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Acer argutum Maximowicz. (Aceraceae.) 43676. Seeds 
of a maple from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the 
Arnold Arboretum and selected by Mr. H. C. Skeels and 
Dr. W. Van Fleet, of this Department. A small decid- 
uous maple, with erect branches, and. doubly serrate 
leaves from 2 to 4 Inches in length. The greenish- 
yellow flowers are produced in April before the leaves, 
and the keys are born in hanging racemes. This tree 
is a native of the mountain woods of Japan, and makes 
an elegant appearance, with its pale green leaves in 
summer and its purplish brown branches in winter. 
(Adapted from W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in 
the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 135.) 
Annona cherimola Miller. (Annonaceae . ) 43485. From 
Duenas, Depto. Sacatepequez , Guatemala. Collected by 
Mr. Wilson Popenoe, Agricultural Explorer. "Budwood 
of an unusually choice variety of cherimoya, or anona as 
it Is called here, from a garden in the village of 
Duenas, about 10 kilometers from Antigua. The cherl- 
moya is very common In this region, which lies at an 
elevation of about 5200 feet. There is great variation 
in the shape and character of the fruit, and the trees 
seem to vary in productiveness. Most of them bear 
very few fruits. The tree from which this budwood was 
taken has a trunk about a foot In diameter, but at a 
distance of ten feet from the ground the top has been 
removed, probably two years ago, and the sprouts which 
are to form the new top are now about 6 feet long. 
There are a good number of these sprouts and they are 
now in bearing, producing, altogether, more fruit than 
is usually borne by the ordinary tree of mature size, 
which has a crown 10 to 20 feet broad, and a vastly 
greater amount of fruiting wood. Whether the produc- 
tiveness of this variety is an inherent characteristic, 
or whether' It has been induced by topping the tree, I 
am unable to determine, but on the chance that it may 
be inherently a heavy bearer I have secured budwood 
for propagation and trial in Florida and more espec- 
ially in southern California, where cherimoya culture 
could undoubtedly be developed into a horticultural 
Industry if prolific and otherwise desirable varieties 
were obtainable. The fruit of this variety Is of good 
size and excellent appearance. It varies from 3 to 7 
inches in length, and from about 6 ounces to nearly 3 
pounds In weight. In form it is uniformly conical, 
blunt at the apex and the surface Is nearly smooth, 
the carpellary areas being indicated by raised lines. 
