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Aeanthorhiza aculeata. (Phoenicaceae ) , 45906. Wendland 
palm. From Venezuela. Collected by Mr. H. M. Curran, 
Laurel, Maryland. "A palm with a trunk 6 to 9 feet 
tall and 4 to 6 inches in diameter, armed with spini- 
form roots 3 to 4 inches in length. The leaves, form- 
ing a dense crown, are fan-shaped, green above and 
silvery below, about 3 feet in diameter on petioles 
18 inches long. The leaf bases are densely covered 
with 'woolly scurf which splits into many strong fi- 
bers; and the branched inflorescence about 2 feet long, 
is also densely covered with white wooly scurf. The 
smooth fruit, three-fourths of an inch long by five 
eights of an inch in diameter, is not edible." (C. B. 
Doyle.) 
Anaeardium oecidentale (Anacardiaceae) , 45915. Cashew. 
Prom Panama, R. P., Presented by Mr. Ramon Arias- 
Feraud. "Red cashew. Trees, about 20 feet high, bearing 
fruits the third year." (Arias-F.) A handsome qulck- 
.growing tree reaching a height of 40 feet, with large, 
entire, oval leaves; the wood is close-grained, strong 
and durable, and is used for boat building. The cashew, 
like the poison ivy, possesses an acrid substance, 
which is strongly irritant to the epidermis and the 
mucous membranes of human beings. The poisonous ma- 
terial is not, however, spread throughout the plant but , 
is mostly concentrated in the rather soft shell of the 
nut which is borne upon a pear-shaped, red or yellow, 
fleshy receptacle, 2 to 4 Inches long. This receptacle 
is edible and quite harmless when ripe, having a very 
agreeable subacid taste in the raw state, and is also 
very good when cooked. The nut is kidney-shaped or 
distinctly curved near the middle, and contains a 
single large kernel of quite firm flesh, of fine tex- 
ture, and of delicate, very pleasant nutty flavor. 
No attempt, however, should be made to eat it in the 
raw state on account of the poisonous juice of the 
shell which must be driven off by the heat, so that 
roasting is an absolute necessity. (Adapted from Cook 
and Collins, Economic Plants of Porto Rico.) 
Amona reticulata (Annonaceae) , 45955. Bullock's-heart. 
From Colombia. Presented by Mr. W. 0. Wolcott , Medellin, 
Colombia. "The tree grows about 15 feet high, is very 
thrifty, thriving best in a hot climate from sea-level 
to about 3,000 feet elevation, and apparently wants 
rich soil and plenty of moisture. The fruit is about 
the size and shape of a bullock's heart, and has a 
