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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



50466 to 60617— Continued. 



are gibbons or convex. The viscous pulp is edible but of poor flavor. It 

 grows spontaneously in the forests of Martinique and is very rarely cultivated; 

 known locally as cachiman viorveiux. (Adapted from Journal, the Wnshing- 

 ton Academy of Sciences, vol. 6, p. 374.) 



Received as Aniwna ohtusijioro, which is referred to this species by Doctor 

 Safford. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 44659. 



50498. Stemocalyx sp. Malpighiacese. 

 "Plants." 



50499. Sterculia speciosa Schum. Sterculiaceae. 



"A tall ornamental tree with seeds which are supposed to be edible after 

 having been roasted." 



50500. Syagrus drudei Beccari. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 

 A palm with a stem 2 to 5 meters high and smooth rigid linear glaucous leaf- 

 lets on a rachis 1^ meters long. The 15 to 20 branches of the spadix are grace- 

 fully erect and bear dry yellowish drupes. Native to the central mountainous 

 region of Brazil. (Adapted from Martins, Flora Brasiliens-is, vol. S, p. 412.) 

 50501 to 50505. Theobroma cacao L. Sterculiaceae. Cacao. 



50501. ''Seeds from the Purus River. Now in cultivation here in botani- 

 cal gardens. " 

 60502. ' Seeds." 



50503. "Plants bearing red pods." 



50504. "Plants." 



50505. "Seeds of the red-shelled cacao which we obtained a few years 

 ago from Trinidad, British West Indies, for the botanical gardens, "gj 



50506 to 50508. Theobroma grandiflora (Willd.) Schum. Sterculiaceae. 



50506. Cupu-assu fruits, the fine pulp of which is used to make refresh- 

 ing drinks and jellies. " 



50507. "Plants." 50508. "Plants." 

 50509. Theobroma microcarpa Mart. Sterculiaceae. 



"Plants. Originally from the Purus River." 



The seeds of this tree are used as a substitute for cacao and are even con- 

 sidered by some to be superior to the tnie cacao. It is not grown commercially 

 as yet, however. (Adapted from Correa, Flora do Brazil, p. 101.) 

 50510 and 50511. Theobroma speciosa Willd. Sterculiaceae. 



50510. "Plants of cacau-y. The small cacao, the fruits of which have 

 a delicious pulp which one eats by sucking the seeds. It grows wild 

 in the forests here. " 



50511. "Plants." 



50512. Theobroma sp. Sterculiaceae. 

 "Pods of the common variety." 



50513. Theobroma sp. Sterculiaceae. 

 "Plants of the common variety." 



50514. Theobroma sp. Sterculiaceae. 

 "Plants." 



Received as Theohrorna ovata, for which a place of publication has not yet 

 been found. 



