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AKEACACIA XANTHORRHIZA. Arracacha. Perennial 

 herb, 2 to 3 feet high, with deeply divided leaves and small heads 

 of purple flowers. The large and fleshy roots, which have a peculiar 

 pleasant flavor but are slow in reaching maturity, form a most 

 important article of food in South and Central America. Cooked 

 like parsnips, which they resemble. For Gulf States and California. 



38890. ARTOCARPUS INTEGRA. Jack fruit. From the 

 director of the botanical gardens, Buitenzorg, Java. Thirty feet 

 high, leaves 4 to 6 inches long, varying in shape from obovate entire 

 to lanceolate or even 2 to 3 lobed. Fruits attain length of 18 inches 

 and weight of 30 to 40 pounds. Usually eaten cooked as a vegetable 

 rather than as a fruit. Less palatable than breadfruit. Timber 

 excellent for cabinetwork. 



41924. ARUNDINARIA PUMILA. A very dainty ornamental 

 dwarf bamboo, presented by John McLaren, San Francisco, Cal. 

 Culms 15 inches or more high. Leaves about 5 inches long, finely 

 pointed. Resembles A. Jiumilis, but has darker green, shorter, more 

 abruptly pointed leaves. Is quite hardy and a very effective orna- 

 ment for rocky nooks. Is not inclined to spread like most species of 

 Arundinaria. 



31835. ASPARAGUS FALCATUS. Asparagus. From J. 

 Medley Wood, Natal Botanic Gardens, Durban, Natal, South Africa. 

 A large, spreading, woody vine, with stout gray or brownish stems, 

 20 to 40 feet long. The cladodes (leaves) are rich dark green, narrow, 

 2 to 3 inches long, with undulate margins. The fragrant, white 

 flowers are produced in loose racemes, 2 or 3 inches long, in great 

 profusion during midsummer. 



40617. ASPARAGUS LUCIDUS. Tenmondo. From the Bu- 

 reau of Productive Industry, Taihoku, Formosa. Perennial herb, 

 producing in summer small yellowish flowers followed by red berries. 

 The tuberous roots are preserved in sugar or used after cooking. 

 The acidity should be removed before use by boiling. 



34357. ASPIDOSPERMA MACROCARPON. Guatambu. A 

 tree found on the plains in the State of Minas Geraes, Brazil; 

 source of an important commercial timber used in building and for 

 agricultural implements. It has a flat pod several inches in diameter, 

 containing a number of large, flat, paper-winged seeds. A related 

 tree furnishes quebracho, the tanning material of Brazil. 



