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33213 and 33214. CYDONIA OBLONGA. Quince. From 

 Pedro Giraud, Granada, Spain. Antequera, oblong variety, 

 smooth and well formed, with fine, mellow flesh, considered the best 

 of all varieties of quinces. Spanish quinces are famous for their 

 high quality and the best are said to come from Antequera. 



CYPHOMANDRA BETACEA. Tree tomato. Large-leaved, 

 half-woody plant, often the size of a small tree, cultivated for its 

 orange or reddish egg-shaped fruits, the flesh of which is firm and 

 sweetish, somewhat resembling a tomato in taste and texture. 

 Reported excellent for fruit salads or preserves. Can be fruited in 

 greenhouse ; possibly even outside, south of Atlanta, Ga. Native of 

 Brazil. 



31905. CYTISUS SPACHIANUS. From G. V. Perez, Teneriffe, 

 Canary Islands. A handsome, yellow-flowered "mountain broom' ' 

 with a very sweet odor. It is used as a bee plant in Teneriffe, but 

 is of considerable value as an ornamental. 



34079. DECKENIA NOBILIS. From P. Rivaly Dupont, Sey- 

 chelles Islands. A tall palm, often growing to a height of 120 feet 

 in the Seychelles Islands. Recommended for lawn and avenue 

 planting. 



39964. DELONIX REGIA. Royal Poinciana. From C. F. 

 Mead, Asuncion, Paraguay. Handsome, leguminous tree with broad 

 top and wide-spreading branches, gracefully bipinnate leaves nearly 

 2 feet long, and long racemes of large scarlet flowers, the upper petals 

 of which are striped with yellow. Grows rapidly; yields a yellowish 

 or reddish brown gum containing oxalate of lime. Grown widely in 

 the Tropics. 



13132. DETARIUM SENEGALENSE. Matondo. FromW.M. 

 Longden, Melsetter, Rhodesia, South Africa. A fruit-bearing, legu- 

 minous tree, which grows 60 feet high. Attractive, spreading habit, 

 suited for parks and avenues. Fruit about the size of an apricot; 

 yellow, with tough, bitter peel; flesh reported jellylike, sweet, and 

 pleasant; prolific bearer; 11-year-old tree in Miami not yet fruited. 



40177. DEUTZIA LONGIFOLIA. From the Royal Botanical 

 Gardens, Kew, England. A deciduous shrub, 4 to 6 feet high, dis- 

 tinguished from related species by the narrower leaves and the pur- 

 plish rose flowers. It is one of the finest Chinese deutzias, with its 

 large and richly tinted flowers. Collected by E. H. Wilson. 



