﻿JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1916. 31 



43233 to 43236. 



From Nice, France. Presented by Dr. A. Robertson Proschowsky. Received 

 August 29, 1916. Quoted notes by Dr. Proschowsky. 



43233. Litheaea molleoides (Veil.) Engl. Anacardiacese. 

 (L. aroeirinha L. Marchand.) 



" Bush or small tree, very resistant to drought ; evergreen glossy 

 foliage; quite hardy here." 



43234. Oreopanax nymphaeifolium Hort. Araliacese. 



" Splendid large bush or tree with very large, glossy leaves ; quite 

 hardy here." 



43235. Podachaenium eminens (Lag.) Schultz Bip. Asteracese. 

 (P. paniculatum Benth.) 



" Very quick growing. Becomes in a few years a small tree ; large ever- 

 green leaves ; large panicles of white flowers. Naturalized in my garden." 



43236. Semele andeogyna (L.) Kunth. Convalleriacese. 



"A very beautiful climber ; splendid foliage ; red ornamental berries ; 

 evergreen ; hardy here ; reaches 15 meters in length." 



43237. Carica papaya L. Papayacese. Papaya. 



From the city of Guatemala, Guatemala. Presented by Mr. D. O'Brien. 

 Received September 1, 1916. 

 " The tree grows well at an altitude of 1,000 to 3,000 feet in these countries, 

 but we have no frost within the height specified. The fruit is delicate and 

 bruises easily. The trees grow best in arid regions where there is very little 

 rainfall. They grow wild, none having been cultivated. The fruit contains pep- 

 sin, which I believe could be extracted for medicinal purposes. Fruit could be 

 placed on the market when other fruits are not in season, say during the months 

 of November to January." {O'Brien.) 



43238. Butia capitata pulposa (Barb.-Eodr.) Becc. Phoenicacese. 



Palm. 



From Fruitland Park, Fla. Presented by Mr. Louis Bosanquet. Received 

 August 28, 1916. 

 " The Entre Rios palm, the most massive of all the species, almost rivaling 

 in this respect the Canary Island date, though the leaves are much shorter. 

 In mature specimens the trunk is about 30 feet high. I have a few fine photo- 

 graphs of these palms, said to have been taken by Dr. G. Niederlein in the 

 Missiones, Argentina, which exhibit quite large dense forests of tall specimens 

 growing in rather rocky and stony soil. I have only one specimen now, about 

 15 feet high with a very thick and massive trunk about 7 feet high. Ferns 

 (Phlebodium aureum) grow all around it in dense masses and form a beau- 

 tiful decoration on the rough stem, which is still provided with the old leaf 

 bases. The magnificent crown of stout, almost upright leaves, overtopping the 

 sturdy trunk, makes the specimen an exceedingly stately one. Each year it 

 matures about eight to nine fruit bunches, weighing from 35 to 50 pounds each. 

 Each fruit, of a light orange color, is as large as a plum, very rich in sugar, 

 juicy, intensely fragrant, like a combination of banana and pineapple, and 

 edible. The fruits are as closely set as a bunch of grapes. I have counted over 

 1,000 in one cluster. The large divided flower scape is inclosed in a very massive 

 spathe of the size and form of a baseball club, or, as a visitor expressed himself, 

 of a ' huge Hercules club.' Excellent wine, jam, and jelly can be made of the 



