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Allium odorum (Liliaceae) , 55442. From Foochow, 
China. Seeds presented by C. R. Kellogg. This onion 
is cultivated in Japan for its leaves which are eaten 
as greens. * In the spring the leaves, which attain a 
length of one foot, are borne luxuriantly by the old 
bulbs. (Adapted from Useful Plants of Japan, Agri- 
cultural Society, Tokyo, p. 17.) 
Amaranthus viridis ( Amaranthaceae ) , 55405. Prom An- 
tigua, Leeward Islands. Seeds presented by Edwin A. 
Thompson, junior assistant, Imperial Department of 
Agriculture. "I obtained this variety recently in 
Montserrat; the seeds were from locally grown plants 
of a special type of West Indian spinach, which is an 
undoubted acquisition. The plant becomes about 5 feet 
in height, and during its early growth the leaves are 
large - about the size of a dessert plate. During the 
recent extreme drought in Antigua I have been able to 
have a side dish of this vegetable at least twice a 
week . " (Thompson. ) 
Amerimnon sissoo (Fabaceae), 55411. Sissu, From Dehra 
Dun, United Provinces, India. Seeds presented by R.S. 
Hole, forest botanist. A large deciduous tree native 
to tropical and subtropical regions of the lower Hi- 
malayas. II is highly esteemed for its very durable 
wood, which seasons well, does not warp or split, and 
is strong and elastic. The thin layer of sapwood is 
white;the heartwood is brown with darker longitudinal 
veins, and very hard. (Adapted from Gamble, Manual of 
Indian Timbers, p. 124.) 
Casimiroa tetrameria (Rutaceae), 55445. Matasano. From 
Tegucigalpa, Honduras . Seeds presented by G.K. Donald, 
American consul. A Central American tree about 30 feet 
in height, with pale, warty branches, digitate leaves 
about 8 inches long, and axillary panicles of greenish 
flowers. The edible fruit, approximately the size of 
an orange, has a green skin with spiny protuberances 
sparsely scattered over the surface; the white or 
yellow flesh is sweet or slightly sour, and incloses 
two or three large black seeds. (Adapted from Field 
Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Publications, Bo- 
tanical Series, vol. 1, p. 401.) 
"This species is closely similar to the true white 
sapote, Casimiroa edulis ,both in character of foliage and 
fruit. Probably a few of the trees in Calif ornia which 
have usually been considered to belong to C. edulis 
