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Dodonaea viscosa. ( Saplndaceae . ) 36813. Seeds from 
Merowe, Sudan. Presented by Mr. S. C. Mason, of this Bu- 
reau. "A very Interesting hedge plant which is beautiful- 
ly dense and green, and responds to the shears perfectly 
and when taken in hand early makes a perfectly compact 
wall clear to the ground. Pound at Erkowit near Suakin, 
which is the hill station in Sudan. The shrub is called 
Tattas by the natives. The governor who presented it to 
me is not sure whether it will endure any frost but 
thinks it may. The seedling plants form a rather deep 
tap root and must be transplanted with some care on that 
account." (Mason.) For distribution later. 
Eugenia tomentosa. (Myrtaceae.) 36713. Seeds of the 
cabelluda from Rio de Janeiro. "This myrtaceous fruit, 
although a native of the state of Rio de Janeiro, is not 
commonly cultivated in gardens around the city, so far as 
we have seen. While an occasional tree is seen here 'and 
there, it cannot compare with the jaboticaba or the 
pitanga, two allied fruits also native of this region. 
When well grown the tree is very handsome, and would be of 
value as an ornamental alone. It reaches a height of 
twenty to thirty feet, with a broad, dome-shaped head of 
foliage. The leaves are two to four inches in length and 
about one inch in breadth, oblong-lanceolate, bright green 
and slightly tomentose below. 
"The name cabelluda is the feminine of the Portuguese 
adjective cabelludo , meaning "Hairy", and has reference to 
the downy tomentum present both on the leaves and the 
fruits. The tree flowers in June, and the fruits, which 
ripen in October and November, are sessile and produced 
on the small branches in great profusion. _ In general 
appearance the fruit somewhat resembles a gooseberry, but 
when fully ripe it is golden yellow in color, although 
still retaining an indistinct ribbing under the skin which 
suggests the gooseberry. The largest specimens are slight- 
ly under one inch in diameter, round or nearly so, the 
skin firm and thick. To eat the fruit one merely places 
it against his lips, squeezes it until the skin breaks and 
the seeds with the pulp surrounding them slides into his 
mouth. The pulp is rather scanty, but is juicy and of 
pleasant flavor, similar to the mandrake or maypop of the 
United States. The large seeds are surrounded with short, 
coarse fibers something on the order of the fibers sur- 
rounding the mango seed. 
"The cabelluda is said to be tender and suitable only 
for culture in tropical countries, but it may prove to be 
adapted to south Florida and possibly to southern Cali- 
fornia as well. Both on account of its value as a fruit 
and its ornamental appearance it should be given a thor- 
ough trial in these regions. 
