Inventory 72, Seeds and Plants Imported. 



Plate II, 



The Carambola, a Favorite Fruit of Southern China. (Averrhoa 



CARAMBOLA L. ; S. P. I. NOS. 55651 AND 55652.) 



The peculiar winged fruits of the carambola are highly acid in character and are eate n by the 

 Chinese with fish, meats, and other foods. When fully ripe they are deep yellow and sweet 

 enough to be eaten out of hand, though they are not greatly relished in this form. The tree 

 can be grown successfully in southern Florida, but it is too tender for cultivation in other 

 parts of the United States. (Photographed by Wilson Popenoe at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 

 March 18, 1914; P15001FS.) 



