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The large evergreen leaves and the racemes of bright 
orange-yellow flowers make an attractive picture in 
any subtropical garden. The large globular seeds are 
roasted and eaten like chestnuts. The tree has been 
introduced into Southern California, but is not com- 
mon. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of 
Horticulture, and Berger, in Gardeners' Chronicle ser. 
3, vol. 38, p. 244. 
Citrus iehangensis (Rutaceae), 45534. Ichang lemon. 
From China. Collected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Agricul- 
tural Explorer for this Department. "(No. 145b. King- 
men, Hupeh, China. September 26,1917.) A citrus fruit 
called Hsiang yuan, meaning 'fragrant round'. It exists 
in many varieties, and is able to withstand colder 
temperatures than the tangerine and kumquat but is 
not as hardy as Poncirus trifoliata {Citrus trifoliata) . The 
rind exhales a delightful fragrance and the Chinese 
use the fruits as room-perfumers and carry them about 
instead of perfumed handkerchiefs. Since they possess 
an abundant juice of good quality, foreign residents 
use these fruits for making lemonade. If it were not 
for the many very large seeds this fruit could well be 
substituted for the ordinary lemon; as it is, it may 
be grown considerably north of the true citrus belt 
to supply a home product from which to make refresh- 
ing drinks." (Meyer.) 
Crataegus stipulosa (Malaceae), 45575. ManzaniUa. From 
Guatemala. Collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, Agricul- 
tural Explorer for this Department. "(No. 216a. Gua- 
temala, Guatemala, November 20, 1917.) A native species 
of Crataegus, well known in the Guatemalan highlands, 
where it occurs both wild and cultivated. Seed was 
previously sent in under No. 32a. (S.P.I. No. 43430). 
The manzanilla is a large shrub or small, erect, slen- 
der tree, about 20 feet tall; when old, sometimes 
having a thick trunk a foot or more in diameter at 
the base, but never developing to a greater height. 
In spring it produces white flowers resembling apple 
blossoms. In early fall, commencing about October, 
the fruits ripen, and from this month are abundant in 
all the markets until after Christmas. They are much 
used for decorative purposes, after being strung on 
long threads. They are' eaten in several ways, prin- 
cipally stewed and in the form of jelly. For stewing 
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