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46237. Achras zapota L. Sapotaceae. Sapodilla. 

 (A. sapota L.) 



From the city of Panama, Panama. Presented by Sr. Ramon Arias- 

 Feraud. Received June 8, 1918. 



46238. Mangifera indica L. Anacardiacese. Mango. 

 From the city of Panama, Panama. Presented by Sr. Ramon Arias- 



Feraud. Received June 8, 1918. 

 " Seeds of the best kind of mangos which we have here, called ' Galidad ' 

 (quality) mangos." (Arias-Feraud.) 



46239. Amygdalus persica L. Amygdalacese. Peach. 

 (Prunus persica Stokes.) 



From Pretoria, Union of South Africa. Presented by Mr. I. B. Pole Evans, 



chief, Division of Botany, Department of Agriculture. Received June 8, 



1918. 



"Transvaal yellow. This variety is one of the hardiest we have in this 



country and the most immune to the more common fungous pests of the peach." 



(Evans.) 



46240. Litchi chinensis Sonner. Sapindaceae. Lychee. 

 (Nephelium litchi Cambess.) 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Procured from Mr. Chang Chong, through Mr. 



J. E. Higgins, horticulturist, Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station. 



Received June 17, 1918. 



The lychee is a small tree, native to China, with dense foliage of rich green 



shiny leaves, racemes of greenish flowers, and clusters of spherical fruit about 



1 inch in diameter. Each fruit contains one seed in a firm jellylike whitish 



pulp or aril of delicious flavor. In China the production of dried lychee fruit 



is a large industry. (Adapted from Wilcox, Tropical Agriculture, p. 125.) 



Excellent results are now being obtained in rooting the cuttings in a moist 

 chamber. 



For previous introductions, see S. P. I. Nos. 40916 and 40973. 



46241. Lawsonia inermis L. Lythracese. Henna. 

 (L. alba Lam.) 



From Nice, France. Presented by Dr. A. Robertson Proschowsky. Received 

 March 21, 1918. Numbered June, 1918. 



An interesting shrub commonly known as henna, camphire, cypress shrub, 

 or Egyptian privet, grown throughout India, Persia, Syria, and northern 

 Africa, where its powdered leaves are used as a hair dye and as a cosmetic. 

 It imparts a reddish orange color. Plants attain a height of 8 or 10 feet and 

 bear smooth oval or lance-shaped entire leaves and panicles of small white 

 sweetly scented flowers, which are used in perfumery. This species is reported 

 as being a very useful and ornamental hedge plant. (Adapted from Watt, 

 Dictionary of the Economic Products of India, vol. 4, P- 591.) 



Chayote. 



46242. Chayota edulis Jacq. Cucurbitaceae. 

 (Sechium edule Swartz.) 



Fruits received in the autumn of 1916 from Mr. H. S. Zoller, Brooksville, 

 Fla. Numbered, for convenience in distribution, June, 1918. 



