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Abies marie8ii (Pinaceae), 47198. Fir. Prom Taiwan. 
Seeds presented by the Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, 
Mass. This differs from the type in having longer cy- 
lindrical cones and black seeds. Abies marie sii is a tree, 
40 to 50 (occasionally 80) feet high, of compact, pyra- 
midal form; the young shoots are very densely covered 
with red-brown down which persists several years. The 
leaves, from one-third to an inch long and one-twelfth 
of an inch wide, are dark shining green and deeply 
grooved above, glaucous beneath with two broad bands 
of stomata. 'The lower ranks spread horizontally, while 
the upper shorter ones point forward and completely 
hide the shoot. The egg-shaped cones, 3 to 4 Inches 
long and about 2 inches wide, are purple when young. 
It is one of the rarest of the silver firs. (Adapted 
from Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles , 
vol. 1, p. 123.) 
Annona murieata (Annonaceae ) , 47108. Soursop. Prom 
Colombia. Presented by Mr. M. T. Dawe , San Lorenzo. 
"The guanabana, or soursop, is one of the finest sherbet 
fruits in existence. Its large, spiny, white-fleshed 
fruits are too acid to be eaten out of hand, but the 
juice can be sqeezed out and used to prepare a re- 
freshing drink, a water ice, an ice cream, or the fa- 
mous Habana 'champola' (a mixture of guanabana juice and 
milk, sweetened to taste). While the tree is too tender 
for any part of the United States except extreme south 
Florida, it succeeds in nearly all tropical countries, 
and should be more widely cultivated. When grown from 
seed, however, the plants are very often shy bearers 
and it will be necessary to select the most desirable 
varieties and propagate them by budding and grafting 
before guanabana culture can be commercially profitable. 
It is worth while to test all the different strains of 
this fruit which can be obtained, In order to find su- 
perior ones worthy of vegetative propagation." (Popenoe.) 
Aristoloehia ringens (Aristolochiaceae ) , 47118. Gallito. 
Prom Panama. Presented by Mr. G. F. Dietz, Las Sabanas. 
"Seeds of a vine from Jamaica called Gallito." (Dietz.) 
A tall, slender, twining, glabrous plant with 
broadly orbicular-renif orm leaves dull pale green.above 
and glaucous below. The flowers are from 7 to 10 inches 
long, marbled and reticulated with black-purple. It 
is found in Venezuela and in the West Indies. (Adapted 
from Curtis 's Botanical Magazine, pi. 5700.) 
