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45216. Prunus subhirtella pendula (Sieb.) Tanaka. Amygdala- 

 cese. Rose-bud cherry. 



Grown at the Plant Introduction Field Station, Rockville, Md., from scions 



presented by Mr. David Fairchild from his place, " In the Woods," 



Chevy Chase, Md. Originally introduced through the Yokohama Nursery 



Co., of Japan. Numbered September, 1917. 



A small tree with drooping branches, mostly narrowly oval, light-green leaves, 



and long-stalked clusters of rose-pink flowers three-quarters of an inch across. 



One of the handsomest of early-flowering trees, producing its dainty flowers in 



profusion. Hardy in central New York. Deserves to be planted in all parts 



and as dooryard trees when there is room enough. Grows to very large size, 



but flowers when 3 years old. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of 



Horticulture, vol. 5, p. 2841.) 



45217 and 45218. Fragaria spp. Rosacese. Strawberry. 



From Bedford, England. Plants purchased from Laxton Bros. Received 

 September 28, 1917. 



45217. Keen's Seedling. An old and well-known English sort of the finest 

 quality, which does not generally succeed in America. Flowers per- 

 fect; fruit large, roundish, often cockscomb shaped, dark purplish 

 scarlet, with polished surface and rich, highly flavored, firm flesh. 

 (Adapted from Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America, p. 992.) 



45218. Old Pine, or Carolina. An American variety, with perfect flowers 

 and medium-sized, conical, bright-scarlet fruit, with a neck and solid, 

 juicy, rich flesh. (Adapted from Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of 

 America, p. 998.) 



45219. Calycophysum brevipes Pittier. Cucurbitacese. 



From Venezuela. Seeds presented by Mr. Henri Pittier, director, Estacion 



Experimental y Catastro de Baldios, Caracas. Received September 



28, 1917. 

 "(Cerros de Avila, above Caracas, August, 1917.) A Calycophysum, which 

 I collected at about 1,700 meters altitude on the slopes of the Avila Mountains 

 above Caracas. It is a high climber, growing in the outskirts of the forest. 

 The fruit is large and quite ornamental, the pericarp being of an intense 

 orange-yellow color. It looks very attractive to a thirsty person, and when 

 I picked the first one I opened and tasted it without losing time. The flavor 

 was quite sweet, and I lost no time in swallowing the ' swallowable ' part of 

 a whole fruit. Five minutes later my mouth was burning just as if I had 

 swallowed a very hot pepper and my insides soon began to make themselves 

 felt. For several hours I had nausea and some fever, with a strong head- 

 ache. Then it passed away. I suspect the peppery agent to be contained in 

 the dissepiments of the seeds, and if it could be made away with, the fruit 

 would certainly be very palatable. It goes mostly by the name of parcha de 

 culebra, parcha being a name common to the edible Passiflora fruits. But I 

 am also assured that it is the coco de mono, to which depilatory properties 

 are ascribed. The facial hair ornaments (?) which are the glory of men in 

 other countries are here the common privilege of an unusual number of the 

 members of the fair sex, and as they do not relish it, it is said that they make 

 away with it by means of the endocarp of the coco de mono. I would not 

 be surprised if this were the fruit in question, but the same name is given 



