﻿36 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



47584 to 47592— Continued. 



47585. Annona squamosa L. Annonacese. Sugar-apple. 

 "One of the best of the anonas. It succeeds only in regions where 



there is little frost It does well in southern Florida, but has never 

 been successfully grown in California. New varieties should be tested to 

 obtain superior ones combining productiveness with good size and 

 quality of fruit." 



47586. Carica papaya L. Papayacese. Papaya. 

 " The papaya succeeds admirably in southern Florida. The greatest 



difficulty which has been encountered thus far is the perishable nature 

 of the fruit. This variety may aid in the production of varieties with 

 better shipping qualities." 



47587. Caryocab sp. Caryocaracese. 



"This genus yields the souari nut, sometimes exported from South 

 America to Europe. There are several species which produce edible 

 nuts. Probably the only section of the United States in which they 

 can be planted with reasonable hopes of success is extreme southern 

 Florida." 



47588. Grotalasia sp. Fabacese. 



A legume which may have possibilities as a green-manure or as a cover 

 crop. 



47589. Mirabilis jalapa L. Nyctaginacese. 



Seeds of this herbaceous perennial with fragrant red, white, yellow, 

 and variegated flowers are always interesting to grow in the search for 

 new varieties. 



47590. Phaseoltjs coccinexjs L. Fabacese. Scarlet Runner bean. 

 A rather small variety having light-brown seeds with dark-brown 



markings. 



47591. Phaseoltjs vulgaris L. Fabacese. Common bean. 

 Small tan-colored beans with dark-brown markings. 



47592. Zea mays L. Poacese. Corn. 

 Ears of a small variety having flat, flinty kernels resembling pop corn. 



47593. Ochroma lagopus Swartz. Bombacaceae. Balsa wood. 



From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Presented by Dr. M. C'alvino, director, 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. Received June 24, 1919. 



A wild tree, rather abundant, growing about 40 feet high and a foot or more 

 in diameter. The wood is white, stained with red, luminous, and sometimes 

 silky in aspect. It is very porous, the lightest of all woods, lighter even than 

 true cork. In Trinidad and other places it forms an article of commerce with 

 fishermen who use it in place of cork on their nets. (Adapted from Cook and 

 Collins, Economic Plants of Porto Rico, p. 205.) 



" In the past ten years this wood has sprung into prominence as an insulating 

 material and for use in life rafts. Refrigerators, the thick walls of which are 

 made of this wood, have kept ice for two weeks ; refrigerator cars of unusual 

 lightness and extraordinary insulating qualities are now being made of it, and 

 a motor boat has been made nonsinkable by using it to fill the air spaces in its 

 hpU. Plantations of Balsa trees are even now being made in Central America 

 under the stimulus of a large commercial company." (David Fairchild.) 



