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obovate leaflets and the flowers, which are yellow 
striped with red, are borne in axillary and terminal 
panicles. (Adapted from Thlselton-Dyer , Flora of 
Tropical Africa, vol. 4, part 2, p. 525.) 
Monodora myristiea ( Ann on a ceae), 47500. Calabash 
nutmeg. From Entebbe, Uganda. Seeds presented by the 
chief forestry officer, Forestry Department. A large, 
ornamental tree, native to Africa. The shining, pale 
green leaves are confined to the end.; of the branches. 
The fragrant flowers, borne singly in the axils of 
the leaves, are about six inches across, with three 
spreading, wavy-margined, yellow petals, and three 
erect, creamy white petals, all six of which are dotted 
with red. The fruit, four to six inches in diameter, 
contains a number of cylindric seeds each about one 
inch long, which have a flavor closely resembling that 
of the nutmeg. (Adapted from Curtis' s Botanical Maga- 
zine, pi. 3059.) 
Pahudia afrieana ( Caesalpiniaceae) , 47501. From 
Entebbe , Uganda . Seeds presented by the chief forestry 
officer, Forestry Department. This large, forest and 
timber tree is a native of the Niger and Congo valleys 
in western Africa. The small, white and red, fragrant 
flowers are borne in lax or dense racemes and are 
followed by smooth, thick, woody pods containing about 
ten seeds. (Adapted from Oliver, Flora of Tropical 
Africa, vol. 2, p. 302. ) 
"A useful tree for timber and shade. The wood 
is hard and durable , and the bulk of the timber ap- 
pears to be figured and of great value. It is frequently 
exported to Europe under the general trade name of 
'African mahogany'". (Useful Plants of Nigeria, vol. 
2, p. 272.) 
Phii8eolus lunatus (Fabaceae), 47447. Lima bean. 
From Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Presented by Mr. Jas. 
A. Neilson, Ontario Agricultural College. "Lima beans 
whichwere grown near Iroquois, Ontario, in the garden 
of Mr. Leigh Harkness. Mr. Harkness states that this 
strain of beans has been grown by members of his fami- 
ly since 1876. The seed was first secured from a 
seedsman in Philadelphia, Pa. During the first few 
years that the beans were tried at Iroquois, compara- 
tively few ripened; but through selection of the earli- 
est maturing and most productive plants for seed, a 
strain has been isolated which matures in a latitude 
