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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOETED. 



with very few and small seeds, and with a mild, very pleasant flavor, some- 

 what less rich than that of the California product. The method of drying which 

 is practiced in the Elqui Valley is a curious one. The grapes are taken from 

 the vine to a small house or shed, in which they are suspended from the rafters ; 

 the sun never touches them during the drying process." (Popenoe.) 



54653. LucuMA obovata H. B. K. Sapotacese. Lucma. 



From Santiago, Chile. Seeds collected by Wilson Popenoe, Agricultural 



Explorer of the United States Department of Agriculture. Received 

 November 7, 1921. 



"(No. G52a. Santiago, Chile. October 3, 1921.) Seeds from fruits purchased 

 in the market. This is a little-known fruit cultivated in various parts of 

 Ecuador, Peru, and as far south as Santiago, Chile. It is not highly esteemed 

 in Ecuador, but is popular in central Chile, where the fruits seem to be of 

 better quality than in the former country. The tree reaches 40 feet in height, 

 and when well grown it has a round, dense crown of very attractive appearance. 

 The leaves, which are clustered toward the ends of the branchlets, are obovate, 

 oval or elliptic in outline, subacute at the base, and rounded at the apex, 

 commonly 5 to 10 inches long, deep green, with the margins entire. The small 

 flow^ers are produced in great abundance along the branches; they are three- 

 fourths of an inch long, the corolla tubular, deeply five toothed, and pale green 

 in color. The fruit is round to elliptic, sometimes with a sharp point at the 

 apex, and commonly 3 to 4 inches long. The surface is deep brownish green, 

 heavily marked or overspread with russet. The skin is very thin and easily 

 broken. The flesh is deep yellow, dry, mealy, and very sweet, resembling in 

 flavor that of the sapote and the ti-es, or egg fruit, of southern Florida. The 

 seeds are one or two in number, broadly oval, about If inches long, dark brown 

 and glossy, especially on the flattened and whitish ventral surface. 



" The lucma, as this fruit is called in Chile, is probably too tender for cul- 

 tivation in California, but will perhaps succeed in southern Florida." (Popenoe.) 



Fruits of the lucma are shown in Plate VI. 



54654 to 54658. 



From Tourane, Anam, French Indo China. Seeds presented by F. A. 

 McCiure, instructor, Canton Christian College. Received November 10, 

 1921. Quoted notes by Mr. McClure. 



54654. Artocarpus Integra (Thunb.) L. Moracese. Jack fruit. 

 (A. integri folia L.) 



" Seeds of the jack fruit secured on the market at Hue, Anam, Septem- 

 ber 30, 1921. Chinese name : Foh loh mat.'' 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 51012. 



54655. DRAC0NT0MEI.0N siNENSE Stapf. Anacardiacese. 



" Chinese name : Yan viin or ngan nim. The seeds were secured on 

 September 24, 1921, from L. Laforge, who is in charge of the public 

 gardens and trees of Hanoi, Tonkin. The trees from which the fruits 

 were taken are from 8 to 10 meters (26 to 33 feet) in height and are 

 growing along some of the avenues and in the botanic gardens at 

 Hanoi. The soil is fertile delta silt loam, poorly drained. The trees 

 seem to be growing better than ours at the college, which are in tight 

 clay. 



"The brownish yellow ovoid fruits are from 3.5 to 5 centimeters (1 

 to 2 inches) in diameter. The taste is pleasant, but slightly acid." 



54656. Gaecinia sp. Clusiacese. 



" Seeds of a fruit secured from a tree growing in a thicket surrounding 

 a Chinese ancestral hall about 4 kilometers (2f miles) southeast of 

 Hue, Anam. The Chinese name is sTiaani chuk; local name, maang 

 tuk. 



"The tree from which the seeds were taken is about 10 meters (33 

 feet) in height and 25 centimeters (10 inches) in diameter, breast high. 

 The soil in which it is growing is rich, brown sandy loam, and rather 

 moist. 



