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breadth, entire; flowers large, white, in 5 to 7- 
f lowered cymes. Native of the West Indies. (Adapted 
from Grisebach, Flora of the West Indian Islands.) 
Note* on Behavior of Previous Introduction*. 
Citrus limonia Osbeck (23028). Mr. Prank J. Hart, 
of Los Angeles, California, says: "I am sending you 
a small crate of the fruit of the Chinese lemon, dis- 
tributed under your S.P.I. No. 23C28, in June, 1912. 
These beautiful little shrubs, about two to two and 
one-half feet high, of somewhat large spread, are cer- 
tainly a successful introduction from every point of 
view. They are beautiful, ornamental, and very pro- 
lific bearers. Thes« two little shrubs keep my fam- 
ily almost entirely in lemons,- they using them in 
preference to any other lemon,- of which I have all 
the different varieties growing on my place. I am very 
sorry that they use them up so closely that none of 
the cured lemons are on hand. If they were, you could 
then see that the texture of the skin, the color, 
shape, and size are almost perfect from a lemon man's 
standpoint. They are hardy too, as they bear and 
blossom just as well in the colder weather here, as 
they do in midsummer." 
Cyphomandra betaeea (36934). Tree Tomato. Mr. Geo. B. 
Shaffer, in letter of January 23, 1918, reports: "Just 
a word concerning the Tree Tomato sent me from the 
Chlco Station In February, 1915. In the fall of 1916, 
this matured 15 fruits. The plant was . slightly in- 
jured by frost in December, 1916, but recovered, and 
has just matured 21 fruits. From seed of the first 
crop, I have raised 20 vigorous plants, each now two 
feet In height. I shall continue to grow and propa- 
gate these plants, with a view of acclimating them 
with the hope of ultimately making them a commercial 
product. Preserved in honey, they are certainly an 
ideal condiment." Litehi ehinensis (40973). "I am partic- 
ularly interested in the development of one of the 
litchi, received from Yarrow last February. These 
trees were set out in the orchard, with thin muslin 
protection over head and on three sides, the west 
side being left open. Two died, but the third has 
made a growth of a foot, and is a beautiful plant. 
These trees were given frequent waterings." (Geo. B. 
Shaffer, Los Angeles, California. January 23, 1918.) 
