JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1914. 



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38888— Continued. 



smooth, buttery; fiber, none; flavor rich, very nutty, and pleasant; quality 

 extra good ; seed large, spherical, tight in cavity ; seed cavity large ; season 

 September and October at Los Angeles, Cal." {K. A. Ryerson, University of 

 California Journal of Agriculture, No. 4, p. 83, 1913.) 



38889. Triticum aestivum L. Poaceae. Wheat. 



(Triticiim vulgare Vill.) 

 From Esperanza, Sonora, Mexico. Presented by Mr. W. W. Mackie, di- 

 rector, Yaqui Valley Experiment Station. Received July 22, 1914. 

 "Turkestan wheat gathered in 1911. These seeds came from selections out 

 of three years of crops, during which time I have had them under observation. 

 The climate for the first part of the year in the Yaqui Valley is very similar to 

 the summer of Turkestan where I obtained these seeds. This wheat was se- 

 cured on the irrigated lands of the Merv Oasis in Transcaspia, where it is 

 grown mainly by irrigation. It somewhat resembles Chul wheat, which was 

 secured in the Valley of the Syr Darya farther north. In Turkestan it yields 

 well and is very hardy and vigorous in the face of severe dry winds and 

 drought. In the Yaqui Valley, however, it is entirely consumed with rust, as 

 is Chul wheat. We lie 30 miles inland from the Gulf of California." (Mackie.) 



38890 and 38891. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by the director. Botanic Gardens. Re- 

 ceived July 30, 1914. 



38890. Artocakpus Integra (Thunb.) L. f. Moraceae. Jack fruit. 

 See S. P. I. Nos. 6451 and 27170 for previous introductions and de- 

 scription. 



"A very large tree, native of South India and Malaya, introduced 

 and cultivated in Ceylon, where it has become seminaturalized. The 

 enormous fruits, a single one of which may weigh over 100 pounds, are 

 borne on the trunk and older branches, sometimes at the base of the 

 trunk or even under ground. It is usually oblong and irregular in shape 

 (sometimes almost round), being always green, with the rind consist- 

 ing of somewhat hexagonal knobs. This fruit forms a very important 

 article of food with the natives, w^hilst some Europeans also relish it 

 when cooked in curries. When ripe, the fruit has an overpowering odor, 

 and the stronger the latter the better the quality of the fruit, the 

 former not being disliked by those who relish the latter. With the ex- 

 ception of the rind and core, the whole of the fruit is eaten, the white or 

 cream-colored, soft, flaky pulp being used either raw, or boiled, or fried, 

 and used as vegetable for curries, etc. The large, albuminous, datelike 

 seeds are roasted and esteemed in curries. The timber is excellent for 

 cabinetwork, building, etc., and is much used in Ceylon; lemon yellow 

 at first, it turns with age to a very dark tint like mahogany, to which 

 it is but little inferior. The tree is propagated by seed and is suited to 

 moist or semidry districts up to 2,000 feet elevation." (Macmillan, 

 Handbook of Tropical Gardening.) 



38891. GuiLANDiNA BONDUC L. CsesalpiniacesB. 

 (Caesalpinia bonducella Fleming.) 



See S. P. I. Nos. 33570 and 34671 for previous introductions and de- 

 gcription. 



