1941 
kennedia rubicunda (Fabaceae), 58036. From Richmond, Victoria. 
Seeds presented by F. H. Baker. A very attractive twining shrub, some- 
times 5 or 6 feet in length, with dark-green, oval leaflets, 3 to 4 
inches long, and numerous large, showy, dark-red flowers which occur 
in pairs in the leaf axils. This species is native to New South Wales. 
(Adapted from Sulman, Wild Flowers of New South Wales, p. 130.) 
mangifera indica ( Anacardiaceae ) , 58031. Carabao mango. From 
Manila, Philippine Islands. Budwood presented by Adn. Hernandez, di- 
rector, Bureau of Agriculture. "This is a well-known seedling race of 
the Philippines, where it is considered, in several regions, the best 
of all mangos. It belongs to a group whose center of distribution ap- 
pears to be in southeastern Asia, perhaps Cochin China. These mangos 
are sufficiently distinct from the common Indian forms to have led cer- 
tain botanists to consider them botanically different. Mangifera cambodiana 
is the name which has been applied to them. They are polyembryonic, 
hence they come true from seed, at least to a sufficient degree so that 
the several races reproduce themselves with a fair degree of constancy. 
The Cambodiana, Saigon or Chinese mango, now cultivated in Florida, 
varies to an extent which makes necessary the use of vegetative propa- 
gation if the best seedlings are to be perpetuated as horticultural 
varieties, uniform and dependable in character. 
"The Carabao mango has already been introduced into Florida from 
the Philippines, but it seems desirable to secure as many different 
strains as possible, on the strength of the likelihood that some of 
them may prove more valuable than others. Fruit borne by the Carabao 
tree in the Plant Introduction Garden at Miami in the summer of 1923 
was of excellent quality. 
"Some people prefer the Philippine mangos to all others, while 
some think the Indian varieties superior. The latter are richer, but 
the best Philippine sorts, such as Carabao, have a peculiarly refresh- 
ing taste which is highly agreeable. 
"Mr. Wester says of Carabao in the Philippines: 'The tree is of 
vigorous growth with fruit mostly ripening from the latter part of May 
through June and the early part of July; by smoking the tree (the 
physiological effect of which is not quite understood) and by chopping 
the bark of the trunk the Filipinos force the trees to bear fruit early 
in March, but this fruit is not so well flavored as that produced later. 
A few mangos are found in the market nearly all the year. 1 
"Carabao, like the other mangos of its group, is long and slender 
in form, pointed at the apex and distinctly flattened longitudinally. 
It is not as bright-colored as some of the Indian sorts, the surface be- 
ing clear golden yellow in the mature fruit, but it is usually free from 
anthracnose stains, which is rarely true of the best Indian varieties. 
