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11645. ]\IANGIFEEA INDICA. Cambodiana mango. From 

 Saigon, Cochin China, thi'ough M. E. Haffner. A long, compressed, 

 beaked fruit about 8 ounces in weight and deep yellow in color. 

 Seems to be more productive than most Indian mangos and of a 

 distinctive flavor; quality good. Buds from seedling in the Miami 

 garden. 



23426. J^IANGIFERA INDICA. Itamaraca mango. From 

 Dr. Bello, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Introduced in 1908. Fruit small, 

 flattened vertically, 2| inches in largest diameter; greenish yeUow, 

 overspread with dull crimson; fairly rich flavor and fine texture; 

 some fiber, but juicy; develops fine aroma when properly ripened; 

 matures July to August; fairly productive. An attractive variety, 

 but rather subject to disease and possibly not of commercial value. 



29333. 3vIANGIFERA INDICA. Haden mango. Seedling of 

 the original Gale Mulgoba tree planted in 1902, at Cocoanut Grove, 

 Fla., by Capt. F. P. Haden. Fruit showiest of varieties yet fruited 

 in Florida, apricot yellow overspread with rich crimson, skin thick, 

 flesh firm, very juicy, texture a trifle coarse, fiber sometimes objec- 

 tionable; flavor good to very good; occasionally weighing 24 ounces; 

 ripens in July; tree productive; fairly disease resistant. 



^ 39338. IMANIHOT DICHOTO^IA. Manigoba. From Dr. V. 

 A. ArgoUo Ferrao, Bahia, Brazil. One of the Brazilian rubber trees, 

 the source of Jequie rubber. The tree is exceedingly variable in 

 leaf and growth. It will not stand frost, and requires a rainy sea- 

 son in summer. It ordinarily requires a year's growth before being 

 tapped. 



39340. MANIHOT HEPTAPHYLLA. Rubber tree. From 

 Dr. V. A. Argollo Ferrao, Bahia, Brazil. Tree 20 to 25 feet high, 

 with dark-brown bark and purplish twigs. Seeds larger and paler 

 than those of the Ceara rubber (21. glaziovii). Keported as pro- 

 ducing a very good quality of rubber. One of the so-caUed Manitoba 

 rubber trees^ native of South America. 



39339. ]\IANIHOT PIAUHYENSIS. Remano Manigoba rub- 

 ber tree. From Dr. V. A. Argollo Ferrao, Bahia, Brazil. Tree 

 described as reaching a height of 8 to 16 feet; branches forked 2 to 

 3 times. Reported superior to Ceara rubber (J/, glaziovii) in yield 

 and quaUty of produce. Seeds are larger than those of the former 

 species, less hard and horny, and germinate more readily. 



42718. MAXIMILANEA sp. Presented by H. M. Curran, Car- 

 tagena, Colombia. Small tree or shrub related to the annatto tree 

 (Bixa orellana). The flowers of the known species are large, showy, 

 and of a bright or golden-yellow color, produced in the axils or in 

 large terminal clusters. Leaves palmately divided, sometimes with 

 fingerlike lobes. 



