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DIOSPYROS SP. (Ebenaceae.) 29529. Cuttings of persimmon from 
Waldo, Florida. Presented "by Mr. T. K. Godbey. "Godbey' s 
Seedless." Said to "be a luscious persimmon that is absolutely 
puckerless. For distribution later. 
EUGENIA SP. (Myrtaceae.) 29336. Seeds from Paraguay. Presented 
■by Mr. G. P. Mead, Cahi Puente, Paraguay. "Called in Guar any, 
iba jhai (i-ba-i). A wild fruit about the size of an apricot 
and with meat similar in color and taste. Outside appearance 
similar to quince. Very acid and used to some extent for pre- 
serves "but principally as food "by wild animals. Borne on a 
tree which grows to a height of 10 meters. Tree very similar 
in appearance to the olive; wood excellent for furniture; 
hears profusely; has from one to three seeds in each fruit. 
Pound in all parts of Paraguay." (Mead.) For distribution 
later. 
FERONIA ELEPHANTUM. (Rutaceae.) 29341. Seeds from Saigon, Cochin 
China. Presented by Mr. P. Morange, Director of the Agricul- 
tural and Commercial Service. "This is the wood-apple of 
India and Ceylon, a deciduous tree with pinnate leaves, bear- 
ing a fruit about the size of an orange but with a very thick, 
woody rind. The pulp of the fruit is acid and aromatic, and 
is sometimes eaten by the natives of India; it is also used to 
prepare a jelly much resembling that made from black currants, 
but this jelly is said to have a very astringent taste. This 
plant is allied to the bael fruit (Belou marmelos) of India 
and is being grown to hybridize with that species and also for 
trial as a stock upon which to graft it." (W. T. Swingle.) 
For distribution later. See photograph. 
MANGIFERA IJJDICA. (Anacardiaceae. ) 29333. Budsticks presented 
by Mr. Kirk Munroe, Cocoanut Grove, Florida. "Haden. A seed- 
ling of a Mulgoba mango planted by the late Capt. F. P. Haden 
and now growing on the Mathams Estate at Cocoanut Grove, 
Florida. It fruited in 1910 for the first time and promises 
to be one of the most valuable accessions to our mango collec- 
tion." (H. F. Schultz.) For distribution later. 
EICOTIAtfA SP. (Solanaceae.) 29348. Seed of native tobacco from 
Cerritos, S.L.P. , Mexico. Presented by Dr. C. A. Purpus, Minas 
de San Rafael. "Tobacco de perro, or coyote." This and the 
following introduced for use in breeding a type cf tobacco re- 
sistant to the so-called Granville tobacco wilt, now injuring 
the Forth Carolina tobacco industry. For distribution later. 
NICOTIANA TRIGONOPHYLLA. (Solanaceae.) 29342. Seed of tobacco, 
probably native, from Cedros, Mazapil, Zacatecas, Mexico. Pre- 
sented by Dr. Elswood Chaffey. "Cimarron." For distribution 
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