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98399 to 98417— Continued. 



). Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swin- 

 gle. Rutaceae. Lime. 



No. 2942. From Charlotteville, Tobago, Feb- 

 ruary 20, 1932. Very acid and very juicy fruit; 

 on the same tree were found large fruits with 

 rough skin and small smooth-skinned fruits. 



98400 to 98416. Mangifera indica L. Anacardi- 



Mango. 



Nos. 98400 to 98406 were presented by E. A. 

 Walter, superintendent of the Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Garden at St. Lucia, Windward Islands, 

 March 8, 1932. 



98400. No. 3717. Tin creme. A medium-sized 

 oval yellow to green mango with smooth 

 cream-flavored flesh with persistent fibers. 

 It is an early mango in St. Lucia, ripening a 

 small crop in February and March and the 

 main crop from April until August. 



98401. No. 3718. La Rose. A bright rose-colored 

 medium-sized pear-shaped subacid mango 

 which ripens in August. 



No. 3720. Tin Tin. The Tin mango 

 seems to be a race of seedlings coming partly 

 true to type. There is a theory that these 

 seedlings came from a grafted mango. They 

 are not immune to anthracnose, but fruit in 

 February and March and again from April to 

 August. 



98403. No. 3721. Amelie. A medium-sized, 

 green-yellow mango which has a red blush 

 if grown in the sun; one of the most prized 

 mangoes of the island. It is a midseason 

 variety and rather stringy and not so good 

 a shipper as the Julie. 



98404. No. 3722. Imperial. A large very juicy 

 yellow fruit with a small seed and very little 

 fiber, which ripens in midseason. 



98405. No. 3723. Graham. A seedling of the 

 Julie, that has a larger fruit and develops a 

 crimson blush when grown in the sun. It is 

 preferred by many in the West Indies to the 

 Julie, which seems to be the standard mango 

 of the islands. 



. No. 3724. Julie. This dwarf mango, 

 with wedge-shaped squarish fruit that in 

 sunlight develops a distinct red blush, is 

 becoming the standard mango of the West 

 Indies. It is a midseason variety, yielding a 

 reasonably sure crop, and is a good shipper. 



Nos. 98407 and 98408 were presented by Mr. 

 Buffon, head gardener at Jardin d'Essais, Basse 

 Terre, Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 12, 

 1932. 



98407. No. 3787. D'Or. A large round yellow 

 mango, not fibrous, with a medium-sized 

 seed and much juicy flesh, rather inclined 

 toward the acid side. 



98408. No. 3788. Cog D'Inde (turkey egg). A 

 small yellow mango about the size of a turkey 

 egg, with thin skin, a large seed, and highly 

 perfumed yellow fibrous flesh. A midseason 

 variety that may prove better than the ordi- 

 nary "turpentine" mango. 



98409. No. 3816. Quanto. From Tortola, Brit- 

 ish Virgin Islands, March 18, 1932. A mango 

 of medium size with green skin, a small seed, 

 and sweet yellow flesh without fiber but with 

 a turpentine flavor. The tree is a heavy 

 bearer and is introduced for comparison with 

 the ordinary "turpentine" mango now grow- 

 ing in Florida, as stock or for crossing 

 purposes. 



98410. No. 3817. Turkey breast. From the 

 French side of St. Martin Island, March 17, 

 1932. A large thick mango with a suture 

 down one side, which gives it the appearance 

 of a turkey's breast. The fruit is said to be 



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fiberless, but as it was not ripe its quality 

 could not be judged, but it is evidently the 

 best mango of this region. 



Nos. 98411 to 98416 were collected March 18, 

 1932, on Tortola. 



98411. No. 3818. Bullhead or Miss Niles . Scions 

 from a seedling tree 70 years old, on the 

 estate of J. S. W. Georges, at Bough Bay. 

 The large light-yellow fruits, up to a pound in 

 weight, have small seeds, light-yellow, very 

 juicy flesh with short fibers, and are not so 

 strong flavored as most mangoes. 



98412. No. 3819. Cottage. Scions from an old 

 seedling tree 3 feet in diameter which was 

 loaded with both fruit and flowers. The 

 fruits are medium to small, very sweet, and 

 rather fibrous. Evidently a rather early sort, 

 which may have some character worth pre- 

 serving. 



98413. No. 3826. Royal. Presented by Roy 

 Campbell, on whose place the tree was grow- 

 ing. A medium-sized seedling mango of scar- 

 let color, not very fibrous, and of good 

 flavor, but not the best. Its color will make 

 it a valuable variety for use in breeding work. 



98414. No. 3831. Tortola seedling. From an old 

 seedling tree growing in the orchard plat at 

 the Tortola Experiment Station. The fruit 

 is said to be of good quality, somewhat acid, 

 and very juicy, with less fiber than the com- 

 mon type. The skin is yellow, overlaid with 

 a dark-red blush, similar in shape to the 

 Julie, but larger, as the fruits weigh from 

 three-fourths to 1 pound each. 



98415. No. 3832. Rector or Boar hog. Collected 

 near Sea Cow Bay. A large sweet yellow fruit 

 with very little fiber. It is one of the largest- 

 fruited mangoes on the island and is probably 

 a midseason or late variety. 



98416. No. 3833. Kidney. Collected near the 

 experiment station. The large fruits are 

 said to be greenish yellow when ripe and one of 

 the best seedling mangoes on the island. 



98417. Armouria beata Lewton. Malvaceae. 



No. 2617. A new genus and species from Beata 

 Island, Dominican Republic, March 22, 1932. 

 Seeds and scions of a shrub or small tree 15 to 20 

 feet high found on a rocky cliff. The leaves, over 

 2 inches long, are cordate, subobtuse, roughish 

 above, paler and softly stellate-tomentose beneath. 

 The beautiful salver-shaped cream-colored flow- 

 ers are solitary and over 3 inches in diameter. 



98418 to 98444. Acer spp. Aceraceae. 



From England. Plants purchased from W. 

 Fromow & Sons, Chiswick, London, W. Re- 

 ceived April 13, 1932. 



98418 to 98427. Acer palmatum Thunb. 



Japanese maple. 



98418. Atropurpureum; a vigorous handsome 

 plant with bold dark-purple foliage. 



98419. Corallinum; a pretty small-growing vari- 

 ety with bright coral-red foliage in spring. 



u. Crispum; a tree of very distinctive erect 

 habit with green red-stalked leaves which 

 have convoluted edges. 



98421. Decompositum; a distinct variety with 

 pretty green leaves. 



98422. Dissectum atropurpureum; a variety with 

 fine purple deeply serrated leaves, 9- to 10- 

 parted. 



98423. Dissectum ornatum; a variety with 

 bronze-purple, deeply serrated leaves, 9- to 

 10-parted. It is very similar to dissectum 

 atropurpureum except that the leaves are more 

 bronzy. 



