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Araehis hypogaea L. (Pabaceae.) 43035. Seed from 
Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by Mr. L. Koch, Station 
for Selection of Annual Crops. "Pure strain No. 21. 
Is almost not affected by severe disease, known here 
under the name of bacterial-disease. Cultivated at 
the Plant Breeding Station for Annual Crops," (Koch.) 
Belou marmelos (L.) Lyons. (Rutaceae.) 43028. Seed 
from Rangoon, Burma, India. Presented by Rev. Wm. H. 
S. Hascall. "Season for fruit, March and April." 
(Hascall. ) 
Buchamnia latifolia Roxb. (Anacardlaceae . ) 43038. 
Seed from Burma, India. Presented by the Superin- 
tendent, Royal Botanic Garden, Sibpur, Galcutta-, 
India. "A medium-sized tree, leafless only for a short 
time, met with i,n the dry forests throughout India and 
Burma, ascending in the Sub-Himalayan tract to 3000 
feet. A pellucid gum (peal or pial) which exudes from 
wounds in the stem is more than half soluble in water. 
It is said to resemble Bassora gum, to have adhesive 
properties like inferior gum arable and to be suitable 
for dressing textiles . The bark and the fruits furnish 
a natural varnish. The kernels yield a sweet and 
wholesome oil (chlronji), but owing to their being 
much prized as a sweetmeat when cooked, the oil is 
seldom expressed. The kernels, which have a flavour 
something between that of the pistachio and the almond, 
are eaten by the natives. In the hills of Central 
India the fruits with the kernels are pounded and dried 
and subsequently baked into a sort of bread. From the 
Panjab and Bombay the leaves are reported as used for 
fodder. The timber is not very hard nor durable and 
is of small value, though made into spoons, plates, 
toys and bedsteads, and is even employed for door and 
window frames , plough-handles , etc . " (Watt, Commercial 
Products of India, p. 188.) 
Canarium indkum Stickman. (Balsameaceae . ) 43024. 
Seeds from Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by Dr.. J. C. 
Koningsberger , Director, Botanic Gardens. "Java-al- 
mond. A large handsome Malayan tree, characterised 
by a remarkable buttressed trunk and latterly com- 
pressed aerial basal roots; the latter develop enormous 
erect flanges of uniform thickness, so that solid 
circular pieces may occasionally be cut out from them 
to form ready-made cart wheels. The tree is much 
cultivated for shade or ornamental in. Java. It bears 
