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thrives best on a rich alluvial soil, in hot and 
moist climate." (Macmillan, A Handbook of Tropical 
Gardening and Planting, p. 144, under Bertholletia excelsa.) 
Bulnesia arborea ( Jacq . ) Engler . (Zygophyllaceae . ) 
43057. Seed from Calamar,' Colombia. Collected by Mr. 
H. M. Curran. "Guayaean. One of the principal trees of 
this region, 60 to 70 feet high, 24 inches in dia- 
meter, wood hard, durable. Flowers yellow. Used for 
railroad ties, are not expensive and weathers well. 
Magdalena river above Calamar, March 25, 1916." (Cur- 
ran.) 
Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck. Plant from Avondale, 
Auckland, New Zealand.. Presented by Mr. H. R. Wright, 
Avondale Nursery. "Best's seedless. A new local seedling 
of great merit, and, as its name indicates, perfectly 
seedless; In quality one of the finest we have ever 
sampled, and sure to become a great favorite; the most 
vigorous of all oranges . " (Avondale Nursery Catalogue.) 
CoffeaamaraF. F. Bruijning. (Rubiaceae.) 43073. 
Seed from Fort Dauphin, Madagascar, Presented by Mr. 
G. Regnard, Port Louis, Mauritius. "Local name Mautsaka. 
French name Cafe Marehal. Without caffeine." (Regnard.) 
Mr. Wm. B. Harris, of the United States Department of 
Agriculture, reports as follows on the physical an- 
alysis of this coffee: "I have examined the caffein- 
free coffee of Madagascar. The liquor from both the 
medium and the dark roast is exceedingly bitter, 
similar to the bitter taste from an orange seed or 
the bitter of quinine. With this character, in my 
opinion, it is worthless for trade purposes, whether 
it contains caffeln or not." 
Eriobotrya japoniea (Thunb . ) Lindl . (Malaceae . ) 42148 . 
Plant from Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand. Presented 
by Mr. H. R. Wright, Avondale Nursery. "Thames Prize. 
Named so from the fact that it has always carried off 
the prize at the Thames Show, the district of its 
origin; fruit of large size and very fleshy. Tree 
very vigorous." (Avondale Nursery Catalogue.) • 
Hydnoearpus kurzii (King) Warburg. (Flacourtiaceae . ) 
43227. Seed from Calcutta, India. Purchased from 
Messrs. Smith, Stanistreet & Co., through Mr. James 
A. Smith, American Consul-General . "A large tree, 40 
to 50 feet high, of the forests of Sylhet, Chittagong 
