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ly prosperous in this region, but it is not now very 
remunerative and only small quantities are exported. The 
leaves are used for brooms, etc." (Dorsett, Popenoe, and 
Shamel introduction.) 
Eugenia arrabidae. (Myrtaceae.) 37830. Plants of the 
cambuhy da India from Rio de Janeiro. Purchased of Eick- 
hoff, Carneiro Leao & Co. "A small, highly ornamental 
tree, native of Brazil. It is commonly known as Cambuhy 
da India or Uvaria do campo. The leaves are small, 
linear-lanceolate, opposite, deep green in color. The 
flowers, which are produced in September, are axillary and 
terminal, and are followed by small, yellow, rather acid 
fruits which are appreciated by the natives. The bark is 
said to be astringent and aromatic." (Dorsett, Popenoe, 
and Shamel introduction. ) 
Eugenia myrcianthes . (Myrtaceae.) 37831. Plants of the 
Cereja do Rio Grande, from Rio de Janeiro. Purchased of 
Eickhoff, Carneiro Leao & Co. "The cereja do Rio Grande, 
a small tree native of Brazil, with small, oblong, acute, 
dark green leaves, producing in June oblong, purplish red 
fruits about the size of an olive, with greenish flesh. 
It is said to bear prodigiously; the fruits are rather 
hard when ripe, and for this reason are usually mashed in- 
to a paste before being eaten." (Dorsett, Popenoe, and 
Shamel Introduction. ) 
Genipa americana. (Rubiaceae.) 37833. Plants of the 
genipap from Rio de Janeiro. Purchased of Eickhoff, Car- 
neiro Leao & Co. "A large tree, native of the American 
tropics. In the British West Indies it is called genipap, 
in Brazil 'genlpapo'. At Bahia it is very common, and 
during the season the markets are full of the fruit. Some 
of the finest specimen trees we saw were fully sixty feet 
in height, symmetrical and stately in appearance, but 
devoid of foliage for a part of the year as the species is 
deciduous in this climate. The leaves are a foot or more 
in length, oblong-obovate , sometimes entire, sometimes 
more or less dentate, dark green in color. The flowers, 
which are produced in November, are small, light yellow in 
color. The fruits are the size of an orange, broadly oval 
to nearly spherical in form, russet brown in color. After 
being picked they are not ready to be eaten until they 
have softened and are bordering on decay. A thin layer of 
granular flesh lies immediately under the tender membranous 
skin, and enclosed by this is a mass of soft, brownish 
pulp in which the numerous small, compressed seeds are em- 
bedded. It is difficult to eat the pulp without swallow- 
ing the seeds. The flavor is characteristic and quite 
