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Baguio in making flower stands, picture frames, and various small, useful, 

 and ornamental articles for the office or the home, which are really ornamental, 

 picturesque, and distinctly different from anything in that line that I have 

 ever seen. The plants are very abundant, and if the stems would ship suc- 

 cessfully and the plants later could be sold at a price that would be remunera- 

 tive to the importer, you would gain an ornamental that in its line would be 

 second to none." (Wester.) * 



39579 to 39581. Citrus spp. Rutacese. 



From Lamao, Bataan, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. P. J. Wester, 

 horticulturist, Lamao Experiment Station. Received December 19, 1914. 

 Quoted notes by Mr. Webster. 



39579. Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck. Panuban. 

 (Citrus decumana Murr.) 



"Panuban. An oblate fruit the size of a large orange, smooth, of the 

 same color as the pummelo, thin skinned, juicy, and well flavored. I have 

 not seen the trees, but believe it to be a hybrid between the pummelo and 

 the orange or mandarin." 



" A spiny tree, 3 to 4 meters tall, of robust growth ; young growth 

 pubescent ; leaves 12 to 17 centimeters iong, 4.7 to 8 centimeters wide, 

 oblong ovate, crenate, coriaceous; base rounded; petiole 15 to 23 milli- 

 meters long, wing margins narrow, at most 18 millimeters broad, and 

 cuneiform; flowers not seen; fruit 5.7 centimeters long, 7 centimeters in 

 transverse diameter ; oblate with shallow apical cavity ; surface smooth, 

 lemon yellow ; skin very thin ; pulp contained in 11 to 12 locules, yel- 

 lowish, fairly juicy, subacid, acidity and sweetness well blended, aro- 

 matic and well flavored; seed large, polyembryonic. The panuban is 

 said to bloom about New Year, and the fruit ripens in September to 

 November ; the trees are reported to be very prolific. The panuban has 

 been reported only from Lias, Bontoc, where half a dozen trees are said 

 to grow. Possibly it may be an accidental hybrid between the pummelo 

 and the orange or mandarin; if it is simply a mutation it is one of the 

 most striking of the species. However this may be, the pummelo char- 

 acter is strongly dominant in both the foliage and the fruit. Very well 

 flavored, the fruit is too dry to be acceptable to a discriminating public, 

 but it is not improbable that under cultivation the juiciness would in- 

 crease. In such a case the panuban might become a fruit of commercial 

 importance." (Adapted from Philippine Agricultural Review, vol. 8, first 

 quarter, 1915, p. 12.) 



39580. Citrus medic a odorata Wester. Tihi-tihi. 



" Tihi-tihi, the leaves of which analyze 0.6 per cent of essential oil. 

 The plant is a shrub, fruiting three years from seed; the fruit is of no 

 value. 



"A small, thorny shrub, seldom exceeding 2.5 meters in height, with 

 sharp, stout spines; young growth bright green; leaves 7.5 to 11 cm. 

 long, 4.3 to 6.5 cm. broad, elliptical, ' rather thick and leathery, serrate, 

 of distinct fragrance ; base rounded ; apex notched ; petioles very short, 4 

 to 6 mm. long, not winged; flowers one to four, in axillary compressed 

 cymes, sessile, rarely exceeding 38 mm. in diameter ; calyx large, promi- 

 nently cupped ; petals four to five, fleshy, white, with a tinge of purple 



