
          32704. GARCINIA LIVINGSTONEI. Pembe. From East Africa. Presented by 
Pliny W. Keys, Inhambane. A small, compact bush with stiff, very stout 
branchlets. The small, white flowers are followed by elliptic fruits 
2 inches long, orange yellow when fully ripe. The leathery skin encloses 
whitish, juicy flesh and two large seeds; the flavor is acid and aromatic. 
At Miami, Fla., this plant has borne fruit abundantly at an early age. 
It is of interest principally as a possible stock for the mangosteen.

56120. GAULTHERIA sp. From Yunnan, China. Collected by J. F. Rock, 
Agricultural Explorer. An ornamental shrub 10 to 15 feet high, with long, 
whiplike branches reaching to the ground. The leaves are leathery and 
dark green, while the large, white flowers are borne in great masses 
all along the branches. Not certain to prove hardy in this country, north 
of the Carolinas. Should be tested in the Southern States and on the 
Pacific coast.

51407. GUAIACUM GUATEMALENSE. Lignum-vitae. From the city of Guatemala. 
Secured through H. W. Goforth, American vice-consul. A small tree, 
reaching about 25 feet in height, native to the hot, dry, lowland plains 
of eastern Guatemala. It has a gnarled and twisted trunk, slender branches, 
delicate leaves, and in February and March is covered with small flowers 
of a delicate lavender-purple hue. The extremely hard wood is used in 
cabinet work. In southern Florida the species has proved resistant to 
light frosts. It is recommended as a hedge and ornamental plant for that 
region. Its growth is slow, but the plants even when young are shapely 
and decorative in appearance.

56180. GUILIELMA UTILIS. Pejibaye Palm. From Limon, Costa Rica. Presented 
by C. P. Chittenden, manager, United Fruit Co. This remarkable palm is of 
ancient cultivation in Costa Rica and deserves wide dissemination in the 
Tropics. It is a beautiful pinnate-leaved species, with a slender trunk 
reaching not more than 50 feet in height. The fruits, of which as many 
as 5 or 6 stout racemes containing 1000 each may be produced in a single 
crop, are top shaped, as much as 2 inches long, yellow to deep orange, 
with a hard seed in the center surrounded by an abundance of firm, orange-
yellow, starchy flesh. After being boiled in salted water the flesh 
resembles that of the chestnut in texture and flavor. Recommended for 
testing in Porto Rico, Hawaii, the Philippines, and elsewhere throughout 
the Tropics.

57211. HAKEA NODOSA. From Hobart, Tasmania. Presented by L. A. Evans, 
Secretary of Agriculture. An ornamental, Australian shrub, two to six 
feet high, with slender branches, short, needlelike or extremely narrow 
leaves crowded on the stems, and axillary clusters of very small flowers. 
It should succeed in the semiarid southwest, especially in southern 
California.

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