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fire wood and gun stocks. The fruit is edible and 
very sweet. (Adapted from Grlsebach, Plantae Lorentz- 
ianae, pp. 223-224, and from Llllo, Contr. Arboles 
Argentina, p. 96.) 
Crataegus sp. (Malaceae.) 43430. Seeds from Mazate- 
nango, Guatemala. Collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, 
Agricultural Explorer. "Manzanilla, a common fruit in 
the markets of Guatemala towns and villages, coming, 
It is said from the highlands. I have seen no plants 
as yet. The fruits look like small apples; they are 
nearly spherical in form, an inch to an inch and a 
quarter in diameter, deep yellow in color with russet 
dots and one cheek frequently blushed with red. The 
thin skin encloses a rather dry, mealy pulp and three 
irregularly shaped seeds. The flavor resembles that 
of some of the northern haws, but is, perhaps, some- 
what better; the fruit is extensively used here for 
the preparation of dukes of various sorts, such as 
jams and jellies. This plant would probably succeed 
both in California and Florida." (Popenoe.) 
Enterolobium timbouva Martlus. (Mimosaceae. ) 43455.' 
Seeds of Umbo from Argentina. Collected by Mr. H. M^ 
Curran. A tree found throughout all of northern Ar- 
gentina, and used as an ornamental in Buenos Aires. 
> It is. unarmed, and the leaves consist of two to five 
pairs of pinnae and ten to twenty pairs of pinnules. 
The greenish flowers occur in large heads or clusters, 
and the coriaceous, indehiscent, kidney-shaped pods 
are fleshy within and • contain elliptic seeds. These 
pods are called orejas de negro in Argentina. Prom the 
trunks canoes are made, and the beautiful, striped 
wood is used for a great many purposes, such as gen- 
eral construction work, furniture, etc., and for paper 
pulp, and is a source -of saponin. The bark and leaves 
are said to be poisonous to fish, and the pods are 
used to remove stains from clothes, and the seeds ap- 
pear to be poisonous. (Adapted from Llllo, Oontrlb. 
Arboles Argentina, p. 41, from Correa, Flora do Bra- 
zil, p. 70, and from Bailey, Standard Cyolopedia of 
-Horticulture, p. 116.) "Is a very important timber 
tree and one of the most rapid growing trees of the 
tropics. Much appreciated In Buenos Aires as a shade 
tree. Reaches its best development in tropical for- 
ests but endures cold and drought in a moderate form." 
(Curran. ) 
