OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1921. 



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lar fruit in central Chile; it resembles the well-known ti-es already 

 grown in southern Florida, but is much larger. 



Tlie collections of F. A. McClure, of the Canton Christian Col- 

 lege, are particularly interesting since they were made in Annam, 

 French Indo China, a territory little explored and from which very 

 little material has been received. They include the yan min {Dra- 

 contonielon sinense^ No. 54655), a new fruit tree; two undetermined 

 species of Garcinia (Xos. 54656 and 54657), relatives of the mango- 

 >teen, with f mits reminding one of the latter ; and the interesting cit- 

 rus relative, Severima hiixifolki (Xo. 54658), which can stand large 

 amounts of salt in the soil, is suitable for hedges, and appears to be a 

 promising plant for this purpose even if it should not prove of par- 

 ticular value for breeding. 



We are again indebted to Doctor Proschowsky, of Xice, France, for 

 a collection of seeds (Xos. 54664 to 54669) from his various Butias. 

 which he calls his fruit palms, and which should certainly be thor- 

 oughly tested in those portions of the United States where thev are 

 likely to grow. Any fruit-bearing palm adapted to the pinelands 

 of northern Florida would be of considerable value in the years 

 to come. 



The botanical determinations of seeds introduced have been made 

 and the nomenclature determined by H. C. Skeels ; and the descrip- 

 tive and botanical notes have been arranged by G. P. Van Eseltine, 

 who has had general supervision of this inventory. Miss Patty T. 

 Xewbold has assisted in the compilation of descriptive notes. 



David Fairchild, 

 Agricultural Explorer in Charge. 



Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introductign, 



Washington^ D. C.^ January 4, 1923. 



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