
          and weighs 8 to 24 ounces. The pulp is white or rose-tinted, similar 
to that of the cherimoya in texture and flavor, though usually more 
acidulous. The seeds are like those of the cherimoya. At the Plant 
Introduction Garden, Miami, Florida, this species produced its first 
fruits in 1923. Its behavior at that place indicates that it will be 
successful in southern Florida, where it should become a popular fruit. 
It is recommended also for trial in tropical regions generally, for it 
merits wide distribution.

26565. ARALIA CORDATA. Udo. From Japan. A spring salad vegetable, 
very popular in Japan, and which, when properly grown and suitably 
prepared for the table, is a great delicacy. The young shoots are 
blanched by mounding with earth or by covering with closed drain 
tiles in the early spring. In Nova Scotia these are available two 
weeks before asparagus. The shoots are sliced, chilled in ice water, 
and served with French dressing, or are cooked and served like asparagus. 
They have a delicate and delicious piney flavor if the blanching has 
been thorough. The plants, which continue to yield for about 9 years, 
are set 3 or 4 feet apart and in summer make an attractive screen of 
foliage 4 to 6 feet high which dies down in the fall. Udo is certain 
to grow in favor in this country as soon as the correct methods of 
culture and preparation are generally understood. Special directions 
will be furnished on application.

37013. ARTABOTRYS UNCINATUS. Ylang-ylang. From Gotha, Florida. 
Presented by H. Nehrling. This plant, formerly known under the name 
Artabotrys odoratissimus, is reputed to be one of the sources of the 
celebrated ylang-ylang perfume. It is cultivated in the warmer parts 
of India and elsewhere in the Asiatic tropics, and is occasionally 
seen in tropical American gardens. Its appearance is peculiar, for 
it is a climbing shrub with zigzag branches reaching to 15 or 20 feet 
in length. The flowers are about 2 inches broad, and of brownish-red 
color; their fragrance is penetrating and delightful. The hook-like 
flower stalks, by the aid of which the broadly egg-shaped fruits are 
hung or suspended to nearby trees or bushes, are as interesting as 
the habit of growth exhibited by this shrub. It is not sufficiently 
hardy for cultivation in any but practically frostless regions.

58624. BAUHINIA HETROPHYLLA. From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. 
Presented by Dr. Mario Calvino, director, Estacion Experimental 
Agronomica. This climbing Bauhinia, known locally as bejuco tortuga 
(turtle vine) is described by Dr. Calvino as growing in low, sandy 
places, chiefly on the edges of lagoons and marshes in western Cuba. 
Its clusters of yellowish white flovers appear in December, for which 
reason it seems worthy of trial in southern Florida, where winter-
flowering ornamentals are much desired. It may not prove sufficiently 
hardy for cultivation in other parts of the United States, but should 
succeed in the Tropics generally.

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