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Baryxylum inerme (Roxb.) Pierre. (Caesalpiniaceae . ) 
41574. Seeds from Little River, Florida. Presented by Mr. 
Charles T. Simpson. "A large, quick-growing, symmetrical 
tree, with a spreading top and fine graceful feathery foli- 
age, indigenous to Ceylon and Malaya. The young leaves and 
shoots are covered with a brown velvety tomehtum, from which 
the tree takes its specific name. The tree flowers twice 
a year at irregular seasons, some specimens being in blos- 
som while others by its side are in ripe fruit. The flowers 
are rusty-yellow, sweet-scented, and borne in large erect 
panicles . Trimen, in his Flora of Ceylon, stated: 'It 
is a magnificent sight when in full blossom. ' It is spec- 
ially suited to dry districts, but also thrives to perfect- 
Ion in the moist region up to 1800 feet." (Macmillan, 
Handbook of Tropical Gardening and Planting, 2nd Edition, 
p. 299.) 
Canavali obtusifolium (Lam. ) DC. (Fabaceae. ) 41619. Seeds 
from Burringbar, New South Wales, Australia. Presented by 
Mr. B. Harrison. "A native bean growing on the beach or 
sea coast here with pink flowers, the vines of which grow 
to the length of 20 or 30 feet. It is regarded as a poison- 
ous plant by some writers, although it is said to be good 
poultry food." (Harrison.) 
Chayota edulis Jacq. (Cucurbitaceae.) 41573, 41625- 
41626. Chayotes from Camaguey, Cuba. Presented by Mr. 
Robert L. Luaces, Director Granja Escuela. No. 41573. "Four 
.chayotes of the green variety. Of these four, one has been 
sprouted off the vine and the others on the vine. We here 
in Cuba either sprout the fruits on the vine or over water, 
that is taking the chayote from the vine and putting it in 
the mouth of a wide mouthed bottle until it sends out the 
sprout. .It is also common to cut off the lower end of 
the fruit before planting and allowing the wound to heal 
over either simply in the air or covering the wound with 
ashes. I send one chayote sprouted off the vine and in 
the air so that you may see how it changes somewhat in 
shape. Keep one of the fruits this way so that you may 
see just how much it will shrink, in sending out the, bud, 
before drying up, for I believe that some of the varieties 
shown in the Porto Rico bulletin (Bulletin No. 28, Division 
of Botany) can be accounted for in this way ." (Luaces, ) No . 
41625 is white and No. 41626 a long green variety. 
Chayota edulis Jacq. (Cucurbitaceae.) 41621, 41627- 
41628. Chayotes from Orotina and San Jose, Costa Rica. 
Presented by Dr. Carlos Werckle , Department of Agriculture. 
The fruits of these three varieties are light green, round 
white, and spiny, and round green, and spiny, respectively. 
