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Flaeourtia rukarn (Flacourtiaceae) , 51.772. Prom Bang- 
kok, Slam. Seeds collected by Mr. J. P. Rock, agri- 
cultural explorer. "A handsome tree with small edible 
berries which make fine preserves. Native to Malaya." 
(Rock.) 
An unarmed tree with pubescent young branches, 
glabrous coriaceous leaves 3 to 5 inches long and If 
to 2 inches wide, and 4-flowered umbels. The tree is 
much cultivated for its fruits, the size of a large 
cherry. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, 
vol. 1, p. 192.) 
.Hylocereus sp. (Cactaceae), 51763. From Bogota, 
Colombia. Seeds collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, ag- 
ricultural explorer. "No. 510a. 'Pltahaya blanca' 
(white pltahaya), from the Bogota Market. A rare 
edible-fruited cactus cultivated in Cundinamarca, prob- 
ably at altitudes of 4,000 to 5,000 feet. The fruits 
are elliptic and rather slender in outline, about 4 
inches long, light yellow externally, containing a 
quantity of white, translucent flesh in which small 
black seeds are imbedded. The " flavor and quantity of 
the fruit are rather better than those of other pita- 
hayas. I have; seen." (Popenoe.) 
Jagera spetiosa (Sapindaceae) , 51806. From Singapore, 
Straits Settlements. Seeds , collected by Mr. J. F. Rock, 
agricultural explorer. "A small tree, native to Ma^ 
laya and New Guinea, with trilocular fruits which are 
borne in long pendent racemes. The tree is about 20 
feet in height and quite attractive on account of the 
pinnate foliage and orange-red fruits which are much 
sought for by the natives." (Rock.) 
Mangifera odorata ( Anacardiaceae ) , 51774. From Bang- 
kok, Slam. Seeds collected by Mr. J. F. Rock, agri- 
cultural explorer. "A large tree with edible green 
fruits larger than the ordinary' mangos, with a very 
strong odor. Sold on the market in Singapore . " (Rock.) 
"This interesting relative of the cultivated mango 
is Indigenous to the Island of Malacca, the home of 
most of the species of Mangifera. At Singapore it is 
called 'kuwini.' The name . 'bumbumV. appears to be ap- 
plied to it in Java. It is a tall tree, said to attain 
a height of 80 to 100 feet, the trunk and crown resemb- 
ling those of M. indiea. It Is glabrous throughout, or 
very obscurely pubescent on the panicle; the leaves 
are 6 to 12 inches- long, and 2 to 4 inches broad. 
