
          36598. LAGENARIA SP.
Agusi Gourd. From Lagos, Southern
Nigeria, through J. A. de Gage. Rank
wine producing immense thick-walled
gourds with very large oily seeds
from which oil is extracted and employed 
as constituent of famous dish
called Palaver Sauce. A vine grown
near Washington bore single fruit
weighing 55 pounds. Convenient for
household use.

32309. LAGERSTROEMIA
SPEGIOSA. From Mr. O. B. Burrell,
superintendent, Lamao Experiment
Station, Bureau of Agriculture, Lamao,
Bataan, Philippine Islands. A strong
growing deciduous shrub, reaching a
height of 10 to 25 feet, producing an
abundance of fringed flowers in
spring and summer.

24431. LANSIUM DOMESTICUM. 
Doekoe from Buitenzorg, Java.
Presented by Dr. M. Treub, Director.
One of the most refreshing fruits of
the Dutch East Indies. It is about the
size of a French prune, of a straw
color, with a pulp of a peculiar almost
waxy texture and slightly subacid
flavor. Seed intensely bitter and
should be avoided in eating.
        