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Hypericum dblongifolium ■'. (Hypericaceae . ) 38153. Seeds 
of a St. John's wort from Ventlmlglia, Italy. Presented by 
Dr. Alwin Berger, Curator, La Mortola Gardens. "A shrub, 
truly hardy In England, with evergreen foliage and large 
handsome yellow blossoms, which is a native of northern 
India, Nepal, and the Himalayas. It is found growing at 
elevations of from six to twelve thousand feet. It is a 
small rather compact shrub, with red-brown terete branches. 
The leaves of this species which are the largest of the 
genus, are dark green above, pale and glaucous beneath, and 
two to four inches in length,, and evergreen." (Botanical 
magazine, pi. 4949.) 
Inpcarpus edulis . (Fabaceae .) 38135 . Seeds of the Tahiti- 
chestnut from Pago Pago, American Samoa. Presented by Com- 
mander C. D. Stearns, Governor. "One of the most striking 
features of the forest. It bears a kidney-shaped fruit 
which is eaten cooked, when not quite ripe, and tastes much 
like a chestnut. The wood is of light color, straight, of 
fine texture, and very tough. It is used for burning lime 
in open kilns, the wood having the remarkable quality of 
burning readily when green. In some of the Pacific Islands 
the nuts are preserved in pits, like breadfruit, where they 
ferment. In Samoa it forms a staple food for several 
months of the year. The wood is perishable and of little 
economic value. The bark is astringent." (Stearns.) 
Malus sp. (Malaceae.) 38231. Scions of a crab-apple 
from Sianfu, Shensi, China. "A flowering crab-apple, of 
low branching, wide spreading growth, said to bear masses 
of small, double flowers of rosy-red color. Obtained from 
the garden of the English Baptist Mission Hospital at 
Sianfu." (Meyer's introduction.) 
Malus sp. (Malaceae.) 38279. Scions of an apple from 
the village of Fan dja tchwang, near Tai an fu, Shantung, 
China. "A variety of apple, said to be large, of red 
color; flesh firm and of sweet flavor. Chinese name 'Ta 
ping kuo', meaning 'large apple'. Apparently very drought- 
resistant, and possibly of value for the drier parts of the 
United States." (Meyer's Introduction.) 
Mimusops sp. ( Sapotaceae . ) 38172. Seeds from the Rio 
de Janeiro Botanic Garden. "A small, sapotaceous fruit 
from the Jardin Botanico. Tree about 20 feet high. Fruit 
oval, slightly under one inch in length, maroon in color. 
The flesh surrounding the single seed is whitish and of 
very pleasant flavor resembling that of the sapodllla. 
(Dorsett, Popenoe and Shamel introduction.) 
