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feet. The tree was loaded with small oblong fruits less than an inch 
long and half an inch in diameter, with dull carmine-red skin and very 
juicy sour flesh. I did not see this species elsewhere." 
56097. malus ep. "(No. 6696. September, 1922.) A fine hardy 
tree 15 to 20 feet high, which grows wild with Castanea sp. in the hills 
between Huanglienpu and Chutung. The flowers are red and the yellow- 
ish red fruits are 2 inches in diameter. These seeds were collected 
beyond Shiashuichi ." 
56098. malus sp. "(No. 6698. October 4, 1922.) A tree 20 feet 
tall which grows wild in the mountains beyond Pingpo, on top of the 
western ridge of the Mekong valley at an altitude of 8,000 feet. The 
tree was loaded with thousands of dark-crimson, oblong, mealy fruits 
the size of wild cherries; in fact, the tree could be mistaken at a 
short distance for a cherry tree. It is a prolific bearer and grows 
in clay loam mixed with slate." 
56135. malus sp. "(No. 6721. October 30, 1922. ) A much branched 
tree 35 to 40 feet high, collected in the mountains of the Shweli basin 
near Lungling at an altitude of 6,700 feet. The foliage grows down to 
the ground and the lanceolate leaves are dark green above and silvery 
white beneath. The somewhat ovoid, greenish yellow fruits are 2| inches 
in diameter, with very fragrant but very sour, firm flesh." 
pangium edule (Flacourtiaceae ) , 56067. From Manila, Philippine 
Islands. Seeds presented by A. Hernandez, director, Bureau of Agri- 
culture. "Seeds of Pangi (Pangium edule) obtained from the barrio of 
Panag-an, municipality of Lagonoy, Camarines Sur. Pangi seeds yield 
about 50 per cent of pitjoeng, or samaun, oil having the following con- 
stants (see Bureau of Forestry, Manila, Philippine Islands, Bulletin 
No. 20, p. 159): Specific gravity 0.937, saponification value 178 - 
183, iodin value 89.94, titer test of fatty acids 44.4." (Hernandez.) 
"I have just eaten this fruit for the first time; it is quite 
similar to the 'marang' [Artoearpus odoratissima Blanco) in flavor, being 
very sweet and rich. The flesh is rather scant and the seeds large, 
but some day we may discover a seedless one and then we shall have a 
real feast. The fruit is so large that one (seedless) would be enough 
for 3 to 5 people." (P. J. Wester.) 
A Philippine tree which reaches a height of 25 meters (82 feet) , 
with very large, smooth, pointed leaves and yellowish green flowers. 
The brown oval fruit is over 6 inches long and contains several seeds 
imbedded in a yellowish, edible pulp. The fresh seeds are poisonous, 
but steeping them in water makes them edible. (Adapted from Brown, 
Wild Food Plants of the Philippines, p. 126.) 
phaseolus spp. (Fabaceae), 56072 and 56073. From Santiago de las 
Vegas, Cuba. Seeds presented by Dr. Mario Calvino, director, Agri- 
