3. 
vines grow to a length of 40 feet. They seem to sprout 
from the roots every year and grow here plentifully over 
an area of, I would say, 160 acres. They seem to have 
originated on one of the mountain sides and "been washed 
down by the rains until you find them half a mile down the 
foot-hills." (Leenhouts.) 
MAPG1FSRA INDICA. 26593-510. Presented ty Mr. Aston W. 
Gardner, Kingston, Jamaica. 26509, Bombay . This special 
fruit has realized very high prices in London and New York. 
26510, Mangalore. For distribution later. 
MEDIC AdO SAT IV A TPPETAPA . 26590. From Aires, Algeria: Pro- 
cured by Mr. A. "lave. "A wild form said to occur in arid, 
exposed situations and presumably very drought resistant." 
(Westgate . ) 
PUNICA PROTOPUPICA. 26511. Presented by Dr. Isaac Bay ley 
Balfour, Director Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, Scot- 
land. Native of the Island of Socotra. "It was considered 
desirable to introduce this plant which, aside from the or- 
dinary pomegranate is the only species of the genus Punic a 
and is possibly the ancestral form of the cultivated pome- 
. granate, in order - to test its value as a drought resistant 
stock on which to graft pomegranates in the hottest part of 
the Southwest." ( T . H. Kearney.) 
PYRUS SP. 26591. Presented by Mr. Edward C. Parker, Mukden, 
Manchuria. "Seeds of the native Manchurian pear. I am 
of the opinion that the pear seedlings when tested out in 
western nurseries or used for grafting purposes will prove 
more valuable than the scions (S.P.I. Wos . 26485-489 . ) 
(Parker.) For distribution later. 
SPONDIAS DBLCIS. 26470. From Monrovia, Liberia. Presented 
by Mr. E. L. Parker. The We fruit or Tahiti apple. The 
tree is of rapid growth, highly ornamental and attains a 
height of 50 feet in its native habitat. The golden yellow 
fruits about 2-3 inches in diameter, are produced in loose 
clusters. The brownish yellow flesh partakes of the flavor 
of a pineapple and most people become very fond, of it when 
once accustomed to it. It is a trifle less hardy than the 
