1964 
This office has sent seeds of the pejibaye to many tropical countries 
where the species is not yet known. It is feared, however, that they have 
failed to germinate in many instances, since they seem particularly dif- 
ficult to transport long distances. We feel confident that the pejibaye 
will prove an acquisition of great value in the West Indies, in Hawaii, 
and in the Philippines. Upon application, plants will he sent to experi- 
menters of this Office in those regions, and we will he glad, also, to 
supply our correspondents and collaborators in other tropical countries. 
We particularly suggest the desirability of testing this palm in central 
and northern India, in Egypt, in parts of the Malayan region and on the 
islands of the Pacific. From observations in Costa Rica, we do not feel 
certain that it will prove highly successful in extremely moist tropical 
regions of low elevation. 
Wilson Popenoe. 
