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Acacia verek. (Mimosaceae . ) 38524. Seed of the gum 
arable acacia from Khartoum, Sudan. Presented by Mr. S. A. 
Wood, Assistant Director of Forests, Department of Agri- 
culture and Forests. "This tree produces the true gum 
arable of commerce. It thrives best in a dry climate with 
a maximum rainfall of 21 inches and a dry period of no rain 
for several months. Any soil will suit it. The tree as it 
grows out here is fit for tapping in the fifth year after 
sowing." (Wood.) 
dcradelpka sp. (Sapotaceae . ) 38478-481, 38566. Seeds 
of the injerto from Coban and Guatemala City, Guatemala. 
Collected by Mr. 0. F. Cook, of this Bureau. "Another 
'find' not properly appreciated before is the green sapote, 
injerto or raxtul as the Indians call it. This was de- 
scribed recently by Pittier as Calocarpum viride but the 
generic name is a homonym and I have proposed Achradelpha 
to replace it. This new species is a much finer tree than 
the true sapote and apparently much better adapted to a 
cool climate. The foliage is much heavier than that of the 
sapote and of a deeper green color, in form and general 
appearance not very unlike that of the loquat, but the 
trees grow to a large size and are very handsome. They 
take the place of the sapote altogether at the higher alti- 
tudes around Coban, although both trees are found in the 
Senshu and Cajabon districts. The failure of the sapote to 
thrive in Florida need not exclude the green sapote, and a 
trial planting will be in order. The seeds are like those 
of the true sapote, but smaller and in some varieties much 
shorter. The fruits of this green sapote run through the 
same series of varietal forms as those of the sapodilla. 
The quality of the flesh is distinctly superior to that of 
the true sa"pote, and much more likely to please the Ameri- 
can palate. Anybody who likes papaya or Japanese persim- 
mons might be expected to think favorably of the green 
sapote, for it comes distinctly into the same class of 
sweetish, smooth, tender, pulpy fruits. There is no as- 
tringency or unpleasant aftertaste whatever, so that none 
of the curing difficulties of the persimmons would be en- 
countered. On the outside the fruits are a pleasing yel- 
lowish-green color, more or less russeted at either end. 
The flesh inside is yellow, but with a reddish or brownish 
tinge, not as yellow as some of the Japanese persimmons, 
nor as dark as others." (Cook.) 
Amygdalws persica. (Amygdalaceae. ) 38469-470. Seeds of 
peaches from Feitcheng, Shantung, China. The famous Fei 
peach and a large variety of flat peach said to be of 
light- red color, and very juicy and sweet. Chinese name 
'Ta hong pien tao,' meaning 'large red flat peach.' (Meyer's 
introduction. ) 
