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Cudrania trieuspidata (Carr.) Bureau. (Moraceae.) 
45194. Grown at Yarrow Field Station from seed re- 
ceived from the P. J. Berckmans Company, Augusta, 
Georgia. A small deciduous tree, with slender, thorny 
branches, and fleshy subglobose edible fruits. Messrs. 
Berckmans, in sending in the seed, reported that al- 
though the one tree left in their nursery at that 
time had fruited very well, it was rather difficult to 
get any amount of fruit at one time, because the la- 
borers seem so fond of it. The fruit is a very at- 
tractive color, pink with a delicate bloom on it. 
There are numerous small seeds and the flesh is soft 
and melting with a flavor which should be more pro- 
nounced to be really satisfactory. It is a relative 
of the osage orange (Maelura) and has been hybridized 
with it successfully. Its fruits ripen in October and 
November, and the best flavored seedlings should be 
selected. There is another species, C. javaniea, which 
is tender, but which might be valuable for breeding 
purposes. This Chinese species is hardy at Washing- 
ton, D. C. (Pairchild.) 
Durio zibethinus Murray . (Bombacaceae . ) 45179. Durian. 
From Dominica, British West Indies. Presented by Mr. 
Joseph Jones, Curator, Botanic Gardens. "I believe 
Dominica is the only place in the Western tropics in 
which the Durian tree has fruited. It first bore fruit 
in this island as far back as 1892." (Jones.) A very 
large, handsome, pyramid-shaped tree, native of the 
Malay Archipelago, and commonly cultivated in the 
Straits Settlements, Burma, Java, etc., for the sake 
of Its celebrated fruit. The latter, produced on the 
older branches, varies somewhat from round to oval In 
shape, and usually weighs from 5 to 7 lbs., though 
sometimes as much as 10 lbs. It is armed with thickly 
set formidable prickles about one-half inch long; 
when ripe it becomes slightly yellow, and possesses 
an odor which is intensely offensive to most people, 
especially on first acquaintance with it. The cream- 
colored pulp surrounding the seed is the edible por- 
tion* this is most highly prized by the Malays and 
other Oriental races, and is also relished by the 
Europeans who acquire a taste for it. The large seeds 
may be roasted and eaten like chestnuts. Durian fruits 
are variable in size, shape, flavor, and quantity of 
pulp, according to variety. The trees also vary In 
productiveness, some varieties being almost barren. 
Selection and high cultivation should, therefore, be 
