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they are first boiled with wood ashes, after which 
the skin is easily removed; they are then placed in 
hot syrup and boiled for a short time. Their flavor 
somewhat suggests the apple, and is very pleasant. 
The fruits look like small apples, being nearly spher- 
ical in form, yellow in color, with russet dots and a 
blushed ckeek, and having a slender stem. The largest 
ones are an inch and three quarters in diameter. The 
ordinary size is about one inch. The thin skin sur- 
rounds a rather dry, yellowish, mealy pulp and three 
large seeds.. The plant is easily grown and should 
succeed in California and Florida." (Popenoe.) 
Juglans mollis ( Juglandaceae) , 45352. Walnut. From 
Guatemala. Collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe ,. Agricul- 
tural Explorer for this Department. "(No, 180a. Finca 
Che j el, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala. October 15, 1917. 
The wild walnut of the. Verapaz. It is not a common 
tree; but seen occasionally on mountainsides and along 
water courses, at elevations of 1,500 to 4,500 feet, 
so far as my own observation goes. The. tree is only 
moderately large, rarely reaching a greater height 
than 40 to 45 feet. The nuts, which are sometimes 
produced very abundantly, are as large as a good 
specimen of Juglans nigra, .but have a thicker shell and 
consequently less kernel. This species is of Interest 
in connection with the attempt now being made to ob- 
tain good nut-bearing trees f or the tropics . It should 
be planted in such regions as- south Florida and Cuba. 
Since it appears to thrive in Guatemala under a rather 
wide range of climatic conditions it may succeed in 
many parts of the tropics and subtropics." (Popenoe.) 
, Lilium philippinense (Llliaceae), 45570. Benguct lily. 
From Manila, ~ P.I. Presented by Mr. Adn. . Hernandez, 
Director, Bureau of Agriculture. "This newwhite trum- 
pet lily seems destined to become of very great value 
to both private and commercial growers. The short 
time necessary to flower it after potting surprises 
all who are growing it for the first time. We found 
last year that it was all the introducers claimed for 
it, and from a hatch of small bulbs potted September 
8 we cut flowers December 3 of this year. These bulbs 
were grown in a cold-frame for nearly half that period 
or they would have flowered earlier. The long, pure 
white, sweet-scented flowers arrange beautifully in 
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