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41385. Feroniella lucida (Scheff.) Swingle. Kutacese. 

 (Feronia lucida Scheff.) 

 Seeds from Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by the director of the Botanic 

 Garden. Received October 2, 3915. 

 " Kavista batu. Small spiny tree, native to Java ; leaves odd-pinnate, 3 to 6 

 paired ; leaflets oval or obovate, coriaceous, shiny above, margins entire or 

 slightly crenulate, obtuse or emarginate at the apex; petioles pubescent, the 

 terminal leaflet sessile ; rachis pubescent, articulated ; flowers perfect or by 

 abortion male, fragrant, white, rather large; sepals smalls linear, pubescent; 

 petals pointed oval ; stamens four times as many as the petals ; fruit globose, 

 2\ to 2f inches in diameter ; seeds small, with a thin hard testa, immersed in 

 the glutinous pulp. The pulp is sometimes eaten in Java, like that of the wood- 

 apple (Feronia limonia). It grows wild in the drier parts of Java, and has 

 been introduced into the United States, where it is being tested by the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture as a stock for citrus fruits." (W. T. Stvingle. In Bailey, 

 Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 3, p. 1220.) 



41386 to 41388. Citrus spp. Rutacese. 



Seeds from Manila, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. P. J. Wester, 

 Lamao Experiment Station. Received October 4, 1915. 



41386. Citkus medica L. Citron. 

 "A small primitive citron." (Wester.) 



41387. Citkus south wickii Wester. Limao. 

 "(No. 2049.) Limao. A thorny tree, with dense head and drooping 



branches, attaining a height of 6 meters. The limao, though rare, is not 

 uncommon in Bohol, where it is cultivated, and it has also been collected 

 by the writer in Baganga, Mindanao. The flowers appear late in April 

 and during the early part of May, with the fruit ripening in January 

 and February. A few fruits nearly full grown were collected in May. 

 This plant has flowered irregularly from May to December. The fruit 

 is not eaten, but is used in washing by the Boholanos. It is of no eco- 

 nomic importance. The tree is evidently quite drought resistant and 

 succeeds well in very scanty soil underlain with limestone. The limao 

 belongs in that group of the citrus fruits having free filaments, the most 

 conspicuous characters being the compact growth of the crown, the dark- 

 green, thick, and distinct leaves, the almost sessile stigma, and the attrac- 

 tive, oblate, regular-shaped fruit with its many locules, exceeding in 

 number those in any other citrus fruit known to the writer. This species 

 has been named in honor of Mr. E. F. Southwick. For a full description, 

 see The Philippine Agricultural Review, first quarter, 1915. Fruits 

 scarcely edible; plant may make a good stock." (Wester.) 



41388. Citkus webbeeii Montana Wester. Cabugao. 

 "(No. 2266.) Cabugao. Seeds from plant from which this species was 



described. Fruit makes a fair ade." (Wester.) 



"A shrubby tree with slender branches and small, weak spines, some- 

 times absent ; young growth green ; leaves 8.5 to 14 cm. long, 3 to 3.5 cm. 

 broad, ovate to ovate-oblong, crenate, dark green above, shining, base 

 broadly acute to rounded, apex blunt pointed, usually retuse ; petiole 24 to 

 38 mm. long, with narrow wing margin, in large leaves sometimes 17 mm. 

 broad ; flowers not seen ; fruit roundish oblate, about 45 mm. across, some- 

 what corrugate, 8-loculed. The general character of the plant and fruit in- 

 dicates that the cabugao is a form of the alsem ( Citrus webberii ) ." ( Wes- 

 ter The Philippine Agricultural Review, vol. S, p. 1^, first quarter, 1915.) 



