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" I have just eaten this fruit for the first time ; it is quite similar to the 

 marang (Artocarpus odoratissima Blanco) in flavor, being very sweet and 

 rich. The flesh is rather scant and the seeds large, but some day we may 

 discover a seedless one and then we shall have a real feast. The fruit is so 

 large that one (seedless) would be enough for three to five people." (P. J. 

 Wester. ) 



A Philippine tree which reaches a height of 25 meters (82 feet), with very 

 large, smooth, pointed leaves and yellowish green flowers. The oval brown 

 fruit is over 6 inches long and contains several seeds imbedded in a yellowish, 

 edible pulp. The fresh seeds are poisonous, but steeping in water makes them 

 edible. (Adapted from Brown, Wild Food Plants of the Philippines, p. 126.) 



56068. Dendrocalamtjs sikkimensis Gamble. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



From Sibpur, near Calcutta, India. Seeds presented by C. C. Calder, 

 curator, Royal Botanic Garden. Received December 11, 1922. 



" This bamboo flowered profusely this year in the Darjiling District." 

 ( Calder. ) 



For previous introduction and description, see S. P. I. No. 55815. 



56069 and 56070. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented by Dr. P. J. S. Cramer, Director 

 of the General Experiment Station. Received December 18, 1922. 



56069. Citrus medica L. Rutacea?. Citron. 

 Seeds of a peculiar citron with papayalike fruits from Java. 



56070. Gaecinia mangostana L. Clusiacese. Mang-osteen. 



These seeds are introduced from Java in the hope of establishing the 

 mangosteen in our tropical dependencies. 



For previous introduction and description, see S. P. I. No. 55496. 



56071. Dioscorea alata L. Dioscoreacea\ Greater yam. 



From Fort Pierce, Fla. Tubers presented by C. S. Steele. Received De- 

 cember 28, 1922. 



"This yam is a strain selected from the Hawaiian purple-skinned yam, S. P. 

 I. No. 467G8. The purple layer, just beneath the outer skin, was very thin 

 and sharply defined in the selected tuber, and the flesh of the tuber was white 

 and of good quality when cooked. Yams of the purple-skinned type vary con- 

 siderably with respect to the thickness of the purple layer and also in quality, 

 and it is still to be determined whether this selection will remain constant." 

 (R. A. Young.) 



56072 to 56074. Phaseolus spp. Fabacese. 



From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Seeds presented by Dr. Mario Cal- 

 vino, director, Agricultural Experiment Station. Received December 29, 

 1922. Quoted notes by Doctor Calvino. 



56072. Phaseolus calcaeatus Roxb. Rice bean. 



" Frijol mambi or Diablito: Seeds of* this variety were originally sent 

 from Oriente, where the plant grows spontaneously in the thickets. 

 The seeds are small, about the size of a grain of rice, kidney shaped, and 

 dark red. It is a pole bean of rapid growth and is very productive." 



56073. Phaseolus lunatus L. Lima bean. 

 " This is a good variety of pole Lima which I imported from Trujillo, 



Peru." 



56074. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Common bean. 

 "Frijol negro. One of the cultivated varieties of Cuba." 



