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For instance, Mr. Bert Lindeman of Colima writes me from that 
place that the anona is a 'strictly tropical fruit from the hot 
coast', whereas on the market now in temperate Guadalajara one 
can buy locally grown fruits called 'anonas' which differ from 
the later ripening chirimoyas only in the outside color. The 
chlrimoya should grow well in our southern states as it is 
hardy and developes best in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, 
where it is rarely very hot or very cold but where frost is not 
uncommon." (Magill.) For distribution later. 
ASPARAGUS SPP. ( Convallariaceae . ) 33721-735. Seeds and 
plants of fifteen species of asparagus from Kew, England. Pre- 
sented by Mr. Arthur W. Hill, Royal Botanic Gardens. Intro- 
duced to complete as far as possible the collection of the spe- 
cies of this genus, grown for comparative" tests and breeding 
work. For distribution later. 
ASPARAGUS ALBUS. (Convallariaceae.) 33780. Seeds of an 
asparagus from near Byamor, Tenerife. Presented by Dr. George 
V. Perez, Puerto Orotava. A Canary Island species introduced 
for the same purposes as the preceding. For distribution 
later. 
CASSIA FISTULA. (Mimosaceae . ) 33782. Seeds of the "Cana- 
fistula" from Cuba. Presented by Mr. Robert L. Luaces, Cama- 
guey, Cuba. "The 'Cauandonga' tree. The fruits are much used 
through the province of Oriente (Santiago de Cuba) as food and 
for making of something like chocolate. The smell of the fruit 
is bad, very bad, but the taste is not. The tree is pretty and 
could be grown as a shade tree in the south and some appli- 
cation may be found for the fruit. I do not know the botanical 
name and only that it is called in other parts of the island 
'Canaf istula. ' " (Luaces.) "The ' Canaf istula ' is a small wing- 
leaved tree of the bean family, producing abundance of yellow 
flowers, a native of the East Indies and now common in most 
tropical countries. It produces a smooth cylindrical pod twice 
the thickness of the finger and sometimes two feet in length. 
The interior is divided into numerous transverse portions, each 
containing a seed embedded in pulp of a sweet taste, which 
forms an important laxative medicine. The leaves are used as a 
cure for ringworm." (Smith, Dictionary of Popular Names of 
Economic Plants.) For distribution later. 
CASTILLA SPP. (Urticaceae. ) 33743-744, 33784. Seeds of 
Central American rubbers from Guatemala and Costa Rica. Pre- 
sented by Mr. Edward Reed, American consular agent, Livingston, 
Guatemala, and Mr. Carlos Werckle, National Museum, San Jose, 
Costa Rica, respectively. Introduced for the work of the 
