36598. LAGEN ARIA SP. 



Agusi Gourd. From Lagos, Southern 

 Nigeria, through J. A. de Gage. Rank 

 vine producing immense thick-walletl 

 gourds with very large oily seeds 

 from which oil is extracted and em- 

 ployed as constituent of famous dish 

 called Palaver Sauce. A vine grown 

 near Washington bore single fruit 

 weighing 55 pounds. Convenient for 

 household use. 



32309. LAGERSTROEMIA 

 SPEGIOSA. FromMr.O.B.Burrell, 



superintendent, Lamao Experiment 

 Station, Bureau of Agriculture, Lamao, 

 Bataan, Philippine Islands. A strong- 

 growling deciduous shrub, reaching a 

 height of 10 to 25 feet, producing an 

 abundance of fringed flowers in 

 spring and summer. 



24431. LANSIUM DOME8TI- 



O U M . Doekoe from Buitenzorg, Java. 

 Presented by Dr. M. Treub, Director. 

 One of the most refreshing fruits of 

 the Dutch East Indies. It is about the 

 size of a French prune, of a straw 

 color, with a pulp of a peculiar almost 

 waxy texture and slightly subacid 

 flavor. Seed intensely bitter and 

 should be avoided in eating. 



