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semi-dry lands, and predicts that it may become a very 
useful cover crop for Southern California and other semi- 
arid regions." ( Dorsett, Popenoe and Shamel intro- 
duction.) For distribution later. 
Cudrania javanensis. (Moraceae.) 36986. Seed from Hong- 
kong, China. Presented by Mr. W.J. Tutcher, Superinten- 
dent, Botanical and Forestry Department. "The fruit is 
round, rather more than an inch in diameter, of a bright 
orange color, with a sweet, rather insipid taste. It is 
quite as good a fruit as many others which are eaten." 
(Tutcher.) For distribution later. 
Elaeis guineensis . (Phoenicaceae . ) 36973. Seeds of the 
dende or Guinea oil palm from Bahia, Brazil. "Seeds from 
trees in the vicinity of Matutu, Bahia. The fleshy peri- 
carp of the seeds furnishes an oil^. which is an important 
food product here, especially among the negroes, with whom 
the palm Is said to have come over from Africa. It now 
grows in an apparently naturalized state on the hillsides 
about Bahia, and in many places is one of the most con- 
spicuous features of the landscape. It is a particularly 
handsome plant, with long feathery leaves and a slender 
trunk sometimes BO or 60 feet high. It is probably too 
tropical for California, but may succeed in south Florida, 
where it should be given a thorough trial both as a food 
product and as an ornamental plant." (Dorsett, Popenoe 
and Shamel introduction.) For distribution later. 
Eugenia dombeyi. (Myrtaceae.) 36968. Seeds of the 
grumichama from Bahia, Brazil. "The grumixama or grumich- 
ama is a myrtaceous fruit native of Brazil. Both for its 
ornamental value and its fruit it Is worthy of a careful 
trial in California and Florida. The tree, which grows to 
25 or 35 feet, is shapely and densely clothed with deep 
glossy green foliage. The individual leaves are ellipti- 
cal, about 4 inches in length, thick and leathery. The 
fruits ripen here in November, and in general appearance 
very much resemble cherries. The form is round or slight- 
ly flattened, the color deep crimson. The stem is one 
inch or more in length. The thin skin encloses a soft, 
tender pulp, of mild and delicate flavor. The seeds, one 
to three in riumber are rounded or hemispherical, about one- 
fourth to three-eighths inches in length. The grumichama 
is one of the most agreeably flavored myrtaceous fruits we 
have tasted and in addition is a beautiful and shapely 
ornamental." (Dorsett, Popenoe and Shamel introduction.) 
For distribution later. 
Eugenia luschnathiana . (Myrtaceae.) 37017. Seeds of 
the pitomba from Bahia, Brazil. "A rare and Interesting 
