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coral red color. Fit to adorn rockery work and as an orna- 
mental ground cover on rocky places in the colder sections of 
the United States." (Meyer's introduction.) For distribution 
later . 
BLIGHIA SAPIDA. ( Sapindaceae . ) 32351. Seeds of the akee 
tree from Jamaica. Presented by Mr. W. Harris, superintendent 
of public gardens, Kingston. "A fairly large spreading tree, 
native of West Tropical Africa, introduced and cultivated to 
some extent in the West Indies for its edible fruit. The 
latter is of the size and form of a small lemon or pear, 
about three inches in length, and bright red when ripe. The 
seeds, of which two to three are in a fruit, are jet black 
and of the size of marbles. The edible portion is the firm, 
cream-colored, fat-like substance ( aril ) , developed in a suc- 
culent socket round the base of the seed. This is generally 
cooked, but may also be eaten raw, and is considered deli- 
cious when parboiled with salt, and stewed or fried with 
butter. The fruit, when ripe, splits open, and must then be 
Riced, as on long exposure to the air the aril becomes dis- 
colored and unfit for food. Between the two lobes of aril 
there is a pink integument; this must be removed when pre- 
paring the aril for eating, as it is considered highly poi- 
sonous." (MacMillan, Handbook of tropical gardening.) For 
distribution later. 
BOSWELLIA JSP. ( Balsameaceae . ) 32019. Plants of the 
frankincense tree from the island of Socotra at the mouth of 
the Red Sea. Procured by Mr. Charles K. Moser, American con- 
sul, Aden, Arabia. Very interesting trees occurring in 
Socotra, Somaliland and southern Arabia, from which comes the 
gum used as incense in many Roman Catholic churches. Mr. 
Moser made a special trip to the island of Socotra at; the 
request of this Office, which he was able to do through the 
invitation of the British resident at Aden to accompany him 
as a guest on a British government vessel on a special trip 
to the island. Suited for trial in the arid Southwest. 
For distribution later. 
CASTANEA SPP. (Fagaceae.) 32323, 32365-366. Chest- 
nuts from Kutien, Fuhkien, China, presented by Dr. T. H. 
Coole, and from Tientsin and Dong Ding Mountain, near 
Soochow, China, presented by Mr. Nathaniel Gist Gee. For 
distribution later. 
CRATAEGUS SANGUINEA. (Malaceae.) 32233. Seeds of a 
haw from near Tomsk, Siberia. "An ornamental native Siberian 
haw, much used in Tomsk as a hedge plant. When left alone 
this haw develops into a tall shrub and becomes loaded in 
