﻿CONTENTS. 



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Introductory statement 5 



Inventory . 9 



Index of common and scientific names 51 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



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 Plate I. An avenue in Buitenzorg lined with Java almond trees (Can- 



arium indicum Stickm., S. P. I. No. 43024) 16 



II. An important oil producer in the Tropics, the Brazil nut (Ber- 



tholletia nobilis Miers, S. P. I. No. 43114) 16 



III. An early-maturing crop for the North, sweet corn (Zea mays L., 



S. P. I. No. 43118) 20 



IV. Seeds of a staple food product in Spain, a few of the numerous 



varieties of chick-pea (Cicer arietinum L.. S. P. I. Nos. 43273- 



43280) ' 20 



T. Seeds which are the source of a quick-drying oil, the soft lum- 



hang (Aleurites irisperma Blanco, S. P. I. No. 43389) 50 



