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Amaranthus gangetieus L. (Amaranthaceae . ) 44566. Am- 
aranth seeds from Peking, China. Collected by Mr. Frank 
N. Meyer, February 17, 1917. "A red Amaranth, used 
locally as a vegetable, like spinach, when young. 
Sometimes the seed is sown in a moist, dark, warm 
place; and the young, red-colored seedlings are eaten 
as a rare delicacy at feasts. The seed itself is ap- 
parently never used in the north of China as a grain 
food. Chinese name Hung hsien ts'ai, meaning 'Red hsien 
vegetable'." (Meyer.) 
• Amaranthus panieulatus L. (Amaranthaceae.) 44469. 
Amaranth seeds from San Juan Batista, Tabasco, Mexico. 
Purchased from Mr. Cabriel Itie, Director, Agricul- 
tural Experiment Station. "Alegria is produced in Tla- 
jomulco, Zacoalco and San Pedro Tlaquepaque, districts 
belonging to the state of Jalisco. This annual is 
sown in nurseries; in the month of December it is har- 
vested and is used in the making of sweets. I was told 
that the seeds in question are found with difficulty 
in the pueblos near Guadaljara, for the inhabitants do 
not put them to any practical application and if they 
are sometimes used, it is when they are mixed with 
dulce for children; they are surely very insipid. They 
are also seen in the state of Michoacan, where they 
are used for the same purpose." (Itie.) 
Ampelopsis aconitifolia Bunge. (Vitaceae.) 44549. Seeds 
from Ventimiglia, Italy. Presented by the Superinten- 
dent, La Mortola Botanic Gardens. A very handsome 
vine from northern China, with finely divided foliage. 
The leaves are 5-parted and 2 to 3 inches long; the 
inconspicuous flowers appear in summer; and the small 
orange berries mature in autumn. It should be planted 
where only a light covering is desired, and is hardy 
in the northern United States. (Adapted from L. H. 
Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 1, 
p. 278.) 
Amona (eherimoh x squamosa) x reticulata. (Annonaceae . ) 
44671-44673. Cuatemoya cuttings from Lamao, Bataan, 
Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. P. J. Wester, 
Horticulturist, Lamao Experiment Station. Obtained by 
the pollination of an atemoya (A. eherimola x squamosa) by 
a custard-apple (A. reticulata). The fruit is well shaped 
but rather, small, about the size of a sugar-apple, 
with a yellowish green, almost glabrous surface; very 
thick tough skin; and white, tender melting, juicy, 
