1380 
Cordia blaneoi (Boraginaceae ) , 46705. Anonang. Prom 
Philippine Islands. Seeds presented by the Director, 
College of Agriculture, Los Banos, Laguna. Collected 
on the College Farm. A medium-sized tree, generally 
with a short and irregular trunk. The wood is soft and 
light and easily worked. It is clear yellow, when 
first cut, changing to grayish brown. While not very 
durable.it is not attacked by pinhole beetles, and is 
useful for posts and in light construction. The bast is 
used for making ropes. (Adapted from Schneider, Com- 
mercial Woods of the Philippines, p. 205.) 
Cucurbita ficifolia (Cucurbitaceae ) , 46622. Zambo. 
Prom Ecuador. Collected by Dr. J. N. Rose, Associate Cu- 
rator, National Herbarium, Washington, D. C. "Resembles 
a small water-melon. Flesh white, sweetish, made into 
dulces and also eaten as a vegetable." (Rose.) 
"I think it is not known in the United States and 
may prove useful there. It is a native of this country 
(Ecuador) where it is cultivated with corn, and Is very 
extensively used for man as well as for stock. The plant 
will not endure severe frost. It grows at a temperature 
of from 14° to 25° C. The best rule is to grow it with 
corn, planting it in the corn rows 20 feet apart, each 
way. Although in Ecuador it is a perennial, it is more 
commonly treated as an annual. It is often planted 
along walls and at the foot of trees on which it climbs 
and produces fruit continually. This way is successful 
only where there Is no frost. The way it is used here 
for food is as follows : when the melons are 5 or 6 inches 
long and the shell still soft enough for the finger nail 
to be driven into It, they are cooked, or made into 
various dishes with salt and butter. When ripe It is 
also eaten, cooked, with milk added at the table. For 
stock feed it is used when ripe, the raw fruits being 
cut In pieces; but it is far better, especially for 
hogs and milk cows, if cooked before feeding. The pulp 
is white and contains sugar and some starch. The ripe 
melons can easily be kept for a year, in a dry well- 
ventilated place, and are thus valuable for winter feed. 
The melons average 20 to 30 lbs. each. When completely 
ripe, the shell is very hard and the seeds black. There 
are two varieties , one with the shell white and the other 
with the shell green striped with white." ( S. Ordonez M. ) 
Heterospathe elata (Phoenlcaceae ) , 46640. Palm. From 
Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. P. J. Wester,* 
Agricultural Advisor, Zamboanga, P. I. "A tall, 
