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stituting the edible portion of the fruit, being soft, 
jelly-like in consistency, translucent, light orange in 
color, subacid in flavor, greatly resembling some of the 
Passifloras, quite pleasant and evidently highly esteemed 
by the Brazilians; seed oval or nearly so, compressed, 
about seven-eighths inch in length, three-fourths inch in 
breadth and seven-eighths inch in thickness, the cotyle- 
dons light purple in colo'r; seed coat deep brown, reticu- 
lated, not adhering very closely to the flesh." (Dorsett, 
Popenoe, and Shamel introduction.) 
Pouteria caimito . ( Sapotaceae . ) 57929. Seeds of abiu 
from Bahia, Brazil. "The abiu, a rather rare but highly 
esteemed fruit, both here and at Rio de Janeiro. In form 
it is elliptical, two to three inches long, deep yellow in 
color. The one to four large, oblong seeds are surrounded 
by a translucent, whitish pulp very similar in flavor to 
the sapote and fully as agreeable." (Dorsett, Popenoe, 
and Shamel introduction.) 
Rosa setipoda. (Rosaceae.) 37978. Plants of a rose 
from London, England. Purchased of James Veitch & Sons, 
Ltd. "A remarkable rose, allied to B. macrophylla , with 
large corymbs of handsome rose-pink flowers. Its long 
pedicels clothed with spreading gland-tipped bristles and 
numerous foliaceous bracts give it a singular appearance. 
The species is not uncommon in shrubberies in the moun- 
tains of the north-western part of the province of Hupeh, 
China." (E. H. Wilson, Kew Bull . 1906:158.) 
Spondias tuberoscu. ( Anacardiaceae . ) 37861-865. Seeds 
of the imbu from Bahia and Minas Geraes, Brazil. "The 
imbii or umbu, one of the most popular fruits of this 
region. The tree, which is wild here and quite common in 
some places, is of a peculiar habit of growth, branching 
four to six feet above the ground and forming a very 
broad, dense, and flat topped head of foliage. When the 
large limbs are cut and placed in the ground as fence 
posts they take root and grow. The fruits, which are 
sometimes produced in great profusion and are ripe at this 
season (February), are oval in form, about one and one- 
half inches in length and light green in color. The skin 
is rather tough, and encloses the translucent, juicy pulp 
in which is embedded the single large seed. The flavor of 
the pulp is rather suggestive of a sweet orange, and is 
agreeable in the extreme. Aside from being consumed in 
the fresh state the fruit is extensively used for the 
manufacture of jellies and jams in which a considerable trade 
has been built up. In addition a popular dessert called ' imbu- 
zada' is made from the slightly unripe fruit by mixing the 
