672 
Canavali spp. (Pabaceae.) 35658-665. Seeds from Cal- 
cutta, India. Presented by Mr. David Hooker, Economic 
Botanist, through Mr. C. V. Piper, of this Bureau. Eight 
varieties of C. gladiata and C. virosa introduced for the 
studies of Mr. Piper on this group of forage plants. For 
distribution later. 
Carica papaya. (Papayaceae . ) 35473. Seeds of papaya 
from Manila, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. 0. W. 
Barrett, Chief Division of Horticulture. "A more or less 
distinct form of the Hawaiian papaya. This form has been 
bred up by Mr. P. J. Wester at the Lamao Experiment 
Station. It is about 90 per cent hermaphrodite." (Bar- 
rett.) For distribution later. 
Carica papaya. (Papayaceae.) 35582-586, 35668-670. 
Seeds of papaya from Boma, and Conga-da-Lemba , Belgian 
Congo. Presented by the Governor-General. Eight vari- 
eties described as being of superior flavor, and of uni- 
form small size. For distribution later. 
Citrus hystrix. (Rutaceae.) 35484. Seeds from Lamao, 
Bataan, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. P. J. Wes- 
ter, Horticulturist, Division of Horticulture, Manila. "A 
large, thorny tree, 6 to 12 meters in height; the leaves 
are 16 to 24 cm. long and broadly winged, in fact the wing 
area sometimes exceeds the leaf area. The species is 
quite variable. The form sent you has smooth, oblate to 
-pyrif orm-turbinate fruits. The surface is greenish lemon 
color, rind medium thick, flesh greenish, juicy, sharply 
acid, aromatic, contained in twelve to fourteen locules. 
The fruit makes a fair 'ade and is eaten together with 
fish by the natives, and is also used in cleaning clothes. 
As a fruit the cabuyao has little value, but it may on 
account of its remarkable vigor be a valuable stock for 
the other citrus fruits, and in fact I have several im- 
ported varieties grov/ing on it now." (Wester.) For dis- 
tribution later. 
Colocasia spp. (Araceae.) 35485-490. Tubers of tan- 
nias from Trinidad, British West Indies. Presented by 
Mr. W. G. Freeman, Assistant Director of Agriculture. Six 
varieties cultivated locally. For distribution later. 
Cucumis melo. ( Cucurbi taceae . ) 35843-657. Seeds of 
muskmelon from Laoling, Shantung, China. "These melons 
all love a rich sandy- soil, with a small amount of alkali 
in it. The Chinese melon growers claim that to obtain 
