OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1913. 



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fourths to 1 inch thick, of melting, buttery texture and rich, nutty flavor; quality 

 good to very good; seeds medium small, oblate, flattened on sides, and sUghtly rough 

 on the surface. ' ' ( Wilson Popenoe.) 



36271. SoLAJsiBi ACULEATissiMUM Jacquiii. 



From Caravellas, Brazil. Presented by Ih. Fred Birch. Received October 

 9, 1913. 



' ' Seeds of the sweet hollow tomato ; plant 18 inches to 2 feet high, forming a branched 

 bush exceedingly spiny; leaf about the size of a medium maple loaf but ehaped like 

 those of the ordinary tomato; skin of fruit tough, scarlet in color; flesh about three- 

 sixteenths to one-fourth inch thick, white, granular, soft, and sweet; the seeds grow 

 in a loose, dry cluster in the center. Plants grown in the richest soil are less spiny 

 than those growing on the dry hillside." (Birch.) 



Under the name arrebenta-cavallos, '^l. Pio Con-ea describes this plant as being 

 "used for cutaneous affections and in mesenteric tuberculosis." He says that it is 

 poisonous. 



36373. Eugenia ventenatii Bentham. 



Drooping myrtle. 



From Victoria, Australia. Presented by Mr. J. Cronin, curator, Melbourne 

 Botanic Garden. Received October 8, 1913. 

 "Drooping mjTtle, or large-leaved water gum; 40 to 60 feet in height, 24 to 36 

 inches in diameter. Wood of a gray or pinkish hue and beautifully marked. It is 

 close grained, hard, heavy, and tough; it is used for tool handles, poles of di-ays, ribs 

 of boats, and the flooring boards of verandas," ( /. H. Maiden, Useful Native Plants 

 of Australia.) 



Distribution. — This mjTtaceous tree occurs in the valley of the Brisbane River in 

 Queensland, the valley t)f the Clarence River in New South Wales, and along the coast 

 of ]Moreton and Rockingham Bays in Queensland. 



36373 to 36378. 



From 5ilinas Geraes, Brazil. Presented by Mr. Fred Bii'ch. Received October 

 6, 1913. 



36273. Carica papaya L, Papaya. 

 ^'Karl Schultz. One of the regular-shaped papayas; under the average size, 



about 6 inches long and 4 to 4| inches in diameter. The rich orange-colored 

 skin* was the clearest and most neariy free from spots and wiinkles that I have 

 ever seen; the flesh is extra thick and the seed cavity very small; seeds large. 

 Extra good quality." (Birch.) 



36274. Annoxa sp. 



"Seeds of the Jaca-andu, the 'wild dog's jack fruit' or wild forest soursop 

 of Minas Geraes. Fruit the size of an orange; very aromatic and delicious 

 when partaken of very sparingly," (Birch.) 



36275 to 36278. Carica papaya L. Papaya. 

 36275. "Seeds of the best long-stemmed papaya [i. e., from staminate 

 trees]; sweet and richly flavored; bears great quantities of sweet-scented 

 jasminelike flowers on long stems, which are very attractive to hum- 

 ming birds and insects. As the young fruit grows its weight makes the 

 long stem drop gradually to the trimk of the tree, where it forms one of 

 the dangling clusters which surround and hide the trunk. Sometimes 

 such a cluster will consist of from 15 to 25 pear-shaped fruits, weighing 

 from 1 to 2 pounds each. They take a long time to grow and ripen. Most 

 of this sort are inferior in taste." (Birch.^ 



