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numerous, brown, shaped like that of the cherimoya 
but much larger, being fully one inch long. The tree 
is grown in dooryards, and is said also to occur in 
the forests, but up to the present I have only seen 
it in cultivation. It grows to about the same size 
as the cherimoya, and is of the same form, but the 
foliage is much larger, and makes the tree a striking 
object in gardens. The fruit is a common object in 
markets and fruit stalls, and seems to be generally 
used by the Indians, though an overindulgence in it 
is said to superinduce paludismo or malarial fever. The 
tree grows on deep loamy soils, very rich and general- 
ly moist, and is probably suited only to regions with 
very warm climate. It if succeeds at all in Califor- 
nia, it will probably be only in the most protected 
locations; in Florida it ought to have somewhat more 
favorable climatic conditions, at least in the lower 
end of the peninsula. The soncuya, which is probably 
unknown in cultivation outside of Central America is 
a fruit of much better quality than most of the wild 
annonas, and seems to be especially worthy of atten- 
tion because of its thick outer rind, which makes it 
easier to handle the fruits without bruising them, 
than is the case with the cherimoya." (Popenoe.) 
Belou marmelo8 (L.) Lyons. (Rutaceae.) 43478. Seeds 
of Bael tree from Honolulu, Hawaii. Presented by Mr. J. 
E. Higgins, Horticulturist, Agricultural Experiment 
Station. This plant is the Bael Tree of India, ascend- 
ing to 4000 feet above the sea, and found here and 
there both wild and cultivated throughout India and 
also Burma. It finally attains a height of 40 feet. 
The leaves are trifoliate and deciduous, and the 
greenish-yellow, nearly globular fruit varies from 2 
to 6 inches in diameter, being smaller in the wild 
trees. The hard shell is filled with pale orange, 
aromatic pulp, in which occur 10-15 long, narrow cells 
containing the seeds imbedded in transparent gum. The 
Hindus are very fond of this fruit, and in its green 
state it is a specific for dysentery. It is now be- 
ing tested in several places in the United States. 
(Adapted from Swingle, in Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia 
of Horticulture, pp. 222, 223, and from Mueller, Sel- 
ect Extra-Tropical Plants, p. 20.) 
Berberis fremontii Torrey. (Berberldaceae . ) 43474. 
Plants of barberry from Lyford, Texas and San Saba, 
Texas. Collected by Dr. David Griffiths and grown at 
