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Acrocomia fusiformis { Swart z) Sweet. (Phoenlcaceae. ) 40881. 
Seeds of a palm from Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Pre- 
sented by Mr. Juan T. Roig, Botanist, Cuban Agricultural 
Experiment Station. "Macaw tree of Jamaica, Corozo de Ja- 
maica of Cuba. Trunk ten to thirty feet high, fusiform 
or swollen above the middle, armed with spines in rings. 
Leaves pinnate, petioles and rachis densely armed. In- 
florescence enclosed in two spathes, inner complete, spar- 
ingly armed. Peduncles also armed with long black spines. 
Fruit depressed-globose, about one inch in diameter, 
smooth. Seed very hard, one-celled, foramina lateral. A 
remarkably strong fiber called pita de corozo is extracted 
from the rachis of the leaves of this palm, and is used in 
Cuba in the manufacture of brushes. This Palm has been 
erroneously referred to as Acrocomia lasiospatha by Martlus 
and Grlsebach. " (C. P. Doyle.) 
Annona scleroderma Saf f ord . (Annonaceae . ) 40835. Seeds 
of the "pox-t£" from Cajabon, Guatemala. Presented by Mr. 
W. E. Curley at the request of Mr. 0. P. Cook. Mr. Cook 
in his field-notes made the following entry: "The fruit 
called by the Kekchl Indians of Alta Verapaz box-te or 
bosh-te, is curious rather than beautiful. The shell Is 
divided into angular depressed areoles by raised ridges. 
When mature the ridges are dark brown and the areoles be- 
tween them green. The pulp Is readily separable into 
slender pyramids. These are normally one-seeded, but in 
many cases they are seedless. The texture of the pulp is 
perfect, the flavor aromatic and delicious, with no un- 
pleasant aftertaste. It is much richer than the soursop, 
with a suggestion of the flavor of the zapote bianco, or 
matasano (Casimiroa edulis) , but not in the least objection- 
able. It can be eaten mo6t conveniently with a spoon. The 
most fragrant pulp is close to the rind. The seeds sepa- 
rate from the surrounding pulp more readily than In most 
annona fruits. " 
Bambos tulda Roxb. (Poaceae. )40886. Seeds of a bamboo 
from Calcutta, India. Presented by Mr. William Bembower, 
Collins,'? Ohio. "The common bamboo of Bengal, where It 
grows in great abundance everywhere, flowering in May. 
Not uncommon in the deciduous forests of Pegu, generally 
u occupying lower and molster stretches of ground in company 
with tinwa, Cephalostachyum pergracile, the surrounding dry 
hills being covered with Dendrocalamus strictws." (Brandls.) 
"An evergreen or deciduous, caespitose, arboreous, gre- 
garious bamboo. Culm green or glabrous when young, grey- 
green when older, sometimes streaked with yellow, 20 to 70 
