
          in this country.

54093. MALUS ZUMI. Dwarf Apple. Originally from the mountains of 
central Japan. Seeds presented by the Arnold Arboretum. A low and 
much-branched tree growing to 20 feet in height and having a rounded 
crown of twiggy growth. The pinkish flowers are borne in great profusion 
and are followed by red fruits. This variety, said to be a 
large-fruited form, was propagated for trial as a stock plant.

54094. MALUS ZUMI. Dwarf Apple. Originally from the mountains of 
central Japan. Seeds presented by the Arnold Arboretum. This is reported  
to be a small-fruited form of the preceding.

42463. MARANTA ARUNDINACEA. Arrowroot. From Jamaica. Tubers 
presented by W. Harrison, superintendent, Hope Gardens. This attractive 
plant yields the true West Indian arrowroot, much used as a food 
for children and invalids. It succeeds on the Gulf coast and in 
Florida, and is easily raised. It is not a new introduction, having 
been planted in Florida many years ago, but it seems worthy of wider 
dissemination than it has yet had, and it may be feasible to cultivate 
it commercially in certain regions. The species should be tested 
with this object in view. Plants are set in the spring and the 
tubers harvested the following autumn.

49893. MIDA ACUMINATA. Quandong. From Sydney, New South Wales. 
Seeds presented by the Forestry Commission of New South Wales. The 
quandong, sometimes called ''native peach," is a handsome small evergreen 
tree from the drier and hotter parts of New South Wales. It is 
remarkably resistant to drought and to the hot winds which periodically 
blow over its native region. The leaves are much relished by 
sheep and cattle; the red fruit, about three fourths of an inch in 
diameter, is used for jellies and preserves resembling guava in flavor. 
The kernels are palatable and yield abundant illuminating oil. 
The bark contains a large amount of tannic acid; the wood is used for 
turnery, carving, and cabinet work. For trial in the Southwestern 
States.

51614. MYRCIARIA EDULIS. Cambuca . From Brazil. Seeds presented 
by P. D. Barnhart , Los Angeles, A handsome evergreen tree commonly 
cultivated in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for its edible 
fruits which are produced both on the small limbs and on the trunk 
of the tree. The orange-colored oval fruits are about 1-1/2 inches long, 
with a firm, leathery, very acrid pericarp surrounding the inner pulp, 
which constitutes the edible portion of the fruit. This pulp is soft, 
translucent, and jellylike, with a pleasing, subacid flavor. The 
fruits are much esteemed by the Brazilians. For trial in California 
and Florida.

53982. MYRICA RUBRA. Yang mae. From Foochow, Fukien, China. 
Seeds presented by C.R. Kellogg. A handsome evergreen shrub or small 
tree, cultivated for its beautiful, dark-purple, edible fruits, the 
size of crab apples, which may be eaten out of hand or made into

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