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it is called 'mamey Colorado;' and in the Philippines 
'chlco mamey. 1 " (Popenoe.) - See PI. 241. 
Botor tetragonoloba (Fabaceae), 47510. Goa bean. From 
Zaraboanga, P. I. Seeds presented by Mr. P. J. Wester, 
agricultural advisor. "SeguidUla. A climbing bean with 
four-winged pods, which when tender are used as string 
beans and are of excellent quality. They should be of 
great value In Porto Rico and Panama." (Wester.) "This 
species has fruited in Brooksvllle and Its pods have 
been tested and found to be very palatable." (Falrchild. ) 
Cariea candamareensis (Papayaceae ) , 47524. From 
Ecuador. Seeds presented by Dr. J. N. Rose, Smithsonian 
Institution, Washington, D. C. "This Carlca from Ambato 
(my No. 22354) is very different from the other Carlca 
IS. P. I. No. 46623] collected by me in Ecuador. It 
has a stout thick trunk and a large round top. Unlike 
most of the other species, male and female flowers are 
borne abundantly on the same plant. The fruit Is small, 
about three inches long, and has three, broad, low 
ribs. It Is used chiefly in making dulces. It Is grown 
in yards or gardens." (Rose.) - This tree Is growing 
successfully at Berkeley, Cal, Mr. Ernest Robertson, 
of 4600 Brooklyn Ave., Los Angeles, Cal., writes as 
follows regarding the two plants of this same species 
sent him under 36969, in 1916: "I have just picked my 
first and only fruit, which is a hybrid, from one of 
the two plants of Cariea candamareensis which you sent me 
two years ago. Both proved to be female plants. I got 
some pollen from C. papaya and succeeded in setting two 
fruits, one of which is now ripe." 
Chlorophora exeelsa (Moraceae), 47497. From Entebbe, 
Uganda. Seeds presented by the chief forestry officer, 
Forestry Department. This is a valuable timber tree, 
native throughout most of tropical Africa. The wood is 
whitish, gradually changing to pale bay, and Is durable 
and easily worked. The tree often reaches a height of 
i30 feet, with a diameter of 10 feet,- the trunk bare 
Of branches for 60 feet. The thin, leathery, elliptical 
leaves are 6 to 7 inches long. The flowers, borne In 
dense spikes, are of two kinds: the pistillate are 
inconspicuous; the stamlnate have long, exserted, 
white stamens. The slightly fleshy fruits are greenish 
yellow. (Adapted from Thiselton-Dyer , Flora of Tropical 
Africa, vol. 6, part 2, p. 22.) 
