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Mangifera indica. (Anacardiaceae.) 36688, 36690. Bud- 
wood of two mango varieties from the nursery of Eickhoff, 
Carneiro Leao and. Company, Rio Janeiro. The two varie- 
ties are Rosa and Augusta, the first said to be very free 
of fiber, and the other to be of good quality though 
inferior to the Rosa and the Itamaraca. (Shamel, Popenoe, 
and Dorsett introductions.) For distribution later. 
Pahudia rhomboidea. ( Caesalpiniaceae . ) 36550. Seeds 
of the tindalo from Lamao, Bataan, Philippine Islands. 
Presented by Mr. P. J. Wester, Horticulturist, in charge 
Lamao Experiment Station. "The tindalo is a tree reaching 
a height of from 25 to 30 meters and a diameter of 60 to 
80 cm. , occasionally up to 120 cm. It is usually without 
butresses and has a somewhat regular bore 12 to 15 meters 
in length. The crown, one half the height of the tree, is 
broad spreading, vase shaped, semiopen, and partly decidu- 
ous during the dry season. Tindalo has a wide distri- 
bution throughout the Islands, but is not abundant. It is 
found scattered us ually on dry, shallow, or rocy soil on 
the low ridges and hills along the coast. Less frequently 
it is scattered in the edges of the dlpterocarp forests. 
The bark is about 10 mm. in thickness, creamy yellow in 
color, and has an uneven surface due to the saucerlike 
depressions made by the shedding of the outer layers. It 
is covered with numerous corky pustules, and sheds in 
scroll-shaped patterns. The inner bark is brownish yellow 
in color. The leaves are alternate, simply compound, with 
three (sometimes four) pairs of leaflets. These are 
smooth with a white bloom beneath, from three and one- 
half to ten cm. long and from three to five cm. wide. 
The sapwood is white to creamy brown; the heartwood is 
yellowish red, becoming very dark with age. It is heavy, 
hard, durable, not difficult to work, has a fine, usually 
straight grain, takes a beautiful finish, and is almost free 
of the defect of warping. Tindalo has the following uses: 
fine furniture, cabinet making, fine interior finish 
(doors, floors, stairways, panels, etc.), railway ties, 
shipbuilding, and general construction purposes." (Whit- 
ford, The Principal Forest Trees of The Philippines, p. 
39.) For distribution later. 
Pleiogynium solandri. (Anacardiaceae.) 36606. Seeds 
from Brisbane, Queensland. Presented by Mr. J. F. Bailey, 
Director, Department of Agriculture and Stock. "A moder- 
ate sized tree, the trunk occasionally acquiring a very 
great thickness. Timber soft when cut, though it after- 
wards becomes hard and tough. . Diameter 24 to 36 inches, 
