
          51407. GUAIACUM GUATEMALENSE. Lignum-vitae. From Guatemala City. 
Seeds secured through H. W. Goforth, American consul. A small tree, 
reaching about 25 feet in height, native to the hot dry plains of 
eastern Guatemala. It has a gnarled and twisted trunk, slender branches, 
small delicate leaves, and in February and March is literally covered 
with small flowers of a delicate lavender-purple color. The 
extremely hard wood is used in cabinet making. In southern Florida 
the species has proved resistant to light frost, and it is strongly 
recommended for trial as an ornamental plant for that region. Its 
growth is slow, hut the plants when young are shapely and decorative 
in appearance.

50679. GUILIELMA UTILIS. Palm. From San Jose, Costa Rica. Seeds 
collected by Wilson Popenoe, Agricultural Explorer. 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 slender trunk reaching not more than 50 feet in height. The 
fruits, of which as many as 5 or 6 stout racemes 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. This is eaten after being boiled 
in salted water and, in texture and flavor, resembles boiled chestnuts, 
lending itself to a variety of table uses. Recommended for testing in 
Cuba, Porto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Philippines, and elsewhere 
throughout the Tropics.

51142. GUNDELIA TOURNEFORTII. From Jerusalem, Palestine. Seeds 
presented by J. Ettinger. Native name Accoub de Syrie. This spiny 
composite, native to Persia, has buttonlike flower buds about the size 
of a large strawberry, which, when boiled and served with butter, make 
a delicious dish. The product is said to be the equal of asparagus, 
and more delicate in flavor than French artichokes. The plant is a 
perennial and requires 4 years to reach its maximum production; it is 
probably as long-lived as asparagus.

52263. HEDYOTIS sp. From Nyonki , Mongalla Province, Anglo-Egyptian 
Sudan. Seeds collected by Dr. H. L. Shantz, Agricultural Explorer. 
A beautiful plant, herbaceous or half-shrubby in character, which produces  dainty tubular flowers like Bouvardias. Its trial is suggested 
in subtropical regions of the United States.

49253. KIPPOCRATEA OBTUSIFOLIA. From Victoria Falls , Rhodesia. 
Seeds collected by Dr. H. L. Shantz, Agricultural Explorer. A climbing 
shrub with opposite leaves and small flowers, followed by peculiar 
three-winged fruits. For trial as an ornamental in subtropical portions 
of the United States.

51763. HYLOCEREUS sp. White Pitahaya. From Bogota, Colombia. Seeds 
collected by Wilson Popenoe, Agricultural Explorer. A rare, edible- 
fruited cactus, half -climbing in habit, from the Andes of Colombia. 
The oval, light-yellow fruits, about 4 inches long, contain white,

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