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ARRACACIA XANTHORRHIZA. Arracacha. Perennial
herb, 2 to 3 feet high, with deeply divided leaves and small heads
of purple flowers.  The large and fleshy roots, which have a peculiar
pleasant flavor but are slow in reaching maturity, form a most
important article of food in South and Central America.  Cooked
like parsnips, which they resemble. For Gulf States and California.

38890. ARTOCARPUS INTEGRA. Jack fruit.  From the
director of the botanical gardens, Buitenzorg, Java.  Thirty feet
high, leaves 4 to 6 inches long, varying in shape from obovate entire
to lanceolate or even 2 to 3 lobed.  Fruits attain length of 18 inches
and weight of 30 to 40 poimds.  Usually eaten cooked as a vegetable
rather than as a fruit.  Less palatable than breadfruit.  Timber
excellent for cabinetwork.

41924. ARUNDINARIA PUMILA.  A very dainty ornamental
dwarf bamboo, presented by John McLaren, San Francisco, Cal.
Culms 15 inches or more high.  Leaves about 5 inches long, fin ely
pointed. Resembles A. humilis, but has darker green, shorter, more
abruptly pointed leaves.  Is quite hardy and a very effective orna-
ment for rocky nooks.  Is not inclined to spread like most species of
Arundinaria.

31835. ASPARAGUS FALCATUS. Asparagus.  From J.
Medley Wood, Natal Botanic Gardens, Durban, Natal, South Africa.
A large, spreading, woody vine, with stout gray or brownish stems,
20 to 40 feet long.  The cladodes (leaves) are rich dark green, narrow,
2 to 3 inches long, with undulate margins.  The fragrant, white
flowers are produced in loose racemes, 2 or 3 inches long, in great
profusion durmg midsummer.

40617. ASPARAGUS LUCIDUS. Tenmondo.  From the Bureau 
of Productive Industry, Taihoku, Formosa.  Perennial herb,
producing in summer small yellowish flowers followed by red berries.
The tuberous roots are preserved in sugar or used after cooking.
The acidity should be removed before use by boiling.

34357. ASPIDOSPERMA MACROCARPON. Guatambu.  A
tree found on the plains in the State of Minas Geraos, Brazil;
source of an important commercial timber used in building and for
agricultural implements.  It has a flat pod several inches in diameter,
containing a number of large, flat, paper-winged seeds.  A related
tree furnishes quebracho, the tanning material of Brazil.
        