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45915 to 45918— Continued. 



45916. Abtocarpus communis Forst. Moracese. Breadfruit. 

 " Chestnut breadfruit. The large fruit contains about 40 chestnuts 



which are fine to eat after being boiled in salted water." 



45917. Blighia sapida Koen. Sapindacese. Akee. 

 "Akee fruit from India. Should not be used until the fruit opens, 



showing the seeds and the yellow edible portion. It is dangerous to eat 

 the closed fruit, as it contains a poison which produces uncontrollable 

 vomiting." 



Valued in Jamaica as a highly flavored, wholesome food, the bright 

 yellow, fleshy arillus being the part eaten. The arillus is prepared in 

 various ways, often stewed in milk, and afterwards browned in a frying 

 pan with butter. It is also boiled and mixed with salt fish, onions, and 

 tomatoes as a breakfast food. 



45918. Cheysophyllum cainito L. Sapotacese. Caimito. 

 "Silk star-apple. Green color." 



A tree up to 45 feet in height and a foot in diameter, bearing an 

 edible fruit about the size of an apple. The wood is dark violet in color 



tand is rather coarse, but is suitable for shingles and bowls and for 

 general carpenter work. 



45919. Rubus sp. Rosaceae. Blackberry. 



From Colombia. Presented by Hermano Apolinar-Maria, Instituto de 

 la Salle, Bogota, at the request of Mr. F. M. Chapman. Received March 

 19, 1918. 



45920 and 45921. Syringa spp. Oleacese. Lilac. 



From Rochester, N. Y. Presented by Mr. John Dunbar, Assistant Superin- 

 tendent of Parks. Received February 19", 1918. 



45920. Syringa reflexa C. Schneid. 



A bush, 6 to 9 feet in height, growing at altitudes of 4,500 to 7,500 feet. 

 The reddish flowers are borne in long pendulous inflorescences which give 

 the species a distinct appearance quite different from that of all other 

 lilacs. Found at Fanghsien, western Hupeh, China. (Adapted from 

 Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, pt. 1, p. 297.) 



45921. Syringa tomentella Bur. and Franch. 



A bush, 11 to 5 meters in height, forming thickets at altitudes of 9,000 

 to 10,000 feet. The flowers are white to rose-pink in color. Collected in 

 western Szechwan, China. (Adapted from Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, 

 pt. 1, p. SOI.) 



45922. Jtjglans kegia L. Juglandaceee. "Walnut. 



From New York. Presented by Dr. Robert T. Morris, New York, N. Y. 

 Received March 20, 1918. 



Scions from a walnut tree sent to Dr. Morris by the Office of Foreign Seed 

 and Plant Introduction under S. P. I. No. 17946. Mr. Frank N. Meyer, who' col- 

 lected this walnut in China, described it as a genuine paper-shelled walnut 

 which sells for three times as much money as the hard-shelled varieties. The 

 nuts can be shelled like peanuts. 



