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33213 and 33214. CYDONIA OBLONGA. Quince.  From
Pedro Giraud, Granada, Spain.  Antequera, oblong variety,
smooth and well formed, with fine, mellow flesh, considered the best
of all varieties of quinces.  Spanish quinces are famous for their
high quality and the best are said to come from Antequera.

CYPHOMANDRA BETACEA. Tree tomato.  Large-leaved,
half-woody plant, often the size of a small tree, cultivated for its
orange or reddish egg-shaped fruits, the flesh of which is firm and
sweetish, somewhat resembling a tomato in taste and texture.
Reported excellent for fruit salads or preserves.  Can be fruited in
greenhouse; possibly even outside, south of Atlanta, Ga. Native of
Brazil.

31905. CYTISUS SPACHIANUS. From G. V. Perez, Teneriffe,
Canary Islands.  A handsome, yellow-flowered ''mountain broom"
with a very sweet odor.  It is used as a bee plant in Teneriffe, but
is of considerable value as an ornamental.

34079. DECKENIA NOBILIS. From P. Rivaly Dupont, Seychelles 
Islands.  A tall pahn, often growing to a height of 120 feet
in the Seychelles Islands.  Recommended for lawn and avenue
planting.

39964. DELONIX REGIA. Royal Poinciana. From C. F.
Mead, Asuncion, Paraguay.  Handsome, leguminous tree with broad
top and wide-spreading branches, gracefully bipinnate leaves nearly
2 feet long, and long racemes of large scarlet flowers, the upper petals
of which are striped with yellow. Grows rapidly; yields a yellowish
or reddish brown gum containing oxalate of lime.  Grown widely in
the Tropics.

13132. DETARIUM SENEGALENSE. Matondo. From W. M.
Longden, Melsetter, Rhodesia, South Africa.  A fruit-bearing,
leguminous tree, which grows 60 feet high.  Attractive, spreading habit,
suited for parks and avenues.  Fruit about the size of an apricot;
yellow, with tough, bitter peel; flesh reported jellylike, sweet, and
pleasant; prolific bearer; 11-year-old tree in Miami not yet fruited.

40177. DEUTZIA LONGIFOLIA.  From the Royal Botanical
Gardens, Kew, England.  A deciduous shrub, 4 to 6 feet high, 
distinguished from related species by the narrower leaves and the 
purplish rose flowers.  It is one of the finest Chinese deutzias, with its
large and richly tinted flowers.  Collected by E. H. Wilson.
        