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It has little of the strongly aromatic fragrance which characterizes 
such sorts as Amini and Mulgoba, hut its flavor is spicy, subacid, and 
very pleasant. The fiber is confined mainly to the ventral edge of the 
seed, and is not troublesome when the fruit is eaten. A favorite way 
of serving the Philippine mangos in tropical America (they have long 
been grown in Cuba and the State of Vera Cruz, Mexico, where the Span- 
iards probably introduced them direct from Manila) is to peel them, 
insert a fork in the basal end of each fruit, and place them in a bowl 
of cracked ice, the fork handles only protruding. 
"Mr. Wester gives the following technical description of the Car- 
abao mango: 'Average weight 230 grams; form oblong, asymmetrical, with 
full cheeks; ventral shoulder usually prominent; dorsal shoulder short; 
stem inserted squarely or obliquely; base rounded; beak rather indi- 
stinct and variable, sometimes coinciding with apex; nak about 15 to 
25 mm. above apex, usually not prominent; surface smooth; color yellow- 
ish tinged with green; lenticels light yellow, usually sparse at basal 
end of fruit, abundant on apical portion; skin medium thin, tough; flesh 
yellowish, paler than the 'Pico,' very tender and melting; flavor very 
delicate, aromatic and spicy; fiber medium coarse, short, confined al- 
most entirely to edges of seed; seed oblong, medium large; polyembryonic. ' " 
nicotiana tabacum ( Solanaceae ) , 58029. Tobacco. From Teheran, 
Persia. Seeds presented through Bernard Gotlieb, American consul. "Seeds 
of the finest grade of the Persian tobacco variety known as 'Shiraz Tum- 
bac.'" (Gotlieb.) 
strychnos suberosa ( Loganiaceae ) , 58032. From Kisantu, Belgian 
Congo. Seeds presented by Frere J. Gillet. "The fruit of this species 
is edible." (Gillet.) 
A spiny shrub or small tree, with oval, leathery, dull-green leaves. 
It is very similar to Strychnos gilleti (S.P.I. No. 58020). (Adapted from 
Annales du Musee du Congo, ser. 5, vol. 1, p. 177.) 
Notes on the Behavior of Previous Introductions. 
AMYGDALUS PERSICA NECTARINA ( Amygdalaceae ) , 34684. Quetta nectarine. 
(Budded on common peach stock.) From Quetta, Baluchistan, India. "I 
have been testing out the Quetta nectarine in a very exposed place for 
the past six years, and, although I do not get a crop every year, I find 
it just as hardy as any of my peaches. This year we had a very large 
crop, a large part of which we canned." (W. C. Degelman, Pittsburgh, 
Pa., December 27, 1923.) 
CAPSICUM ANNUUM (Solanaceae ) , 38788. Red pepper. From Feicheng, 
Shantung, China. "This pepper was sown in March, and by June tenth 
