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37382. ACROCOMIA SCLEROCARPA. Macauba palm. 

 Collected by Messrs. Dorsett, Shamel, and Popenoe, Lavras, Minas 

 Geraes, Brazil. Beautiful i^innate-leaved palm ; strong, rapid grower. 

 Produces clusters of fruit weighing 60 to 80 pounds. Fruits consist 

 of a hard kernel surrounded by white, starchy, mucilaginous ma- 

 terial. Hogs prefer them to corn and fatten on them. 



42G83. ACTINIDIA CALLOSA HENRYI. From Vilmorin- 

 Andrieux & Co., Paris, France. Ornamental climbing plant, wdth 

 fragrant white flowers. The persistent leathery leaves are of a 

 bronze-red color, passing into a metallic green and changing in the 

 autumn to a beautiful reddish color. Introduced by E. H. Wilson 

 from central China, where it had been discovered earlier by Aug. 

 Henry. 



ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS. Yangtaw. Deciduous, trailing 

 vine, with handsome white flowers, occurring wild in eastern China. 

 Dioecious; the pistillate plants produce fruits resembling small plums 

 in size and shape, with delicate gooseberry flavor. Eaten raw; 

 makes delicious jelly. For testing for porch decoration and fruiting 

 in the mild-wintered regions of the United States. 



ADANSONIA DIGITATA. Baobab tree. Central African 

 tree up to 60 feet high, with enormous trunk, said to reach 30 feet or 

 more in diameter. Wood soft, leaves somewhat resembling those of 

 the horse-chestnut. The bark furnishes an extremely strong fiber 

 often used for rope making. The fruits are called " monkeys' bread." 

 They are 8 to 12 inches long and have cells filled with slightly acid, 

 agreeable pulp. The leaves are said to be used for medicinal pur- 

 poses. 



42355. ADENANTHERA PAVONINA. Coral or Circassian 

 bean. From Mr. Eugene Jaegle, Ivoloina, Madagascar. Large, 

 handsome, ornamental tree which yields a hard, durable wood some- 

 times used in India as a substitute for red sandalwood. Also yields 

 a d3^e. The beans are used as food by the natives of India; also as 

 beads. Native of tropical Asia. 



10727. ADENOCARPUS FRANKENIOIDES. From Alaricus 

 Delmard, Monte, Canary Islands. Evergreen leguminous shrub, 

 v/ith velvety branches, delicate, hairy leaves, and yellow flowers pro- 

 duced in terminal racemes. Very ornamental for planting in shrub- 

 bery. 



