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Artocarpus communis Forster. (Moraceae .) 44908 . Bread- 
fruit. From Honolulu, Hawaii. Presented by Mr. Gerrit P. 
Wilder. "Ulu (Hawaiian variety)." This variety, which 
now grows wild throughout the Hawaiian Islands, was 
originally introduced from Tahiti. It has large, 
rough, ovate, deeply lobed leaves, and. the staminate 
flowers appear in large yellow catkins. The large- 
stemmed fruit is either round or oblong and varies 
from .5 to 8 inches in diameter. The thick, tough 
rind, which is brownish at maturity, encloses a firm, 
very starchy and somewhat fibrous pulp which becomes 
mealy when cooked, slightly resembling a dry sweet 
potato. It is much esteemed as an article of diet. 
The tree is propagated by suckers or by layering. 
(Adapted from G. P. Wilder, Fruits of the Hawaiian 
Islands, p. 100, plate 48, under A. ineisa.) 
Boehmeria maerophylla D. Don. (Urticaceae . ) 44860. 
Seeds from Nice, France. Presented by Dr. A. Robert- 
son-Proschowsky . A pretty shrub with narrow, dentate 
leaves 6 to 12 inches in length, and very long, droop- 
ing flower spikes. It is a native of Upper Burma and 
northeastern India, where it ascends to 4000 feet. 
The wood is light reddish brown and moderately hard, 
and the bark yields a good fiber which is used for 
ropes and fishing lines. (Adapted from J. S. Gamble, 
Manual of Indian Timbers, p. 658, 1902.) 
Brassiea pekinensis (Lour.) Skeels. (Brassicaceae . ) 
44892. Pe-tsai. From Ann Arbor, Michigan. Purchased 
from Mrs. Fred Osborn, Manager, Varsity City Celery 
Company. "Lun gar bak. Of the dozens of strains of 
Chinese cabbage, the short-leaved, solid-headed strain 
is the one that we have always used and found most 
profitable. As a field crop sow in rows 3 feet apart 
and thin to 18 inches in the row. Keep the plants 
well watered and cultivated, for as soon as growth is 
checked the seed head is formed and bursts forth as 
soon as moisture is again applied." (Osborn.) 
Caesalpinia melanoearpa Grisebach. (Caesalpiniaceae. ) 
44816. Guayacan. From Chaco Paraguayo, near Asunci6n, 
Paraguay. Presented by Mr. C. F. Mead, Asuncidn. "A 
very handsome and useful timber tree, though for the 
most part useless in Chaco through being unsound. In 
many respects it corresponds to teak. The bark has 
medicinal properties. It may do well in the southern 
United States." (Mead.) 
