﻿28 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



40991. Mangifera indica L. Anacardiacese. Mango. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. William S. Lyon, Gar- 

 dens of Nagtajan. Received August 4, 1915. 

 Seeds sent in continuation of Mr. Lyon's experiments in shipping mango seeds 

 to the United States. Three plants are being grown from the six seeds received. 



40992. Passiflora edulis Sims. Passifloracese. Passion fruit. 



From Tucuman, Argentina. Presented by Mr. H. F. Schultz, horticulturist, 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. Received August 2, 1915. 

 " Seeds of a superior yellow-fruited variety of Passiflora grown at Calilegua, 

 Argentina. I expect to plant this variety quite extensively in this province 

 under different local conditions of soil and climate. We have recently had very 

 severe weather, the temperature going down to 5° C. below zero, which naturally 

 has resulted in considerable damage to tender tropical and subtropical trees." 

 (Schultz.) 



40993. Psidium guayabita A. Richard. Myrtaceae. Guayabita. 



From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Presented by Mr. Juan T. Roig, botanist, 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. Received August 5, 1915. 

 " This is a species peculiar to the western portion of Pinar del Rio, where it 

 is called guayabita del Pinar. The fruit is edible, but not very valuable. A 

 very popular aromatic liquor is prepared from the fruit, and there is a factory in 

 Pinar del Rio which has patented the product with the name of Licor de guay- 

 abita del Pinar" {Roig.) 



40994 and 40995. 



From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, Agri- 

 cultural Explorer for the Department of Agriculture. Received August 

 3, 1915. 



40994. Elaeis g*tineensis Jacq. Phoenicacese. Guinea oil palm. 

 " Seeds of the oil palm obtained from an old plant growing on the prop- 

 erty of Sr. Brito, near Santiago de las Vegas. This palm seems to be at 

 home here, but it is very rarely seen in cultivation. It has already been 

 introduced into the United States at various times." (Popenoe.) 



40995. Entekolobium cyclocaepum (Jacq.) Griseb. Mimosacese. 



" Oreja de judio. A fine leguminous tree extensively used in this region 

 as a shade tree along avenues and carreteras. Of the four or five different 

 species used on the rock road from Santiago de las Vegas to Havana this 

 is certainly one of the best, growing to a considerable height and branch- 

 ing to form a symmetrical, rounded head of deep-green foliage, giving a 

 fairly dense shade and presenting an attractive appearance. While it 

 has already been planted in Florida, I know of no avenues of it in that 

 State, and it might advantageously be propagated at Miami, I believe, 

 with the intention of testing it as an avenue tree." (Popenoe.) 



40996. Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott. Aracese. Taro. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Presented by Mr. Gerrit P. Wilder. 

 "(No. 208. Uahi a Pele.) The varietal name means ' smoke of Pele,' or 'vol- 

 cano smoke,' Pele being the goddess or spirit of the volcano Kilauea. The leaf 

 blade is dark olive bronze, shaded with purple ; petiole maroon, varying from 

 dark to light. The sap is reddish. The plant is very ornamental." (R. A. 

 Young. ) 



