1568 
Calcutta, and from India Forest Department Bulletin, No. 
7, 1906.) 
Prosopis dulcis (Mlmosaceae ) , 50096. From La Plata, 
Argentina. Seeds presented by Dr. Carlos Spegazzinl. 
A thorny tree, 60 feet high, with very deep roots, 
adapted for live fences. The hard, strong, durable 
wood, when polished, resembles mahogany. The sweetish 
pods, which are rich in protein, grape-sugar, starch, 
pectin, potash, lime, and phosphoric acid, are used 
for cattle fodder, and even for human food; a spark- 
ling drink called "aloja" is made from the pods. Tne 
bark, leaves, and pods yield tannin. (Adapted from 
Mueller, Select Extra-Tropical Plants, p. 421.) 
Triehosanthes quinquangulata ( Cucurbltaceae ) , 49858. 
From Llttlerlver, Fla. Seeds presented by Mr. J. J. 
Soar, Littleriver Nurseries, through Dr. David Fair- 
child. "These seeds were given to me by Mr. Soar, who 
says that the plant came from the Philippines. It is 
the showiest gourd I have ever seen, being a bright red , - 
as red as the reddest apple. As a decorative plant it 
should be very valuable, and the fruits would make the 
prettiest kind of decorations for Christmas trees." 
(Falrchild. ) 
For previous Introduction see S. P. I. No. 46642, 
Plant Immigrants, No. 151, November, 1918, p. 1374. 
Notes from Correspondents . 
The following account of the Trinidad dasheen 
(Colocasia eseulenta) , S. P. I. No. 15395, is excerpted 
from the 1918 report of the director of the Botanic 
Gardens, Sydney, New South Wales: 
"In April, 1917, eight pounds of dasheen tubers 
were received from Washington. Of these, thirty-six 
sound tubers, averaging 3 ounces each, were selected 
and kept in a dry place like Dahlia tubers until the 
middle of August, when they were started Into growth 
in a cold frame facing north. In the middle of Sep- 
tember they were planted in rows 4 f eet apart and 2 feet 
apart in the row, in soli manured at the rate of 40 tons per 
acre with rotted stable dung. They matured in June, 
1918, and when dug, without disease or rot, weighed 
182 pounds, two-thirds being of a culinary size, and 
the remainder offsets suitable for planting. This proved 
that the vegetable can be grown in one season, tak- 
ing eight or nine months to mature. 
