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near the outside it is pinkish and the inner wood is 
dark brown. The bark is occasionally used for tanning. 
(Adapted from Maiden, Useful Native Plants of Aus- 
tralia, p. 373. ) 
Axonopus sp. (Poaceae), 52917. Grass. From Bello 
Horizonte, Minas Geraes, Brazil. Seeds presented by 
Prof. P. H. Rolfs, through Prof. C. V. Piper, U. S. 
Department of Agriculture. "Collected at Vicosa. A 
grass that has some very good points for grazing pur- 
poses,- very leafy, covering the ground more densely 
than St. Augustine at its best. Where the leaves are 
not cropped off by grazing it stands about 8 inches 
tall. Zebu have grazed it considerably. It is veFry 
persistent in its own patches and crowds out practi- 
cally everything else. The patches that I saw produced 
very little seed; possibly more will be produced when 
we get into the beginning of the dry season. " (Rolf s , ) 
Cariea papaya (Papayaceae ) , 52620. Papaya. From 
Honolulu, Hawaii. Seeds presented by Mr. J. M. West- 
gate, agronomist in charge, Agricultural Experiment 
Station. ""Solo.' This variety of papaya, which has 
been under cultivation through four generations, has 
transmitted its characteristic flavor and texture, 
and to a reasonable degree its shape, to all of the 
seedlings of its kind that have come under observa- 
tion. The fruits are quite small, in many instances 
being only large enough for one serving. Most plants 
of the variety are hermaphrodite or bisexual, but 
staminate trees are found occasionally. Although the 
fruits are small, they are crowded into the axil of 
nearly all the leaves and are so numerous that the 
yield is reasonably heavy, yet not equalling in weight 
that of some of the large kinds. The fruit is pyri- 
form, somewhat irregular, colors well and uniformly 
before softening, and is free from the diseased spots 
which occur on the surface and penetrate the pulp of 
many of the large forms. The flesh is of medium thick- 
ness, of bright yellow color, smooth, tender almost 
to melting, and of delicious flavor even near the 
stem end where many papayas lack flavor. .The seeds, 
which are abundant, provide a ready and rapid means 
of propagation, and, because of the loose placenta, 
or inner lining of the fruit to which the seeds are 
attached, they are very easily removed when the fruit 
is prepared for serving. From the standpoint of the 
home gardener, the 'Solo' is considered one of the 
