1905 
acanthopanax senticosus (Araliaceae) , 57274. Prom Echo, Man- 
churia, China. Seeds presented by A. D. Woeikoff , director, Experi- 
mental Farm. No. 40. "A very spiny shrub bearing palmately divided 
leaves and having at the ends of its long shoots small umbels of black 
berries. It grows generally in dense shade , and may be of use as a 
park or garden shrub or as an undergrowth beneath tall trees." (Frank 
N. Meyer. ) 
areca sp. (Phoenicaceae) , 57217. Palm. From Manila, Philippine 
Islands. Seeds presented by P.J. Wester, Bureau of Agriculture. "A very 
graceful dwarf palm, with a slender trunk about two inches in diame- 
ter, from Palawan. It ought to be a good conservatory plant." (Wester.) 
ARTOCARPUS COMMUNIS (Moraceae) , 57224. Breadfruit From Honolulu, 
Hawaii. Plants presented by W. T. Pope, horticulturist, Agricultural 
Experiment Station. "There is but one kind of breadfruit in Hawaii; 
while there are slight variations, due probably to local conditions, 
there are no true varietal differences." (Pope.) 
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, incloses a firm, very starchy, and somewhat 
fibrous pulp which becomes mealy when cooked, slightly resembling a 
dry sweet potato, and 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, pi. 48, under Artoearpus 
incisa.) 
CALYDOREA SPECIOSA (Iridaceae), 57220. From Santiago, Chile. 
Bulbs presented by Dr. Carlos Camacho. An ornamental bulbous plant 
about 4 inches high, native to Chile, where it generally prefers 
the lower altitudes. The flower, about 2 inches wide, is a bright 
navy-blue with a golden center. The bulbs are eaten boiled, roasted, 
or baked. (Adapted from note of Jose D. Husbands, under S. P. I. No. 
30074.) 
CHRYSALIDOCARPUS BARONII ( Phoenicaceae ) , 57214. Palm. From 
Algiers, Algeria. Seeds presented by Dr. L. Trabut, government bot- 
anist. A medium-sized palm, native to central Madagascar, with a 
cylindrical stem about 3 inches in diameter, and regularly pinnate 
leaves about 4 feet long, with very narrow pinnae 16 to 18 inches long. 
Native name "far ihazo. " (Adapted from Engler, Botanische Jahrbuecher, 
vol. 38, Beiblatt 87, p. 33.) 
