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small, - only 5 feet high, in fact, - and I shall be 
very much surprised if the plant eventually does not 
become as popular in southern Florida as its relative, 
the pitanga, is today. It has large, thick leaves, dark 
green and somewhat glossy. The flowers are white, an 
inch broad, and suggest those of the guava in general 
appearance. The dark-red fruits, the size and shape 
of a northern cherry, contain a single large, round 
seed , and are soft and delicate in texture , with a sweet, 
pleasant flavor which is quite agreeable at first trial. 
One Of the interesting features of the plant is the 
remarkably short time which elapses between the ap- 
pearance of the flowers and the ripening of the fruits. " 
(Wilson Popenoe . ) 
Flaeourtia euphlebia (Flacourtiaceae), 54691. From Manila, 
Philippine Islands. Seeds presented by Mr. P. J. Wester, 
agricultural adviser, Bureau of Agriculture, through 
Mr. Adn. Hernandez, secretary of Agriculture and Na- 
tural Resources. "'Lanagon.' A small tree, native to 
these Islands, bearing in profusion fruits very simi- 
lar in appearance and flavor to those of Flaeourtia cala- 
phracta. They can probably also be used in the same way 
as those of the latter, - I.e., for jelly making." 
(Wester.) 
GoBsypium barbadmse (Malvaceae), 54688. Cotton. From 
Cairo.Egypt. Seeds presented by Mr . James A. Prescott, 
Sultanic Agricultural Society. "'Pilion. ' One of the 
earliest and most productive of the Egyptian types, 
With fiber running from 33 to 35 millimeters (1.2 to 
1.3 in.) in length. There is a possibility that it will 
succeed in parts of Texas where the longer staple and 
later Egyptian cottons are not productive." (George 
Freeman.) 
Jtigktns tegia ( Juglandaceae) ,54789. Walnut, From Esk- 
dale, Knutsford, Cheshire, England. Seeds presented by 
Mr. Howard Spence. "No. 5. Walnuts from the lower Him- 
alayas, Northwest Provinces, India, which appear to be 
similar to those which gave very vigorous, unusually 
well-rooted plants. If they are the original type they 
will be of especial vigor , much more easily transplanted 
without injury than is the ordinary type and therefore 
of value as a stock. 
"In this country the growth of these walnuts is 
much more rapid than either the ordinary Juglans regia 
or J. nigra', they appear to suffer much less from leaf 
