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thin, light greenish yellow skin. It is cut open and 
eaten with a spoon, there being no core, though many 
seeds. The flavor is very sugary and fine." (Wolcott.) 
Botor tetragonoloba (Pabaceae), 45928. Goa bean. From 
Los Banos, P. I. Presented by the College of Agricul- 
ture. An annual twining vine with loose-flowered ra- 
cemes of large light blue flowers, followed by square 
pods having a wing one-fourth of an inch broad on each 
angle. Grown in tropical and subtropical regions for 
the young tubers which are eaten raw or cooked, and 
for the young pods which are used like string beans. 
{Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horti- 
culture, vol. 5, p. 2849.) 
Calyptroealyx spieatus (Phoenlcaceae) , 45957 . Palm. 
Prom near Kandy, Ceylon. Secured by Mr. George P. 
Mitchell, Treasury Department , D. C. , at the Peradeni- 
ya Botanical Gardens. This stately palm, native of 
Amboina and other islands of the Moluccan group, at- 
tains a height of 40 feet. The pinnate leaves have 
valvate leaflets with reflexed margins; the flowers, 
arranged on long spikelike spadlces, produce orange- 
colored, one-seeded fruits. The wood is used for tim- 
ber and the seeds serve as a substitute for betel-nuts . 
(Adapted from Gardeners' Chronicle, June, 1870, p. 765.) 
Cydonia oblonga (Malaceae), 45889. Quince. From Mur- 
dock, Kansas. Presented by Mr. J. W. Riggs, Experiment 
Grounds. Scions from trees of a variety sent to the 
Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction by Pro- 
fessor N. E. Hansen from Samarkand, Russian Turkestan, 
May 24, 1898, and given S. P. I. No. 1123. Mr. Riggs 
states that this variety has yielded fine fruit at 
Murdock when trees of standard quince varieties have 
not borne any fruit. The tree is hardy, not being 
injured in that section of Kansas by drought and heat. 
Scions grafted on apple stocks. 
Cymbopogon martini (Poaceae), 45966. Rusa-oil grass. 
From Dehra Dun, U. P., India. Presented by Mr. R. S. 
Hole, Forest Botanist, Forest Research Institute and 
College. A stout perennial grass found in northern 
India. It grows to a height of 6 feet and has long, 
perfectly smooth leaves of a soft, delicate texture 
and a rich green color. The slender panicles, 8 to 12 
inches long, turn to a bright reddish brown color in 
ripening. The distinction between the two kinds of 
