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36449 to 35465 — Continued. 



35451. PiTHEcOLOBiuM ANGULATUM Bentham. 

 ' * Ornamental small tree . ' ' {Baker) . 



35452. PiTHECOLOBiUM LOBATUM Bentham. 



"Small tree with very large ornamental red pods. Valuable as a tropical 

 ornamental, especially so far as the red pods, in which, after they open, the 

 blue seeds hang for a long time." {Baker). 



"This Pithecolobium goes under the name of Anagap, or Bansilak. It is 

 a small or medium sized tree, with large red, deeply lobed and curved pods. 

 The wood of this tree is used to some extent." {H. N. Whitford, The Forests 

 of the Philippines, pt. 2, 1911.) 

 35463. Premna odorata Blanco. 



{Premna pubescens Blume.) 



"The leaves are rich in an unknown essential oil, which possesses marked 

 insecticidal power. The leaves dried and powdered are used by the natives 

 for lice on poultry and other animals." {Baker.) 



35454. SiDEROXYLON sp. 



"A large, fine, forest tree in an interesting group. Will be of great interest 

 in tropical gardens. ' ' {Baker. ) 



35455. Streblus asper Loureiro. Kalios. 

 "An ilex-leaved moraceous tree. Produces large quantities of subedible 



juicy fruit of small size. Cultivation and selection might easily make some- 

 thing of value of it some day." {Baker.) 



"This is a small tree known as Kalios and is common in second-growth 

 forests." {H. N. Whitford, The Forests of the Philippines, pt. 2, 1911.) 



Distribution. — The drier parts of India and eastward through China, Cochin 

 China, and the Malay Archipelago and the Philippines. 



35456 to 35458. 



Collected by Mr. F. N. Meyer, agricultural explorer for the Department of Agri- 

 culture. Received May 27, 1913. 

 Quoted notes by Mr. Meyer. 



35456. Crataegus pinnatifida Bunge. Hawthorn. 

 "(Tsinan, Shantung, China, April 9, 1913.) A Chinese cultivated edible 



haw called Hong kuo much used by the Chinese as a sweetmeat, being eaten 

 mostly covered with molten sugar; also stewed with sugar or honey. Foreigners 

 in China make much use of them as preserves, compotes, jellies, and cake 

 fillings. They are also served stewed with game, meats, and as a tarty side dish. 

 This haw deserves the highest consideration of the American public as a new 

 fruit for the home, as the flavor is of such a nature that it appeals straightway to 

 practically all European and American people. The trees are slow growers 

 and thrive especially in sandy but rich soil and in regions where the summers 

 are warm and the winters only moderately cold. They are able to withstand 

 considerable drought." 



For an illustration of the edible fruit of this Chinese cultivated hawthorn, 

 see Plate VIII. 



35457. Pyrus chinensis Lindley. Peax. 



{Pyrus sinensis Lindl.) 

 " (Tsinan, Shantung, China, April 5, 1913.) A large, coarse variety of Chinese 

 pear, called ma huang li, meaning 'yellow horse pear.' Grown in the vicinity 

 of Tsinan, Shantung. The pear possesses a very agreeable aroma, but a coarse, 

 watery flesh, like so many of the Chinese pears." 



