MYROIARIA OAULIFLORA. 



Jaboticaba. From Rio de Janeiro, 

 Brazil. Collected by Dorsett, Shamel 

 and Popenoe. Remarkable fruit tree 

 40 feet high. Popular among Brazil- 

 ians. Maroon -purple, thick-skinned 

 fruits resembling grapes with deli- 

 cious, vinous, white pulp, borne on 

 trunk, branches and twigs in such 

 numbers as at times almost to conceal 

 them. May stand light frosts. 



36014. MYRiCA RUBRA. From 

 K, Gist Gee, Soochow University, 

 Soochow, China. Japanese fruit tree 

 which bears dark red and light rose 

 colored drupes, somewhat similar to 

 blackberries. Tree attains 40 to 50 

 feet. Evergreen, leathery, magnolia- 

 like leaves, 3 to 5 inches long. Fruit 

 ripens in July, 1 inch by 1 1-4 inches. 

 Light red fruits by far the better of 

 the two; vinous, sweet, used like black- 

 berries. Tree will stand 15o above zero. 



38854. OCHROMA LAGOPUS. 



From J. T. Crawley, Santiago de las 

 Vegas, Cuba. A valuable tropical Am- 

 erican tree of large growth. The wood 

 is light and sometimes used in place 

 of cork; the woolly fibers of the fruit 

 can be used in textile manufactures. 

 For trial in regions practically free 

 from frost. 



