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51809 to 51823— Continued. 



sionally and then only sparingly. Its wood could probably be used to 

 advantage in the manufacture of cheap furniture. All of the species are 

 easily propagated from root cuttings." (G. W. Oliver.) 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 50047. 



i! 51824 to 51827. Trichosanthes anguina L. Cucuibitacese. 



From Calcutta, India. Seeds presented by C. C. Calder, officiating director, 

 Botanical Survey of India. Received December 13, 1920. Quoted notes 

 by Mr. Calder. 



51824. " Chichinga, black variety. From Howrah district.'' 



51825. " Chichinga^ black, with stripes. From Howrah district." 



51826. " Chichinga, white variety. From Howrah district" 



51827. "Chichinga, white, with stripes. From Howrah district." 



5 51828 and 51829. Coffea arabica L. Rubiaceae. Coffee. 



From Aden, Arabia. Seeds presented by Addison R. Southard, American 

 consul. Received December, 1920. Quoted notes by Mr. Southard. 



51828. " Yaffei (so called from the name of the Aden hinterland tribe 

 which grows most of it) is considered by some the finest of all Arabian 

 Mocha coffees." 



51829. " Sanani (so called from the district of Sana, capital of Yeman, 

 where it is grown) is a second quality of Arabian Mocha coffee which 

 comes into the market in considerable quantities." 



51830. Myrciaria cauliflora (Mart.) Berg. Myrtaceae. 



Jaboticaba. 



From Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Seeds presented by G. S. 

 Froes. Received December 14, 1920. 

 "A Brazilian tree, up to 35 feet high, with narrowly elliptical, sharp-pointed 

 leaves, short-pedicelled flowers produced directly from the bark of the trunk 

 and branches, and purplish violet globose fruits half an inch to 1^ inches in 

 diameter." (Wilson roi)cnoe.) 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 51267. 



I 51831. Garcinia mangostana L. Clusiaceae. Mangosteen. 



' From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented by Dr. M. W. Docters van Leeu- 



I wen, director, Botanic Garden. Received December 14, 1920. 



' The mangosteen is renowned as one of the delicious fruits of the world and 



[ has been called the " queen of tropical fruits." The tree is strictly tropical 



i and can be successfully grown only under the most favorable soil and climatic 



: conditions. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 51200. 



•51832 to 51842. Crotalaria spp. Fabacese. 



From Gizeh, Mouderieh, Egj-pt. Seeds presented by Thomas W, Brown, 

 director, Horticultural Section. Received November 6, 1920. 

 51832. Crotalaria alata Buch.-Ham. 



A suberect undershrub 1 to 2 feet high, with broad stipules forming a 

 wing from one node nearly to the next. The pale flowe^^s are in twos 

 or threes on the racemes. The thin oblong obtuse leaves are 2 to 3 inches 

 long. Native to India, from Kumaon to Assam and the Khasi Hills, 

 ascending to 5,500 feet. (Adapted from Hooker, Fiord of British India, 

 vol. 2, p. 69.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 47667. 



