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38171 to 38174 — Contd. (Quoted notes by Mr. Dorsett and others.) 

 38171. RoLLiNiA DELiciosA SafCord. Annonacese. Fruta de condessa. 



"(No. 224a. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. March 20, 1914.) The fruta de 

 condessa (fruit of the countess), indigenous in the State of Rio de 

 Janeiro, whence the fruit is shipped to the markets of the capital and 

 sold there at 100 to 400 reis (3 to 12 cents) apiece. In general form the 

 fruit is conical to cordate, frequently 3 to 4 inches in diameter. The 

 surface is covered with conical protuberances of varying prominence, 

 and is creamy yellow in color when the fruit is fully ripe. The skin is 

 rather tough and not easily broken ; it surrounds the milky white, some- 

 what mucilaginous flesh, in which the seeds are embedded. The flavor 

 is somewhat insipid, but is much esteemed by the Brazilians, as evidenced 

 by the quantity of the fruit sold. The seeds are not so numerous as in 

 many other annonaceous fruits, but they are about the same size as 

 those of cherimoya. The fruit ripens in February and March in this 

 region. Should be given a trial in Florida and southern California, 

 particularly as a stock for the cherimoya and other choice annonaceous 

 fruits." 



3817C. MiMusoPS sp. Sapotacese. 



"(No. 225a. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 22, 1914.) A small sapo- 

 taceous fruit from the Jardim Botanico. Tree about 20 feet high. Fruit 

 oval, slightly under 1 inch in length, maroon in color. The flesh sur- 

 rounding the single seed is whitish and of very pleasant flavor, resem- 

 bling that of the sapodilla." 



38173. HoLCus sorghum L. Poacese. Sorghum. 

 {Sorghum vulgar e Pers.) 



"(No. 226a. From Barbados, British West Indies. April 5, 1914.) One 

 head of sorghum, collected in a field near Bridgetown, where it was 

 being cultivated." 



38174. SoLANUM sp. Solanacese. 



"(No. 227a. Brazil.) Data concerning seed has been lost, but it proba- 

 bly came from the interior of Bahia State, Brazil." 



38175. Parinari excelsum Sabine. Rosacese. 



From Mount Coffee, Liberia. Presented by Mr. Henry O. Stewart. Re- 

 ceived May 11, 1914. 

 Rough-skinned plum (?). 



"The fruit is about the size of an Imperatrice plum, covered with a rough 

 skin of a grayish color, and commonly called the Rough-skin or Gray plum. It 

 is brought into the market on the west coast of Africa, but is not much es- 

 teemed on account of the small quantity of edible matter it contains, which is 

 only the dry farinaceous substance surrounding the large stone." (Lindley, 

 Treasury of Botany, vol. 2, p. 846.) 



38176 to 38182. 



From China. Collected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer for 

 the Department of Agriculture. Received May 14-15, 1914. Quoted notes 

 by Mr. :Meyer. 



38176. Crataegus pinnatifida Bunge. Malacese. Hawthorn. 



"(No. 1209. Village of Tachingko, near Taianfu, Shantung, China. 

 March 21, 1914.) A large-fruited variety of Chinese hawlhorn, fruit 



