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black shining nuts are quite small. The trees of this species appeared 
to be free from all disease." 
catalpa duclouxii (Bignoniaceae) , 56084. From Yunnan, China. Seeds 
collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the Bureau of Plant 
Industry. "(Nos. 3097, 3217.) A tree 80 feet tall, with a straight * 
trunk 3 to 4 feet in diameter, found in the Likiang plain at 8,800 feet 
altitude in large groves, also south of Talifu on the Menghua Ting 
plain. The pinkish lilac flowers are borne in large full panicles and 
make the tree very ornamental. It is a very valuable timber tree, and 
the wood is not attacked by insects. Seeds of this tree are exported 
from Tengyueh to other parts of Yunnan, Tengyueh being the center of 
distribution. The Chinese name is 'Chun nin shu.'" (Rock.) 
chrysophyllum magausmontana ( Sapotaceae ), 56031 . From Pretoria, 
Union of South Africa. Seeds presented by I. B. Pole Evans, chief, 
Division of Botany. An ornamental evergreen shrub or small tree which 
is common on stony outcrops in the Transvaal on frostless ridges at an 
altitude of 6,000 feet near Johannesburg and also in the "Middle Veld" 
at altitudes below 4,000 feet. The fruits, up to an inch in diameter, 
are agreeably acidulous and most refreshing in hot weather; they are 
used for making preserves and jelly by the white colonists. The natives 
call the tree "Stam-vruchte, " because the flowers and fruits are borne 
on very short stalks on the stem and main branches. The tree toler- 
ates great heat and drought. (Adapted from note of J. Burtt-Davy under 
S.P.I. No. 19384.) 
citrus spp. (Rutaceae), 56058 and 56059. From Swatow, China. 
Plants presented by Rev. A. H. Page. Quoted notes by Mr. Page. 
56058. citrus nobilis deliciosa. Mandarin orange. "A tangerine which 
is as large and fully as sweet as the navel orange. This fruit, among 
the very best of the citrus fruits of China, grows chiefly in the low 
delta region crossed by the Tropic of Cancer, where there is a slight 
frost perhaps once in ten years, during the period when the trees are 
dormant . " 
56059. CITRUS sp. "The 'soft orange, ' which, like the tangerine, is 
easily peeled when thoroughly ripe. It will keep a long time without 
ice, and becomes very sweet. It is only medium size. This fruit, among 
the very best of the citrus fruits of China, grows chiefly in the low 
delta region crossed by the Tropic of Cancer, where there is a slight 
frost perhaps once in ten years during the period when the trees are 
dormant . " 
CORNUS CAPITATA (Cornaceae), 56085. Bentham'g cornel. From Yunnan, 
China. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the 
