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anything to do with it because they are taken indis- 
criminately and when sufficiently large are grafted 
upon." (J. P. Waby, Acting Curator.) 
"The 'Louis' bears very young, has no fiber nor 
any sourness at the core, and the flavor is nearly as 
good as that of the 'Julie,' which is the best for 
flavor I have ever eaten." (0. W. Barrett.) 
Meloeanna baeeifera (Poaceae), 54430. Bamboo. Prom 
Dehra Dun, U. P., India. Seeds presented by Mr. R.S. 
Hole, Forest Botanist, Forest Research Institute and 
College. "Mull" or "Moorli." The Teral Bamboo. This is 
an evergreen arborescent bamboo , unarmed and beautiful- 
ly erect without any bend or inequality of surface. It 
grows in its native habitat, the Chittagong Hills, to 
a height of 30 to 50 feet with a circumference of 12 
to 13 inches at the base. Meloeanna, though indigenous 
to Chittagong, is also found all over eastern Bengal 
and Burma; it delights in a sandy soil, and dry spots 
suit it admirably. 
The culms sprout at some distance from each other 
from an underground ramifying rhizome;and though thin- 
walled, the bamboo is strong and durable, being largely 
used for mats and building purposes. It is also ob- 
served that white ants and other insects, so destruc- 
tive to the dry bamboo, seldom attack Meloeanna. This 
bamboo also yields more or less "tabasheer , " locally 
called "choona" (lime) , but its most remarkable feature 
is the large fleshy fruit. This berry Is the shape of 
an inverted pear, 3 to 5 inches long, with a long curved 
tapering point. There is a single oval seed inside 
the pericarp. The fruit is eaten by the natives. (A- 
dapted from Proceedings and Journal of the Agricul- 
tural and Horticultural Society of India, 1913, p. 62.) 
Persea amerieana (Lauraceae), 54273. Avocado. From 
Ecuador. Collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe .Agricultural 
Explorer. Quoted notes by Mr.Popenoe. "(No. 630. Ibar- 
ra, Ecuador.) Cuttings of Avocado No. 51. 'Carchi.' 
The parent tree is growing in one of the 'huertas' of 
the Hacienda San Vicente, about half a mile north of 
the house. This variety, except for its color, might 
be called a Mexican '"Trapp. ' It has the form of the 
latter, and it also has a seed somewhat larger than 
the ideal;but if the size of the fruit increases when 
the variety is given the advantage of good culture in 
the United States, it may prove to be a valuable sort. 
The fruit is oblate, about 8 ounces in weight, purple 
