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"The marang is one of the coming tropical fruits. 
It is very sweet and rich in flavor, and has the unique 
quality of having a flesh that separates easily from 
the seeds and the skin. As far as I have been able to 
ascertain, the marang occurs only on the south coast of 
Mindanao and in the Sulu Archipelago. On my return to 
Manila I met on the steamer a missionary who had lived 
in Borneo for three years, part of which time was spent 
in Sandakan; she had neither heard of nor seen the fruit 
before. The marang will probably not succeed except 
where the climate is warm and humid throughout the year 
and the atmosphere close and still. In my opinion it 
is the best fruit of the genus. Iced, it is very de- 
licious indeed." (Wester, The Philippine Agricultural 
Review, November, 1912, and letter of August 15, 1918.) 
Berberis pruinosa (Berberidaceae), 46711. Barberry. 
Prom San Rafael, California. Seeds presented by Mr. 
R. H.Menzles. "This barberry is one of the handsomest 
of the seventy-odd species I have under cultivation. 
It is the first to flower, the large, clear yellow 
flowers being very showy. The white, powdery berries 
are borne profusely and. are carried through the winter, 
a few remaining on the plant along with the next season' s 
flowers. While an evergreen in California, it will 
probably be deciduous in the east. The foliage becomes 
very handsomely colored in the fall. I know of no 
barberry that puts on a greater growth, almost from 
the start; my plant throws out new shoots each year, 
all the way from 5 to 6| feet from the base." (Menzies.) 
Cariea candamarcensis (Papayaceae) , 46623. From 
Ecuador. Collected by Dr. J. N. Rose , Associate Curator, 
National Herbarium, Washington, D. C. "Prom Ambato. 
Called Chamburo in Ambato but a different species from 
No. 20 sent in from Huigra as Chamburo. Fruit small." (Rose.) 
"It is very similar to the papaya. The plants grow 
to a height of about 10 feet, and resemble those of the 
papaya except in the distinctly darker color of the 
foliage and the less deeply lobed leaves. Staminate 
and pistillate flowers seem always to be produced on 
separate plants. The fruits are borne singly, not in 
clusters as is often the case in the wild papayas of 
Florida. They are obovoid-elliptic in shape, 2 to 4 
Inches in length, orange-yellow in color when ripe, 
with a more pronounced aroma than in the papaya. The 
flesh is about half an inch thick; each of the numerous 
seeds, which fill the large cavity, is enclosed in a 
