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flowers are borne in small clusters of fours or fives 
and suggest, in a way, small red-flowered fuchsias. 
The calyx is cut on one side and is pushed off the 
petals like a spathe. The petals which are nearly an 
inch long are spread only a little at the tip and at 
first suggest a tubular flower. The plant was seen 
nowhere, else although it was quite common at Huigra at 
an altitude of about 4,000 feet. The flowers are so 
attractive that we believe it might prove a valuable 
addition to our ornamentals, especially in the semi- 
arid region of the southwestern United States . " (Rose.) 
Casimiroa sp. (Rutaceae), 47957. From Los Angeles, 
Calif. Budwood presented by Mr. Milo Baker. "Budwood 
from a tree grown from a cutting received from Central 
America some years ago and budded into a white sapote 
tree. This budded tree is fruiting this year for the 
second time. The fruit is practically seedless and 
about the size of a small apple; the entire fruit 
is edible, and very rich. The tree seems to be a 
vigorous grower and a prolific fruiter." (Baker.) 
The cuttings received are more pubescent than 
those of the common C. edulis (the white sapote), and I 
suspect they belong to one of the other species of 
this genus,- probably C. sapote or C. tetrameria. It is not 
rare for the white sapote to produce seedless fruits 
and, so far as I know, the other species of Casimiroa 
produce fruits much like those of the white sapote 
in character." (Popenoe.) 
Cassia angustifolia (Caesalpiniaceae ) , 47974. Senna. 
From Tangier , Morocco. Seeds presented by Mr. J. Goffart. 
This plant is one of the sources of the drug known as 
senna. It is grown extensively in India and Arabia. 
Watt, inh,ls Commercial products of India, says of its 
culture: "It is sown on red or black clay loams, fairly 
liberally plowed and manured, the sowing being in May. 
Weeding has to be attended to, but irrigation is hardly, 
if ever, necessary. The season for collecting the 
leaves is June to December." 
Cucumis melo ( Cucurbitaceae ) , 47946. Muskmelon. 
From Fresno, Calif. Presented by Mr. A. C. Jewett. 
"No. 1. A variety of Afghan melon which matures very 
late in the fall. It is very superior to the common 
run of melons." (Jewett.) 
