455 
Canton Christian College, Canton, China. "Wong nga paak. An 
excellent Chinese cabbage with very long head, and when 
"blanched, of excellent flavor." (Grcff.) Por distribution 
later. 
CAPSICUM SP. (Solanaceae. ) 31297. Seeds of a pepper 
from Paraguay. Presented "by Mr. C. P. Mead, Villa Encarna- 
cion. "Called in Guarany, 'Kucii'. A very small and very 
strong pepper, a good rival if not stronger than the Tabasco 
pepper. Pound growing wild in the forests of Paraguay. The 
seeds were procured for me "by Indians near the yerbales of 
Al t a Parana. " (Mead.) Por distribution later. 
CASIMTROA EPULIS. (Rutaceae.) 31470. Seeds of the 
Matasano or white sapote from Honduras. Presented by 
Dr. R. Pritzgartner , Tegucigalpa. "The tree is handsome, 
having large, palmate leaves, glossy green on the upper 
surface, and with age forms a dense dome-shaped head of foli- 
age. As an ornamental alone it is of value, and possesses 
good possibilities as a street and avenue tree. The fruits 
greatly resemble in appearance an apple or a quince, and the 
better varieties are as large as a good-sized apple. When 
fully ripe the pulp becomes quite soft, and has been 
described as of a delicious, melting, peach-like flavor. 
The normal season of ripening is October and November, but as 
soon as the fruit is fully developed H may be picked and 
ripened in the house, and is then quite as good as though 
ripened on the tree." (P. W. Popenoe, Pomona journal Economic 
Botany, 1, p. 83-90, 1911.) Por distribution later. See 
halftone plate. 
CASTILLA SP. (Urticaceae. ) 31410. Seeds of a Central 
American rubber tree from Tula, Veracruz, Mexico. Presented 
by Mr. A. P. Patchen. One of the seven or eight trees of 
this genus capable of producing rubber. Introduced for the 
work of the Office in encouraging the growing of the various 
rubber trees in Porto Rico, Hawaii, and the Canal Zone. 
Por distribution later. 
CEIEA PPJMANDRA. (Malvaceae.) 31393. Seeds of West 
Indian silk-cotton tree from Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by 
the Director of Agriculture . "A tree attaining a height of 
100 feet or more, having an imposing appearance. Its bark is 
green and covered with rough tuberculated prickles. It tapers 
upward from a swollen base, around which are thick projecting 
buttresses of sufficient width to allow of horses being 
stalled between them." (Smith, Dictionary of popular names 
of economic plants.) "The fiber surrounding the seeds of this 
and related species is the 'kapok' of commerce, and is 
