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43424. VIROLA SURINAMENSIS. White ucuuba. From 

 Mr. G. H. Pickerell, Para, Brazil. Amazonian timber tree, bearing 

 small fruits which contain 55 per cent of myristin. a waxy substance 

 of the consistency of beef tallow, used in the trade for candles and 

 soap. The wood is used for interior work and general carpentry. 

 Myrtaceous tree, distinguished by the regularity of its branching 

 and its large, leathery, bright-green leaves. 



21976. VITEX NEGUNDO INCISA. From F. X. Meyer. 

 Shantung, China. Tall perennial, growing on dry, alkaline lands, 

 with delicate blue flowers appearing in terminal panicles and rich in 

 honey. Annual shoots occasionally used by the Chinese in basket 

 manufacture. Recommended for testing as an ornamental in the 

 Southwestern States. 



YITIS DAVIDII. Grape. From central China. Luxuriant, 

 deciduous, ornamental climber with soft spines. Fruit said to be 

 about two-thirds of an inch in diameter, black, and of pleasant flavor. 

 Its adaptability to a tropical climate and apparent disease resistance 

 suggest possible value in production of hybrid grapes suited to the 

 southern Atlantic States. 



44060. VITIS TILIAE FOLIA. Mexican grape. From Mr. 

 Wilson Popenoe, city of Guatemala, Guatemala.- A tropical species 

 of vine with very sour fruit, which is said to make a most excellent 

 jelly, resembling that from currants. Fou"nd growing in sunny 

 places in brush woods. Suggest crossing with V. vinifera and North 

 American species to produce varieties of table grapes for the Tropics. 



WISTARIA VENUSTA. Silky wistaria. Attractive woody 

 vine with clusters of large pea-shaped flowers, said to range in color 

 from white to dark purple. Reaches a height of 30 feet or more. 

 Leaves large, compound, the four to six pairs of leaflets nearly oblong, 

 velvety on both sides. Flower clusters pendulous, about 6 inches long. 

 Flowers large. Native of Chihli Province, China. 



43787. ZEA MAYS. Corn. From Mr. Wilson Popenoe, city of 

 Guatemala, Guatemala. White flint corn purchased in the market 

 of Guatemala and said to have been raised in the near-by highlands. 

 The ears are large, measuring fully 12 inches in length, and taper 

 gradually toward the tip.' There are 12 to 14 rows of hard, white, 

 translucent kernels. 



43789. ZEA MAYS. Corn. From Don Manuel Lemus, Director 

 of Agriculture, Guatemala, through Mr. Wilson Popenoe. An in- 

 teresting variety, called by Sr. Lemus Zea guatemdlensis. It origi- 

 nated in the Department of Sacatepequez. It is said that this corn 

 contains very little gluten, grows to a great height, and has proved 

 a very valuable strain. 



