﻿CONTENTS 



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Introductory statement - 1 



Inventory 7 



Index of common and scientific names 81 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



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 Plate I. A palm which rivals the banana as a food producer. ( Guilielma 



speciosa Mart., S. P. I. No. 47868) 8 



II. A seedless white sapote. (Casimiroa sp., S. P. I. No. 47957) 8 



III. Gathering bonavist beans in southern Florida. (Dolichos lablab 



L., S. P. I. No. 47977) 24 



IV. The guabiyu, an excellent fruit related to the guava. (Eugenia 



pungens Berg., S. P. I. No. 47987) 24 



V. A favorite Protea of Cape Province. (Protea latifolia R. Br., 



S. P. I. No. 48183) 52 



VI. A good street tree for arid tropical regions. (Thespesia popul- 



nea (L.) Soland., S. P. I. No. 48186) _ 52 



VII. The mahogany bean, a valuable African timber tree. (Pahudia 



quanzensis (Welw.) Prain, S. P. I. No. 48253) 60 



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