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SP. Injerto. From Coban, Guatemala. 

 Collected by O. F. Cook. Finer tree 

 than true sapota. Adapted apparently 

 to cooler climate. Deserves trial in 

 Florida. Fruit yellowish- green with 

 russeted ends. Sweetish, smooth, ten- 

 der, yellow pulp, tinged with brown, 

 with no astringency. Will be liked 

 by those who like Japan persimmons. 



ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS. Yang 



Taw. Deciduous, trailing vine, with 

 handsome white flowers, occurring 

 wild in Eastern China. Dioecious; the 

 pistillate plants produce fruits resem- 

 bling in size and shape small plums, 

 with delicate gooseberry flavor. Eaten 

 raw or made into delicious jelly. For 

 testing for porch decoration and fruit- 

 ing in the mild-wintered regions of 

 the United States. 



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ITATA. Baobab Tree. From 0« W. 

 Barrett, Tete, Zambesia. Soft-wooded 

 tree with enormous spreading 

 branches. The bark furnishes a 

 strong fiber suitable for the manufac- 

 ture of ropes and coarse cloth. The 

 leaves are used by the natives for 

 medicinal purposes', and the agreeable, 

 slightly acid pidp of the fruit, is edible. 



