines." 
  

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