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best of the papayas that have been grown at the exper- 
iment station, for, although small, its qualities of 
texture and flavor give it first rank." (Report of the 
Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station, 1919, p. 28.) 
Cassia nodosa ( Caesalpiniaceae ) , 52797. From Hono- 
lulu, Hawaii. Seeds presented by Mr. Harold L. Lyon, 
in charge, Department of Botany and Forestry. A mod- 
erate-sized tree, native to eastern Bengal and' Malaya , 
very beautiful when bearing its profusion of bright 
pink, rose-scented flowers during May and June. The 
cylindric pods are 12 to 15 inches long. The tree is 
deciduous in dry weather. (Adapted from Macmlllan, 
Handbook of Tropical Gardening and Planting, p. 294.) 
Citrus grandis (Rutaceae), 53611. From Guayaquil, 
Ecuador. Seeds presented by Mr. Frederick W. Goding, 
American consul general ( . "A native Ecuadorian fruit, 
known locally as 'toranja,' which has the appearance 
of a mammoth orange nearly as large as a medium-sized 
human head. The arrangement of the interior of the 
fruit resembles that of the orange, but the color is 
salmon, and the taste an acid bitter, similar to but 
more pronounced than that of the ordinary grapefruit, 
for which it is being used as a substitute in Ecuador. 
"Were this fruit properly cultivated, so as to 
lessen the coarseness of its pulp, it would be prized 
as a food; it would present an attractive appearance 
on the table." (Goding.) 
Dioseorea pentaphylla (Dioscoreaceae ) , 52876. Yam. 
From Aulnay-Sous, France. Tubers presented by Prof. 
R. deNoter, director, Ecole d 'Acclimatatlon et de 
Vulgarisation. Variety "Wortorum." 
" ' Igname ronde de Chine' (round yam of China). 
The tubers made the first season, from plants grown 
from 'eyes' dug and replanted, weigh 1 1/2 kg. (3 lbs.) 
each; the second year the tuber may weigh 4 to 5 kg. 
(8 to 11 lbs.). The plant requires light sandy clay 
or, better, calcareous, richly fertilized soil. The 
tubers are gathered at the first frost and stored in 
the cellar. Two years ' storage does not injure but im- 
proves the tubers. The round yam of China Is an excel- 
lent vegetable of delicate flavor and makes delicious 
fritters, cakes, and souffles. The leaves, after the 
harvest, are used as cattle feed." (deNoter.) 
