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AMPELODESMA TENAX. (Poaceae.) 33750. Seeds of diss from 
Algiers, Algeria. Presented by Dr. L. Trabut. This plant 
which is often confused with the esparto, Stipa tenacisslma, 
grows wild on the Algerian coast, and is said to produce 84 per 
cent of fiber, with an average length of five feet. This fiber 
has been used for nets for fishing, which are very durable if 
kept in water and protected from the sun. It has also been im- 
ported into Sicily for paper making and has been made into rope 
in Italy. (After Dodge, Useful fiber plants.) For distri- 
bution later. 
ANNONA SPP. (Annonaceae. ) 33745-748. Seeds of anonas from 
Guadalajara, Mexico. Presented by Mr. Samuel E. Maglll, Ameri- 
can consul. "There are four varieties of annonaceous fruits 
grown in this part of Mexico probably originating from the same 
stock but now having essential differences due to the changes 
made in time by different altitudes and temperatures. The 
names of these four varieties are chirimoya (A. chirimola), 
llama (A. diversif olia) , anona (A. reticulata) and cabeza negra 
(A. purpurea). The chirimoya is one of the best fruits grown 
in the 'tierra templada' or temperate region. When grown under 
the best conditions it is undoubtedly the best of the family. 
Color brownish-green, with dark brown or black seed, and pulp 
white, tender and very sweet. The llama also grows best in a 
temperate climate although that grown at Colima and further 
south Is very fine, but the variety grown on the sides of the 
Colima volcano and Cerro Grande, at an altitude much above the 
level of the surrounding country, Is much better. The color of 
the llama is green-gray when ripe with seeds of a light coffee 
color. The pulp is brownish-white and firm and it breaks open 
when ripe. The llama matures in October and November. The 
anona is strictly a tropical fruit and grows on the 'tierra 
ealiente' or hot coast lands. There are two kinds of fruit 
called anona, the only apparent difference being in outside 
color when ripe, one being a yellowish-red and the other a 
greenish-gray. Each has soft white pulp, and black or dark 
brown seed. It ripens in April or May. I am told there is 
also a wild variety known as the cabeza negra or black head. 
It is also known as 'frloy calentura' meaning 'cold and hot', 
or 'chills and fever,' due perhaps to its effect on one eating 
it, hence it is not popular and is rarely seen in the markets. 
It is difficult to get the truth as to the varieties of this 
fruit from the Indians or even from intelligent whites so much 
depending on the altitude or climate where the fruit is grown. 
