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Achras zapota (Sapotaceae), 46237. Sapodilla. From 
Panama, Republic of Panama. Presented by Mr. Ramon 
Arlas-Feraud . The sapodilla, native of Central Amer- 
ica and the West Indies, is a tree 25 to 30 feet high 
with thick, leathery, shiny leaves. It bears two crops 
of fruit annually, in August and February. Gum and 
tannin are quite abundant in the green fruit. When 
ripe, the fruit contains a brown, juicy, luscious pulp 
surrounding the black seeds. The sapodilla thrives up 
to an altitude of 5,000 feet; in Florida as far north 
as Palm Beach. The tree is propagated by seed or by 
grafting, and makes a very slow growth. The latex of 
this tree is the source of chicle, which is used 
in the manufacture of chewing gum. The fruit varies 
greatly in size and flavor. It appears on the markets 
of Florida and other Gulf States, and occasionally in 
Washington and New York markets. (Adapted from Wilcox, 
Troploal Agriculture, p. 136.) 
Aleetryon subeinereum (Sapindaceae), 46299. From 
Nice, France. Presented by Mr. A. Robert6on-rProschow- 
sky. "Seeds from a young tree in my garden. It 16 the 
first time this species has flowered. The seeds are 
surrounded by a juicy, red-colored aril which is edi- 
ble, and of a pleasant, sweet taste, only it is very 
small. It is rather ornamental like so many tropical 
evergreens, and absolutely hardy here. It may, as I 
expressed in my foregoing letter, serve eventually as 
stock on which to graft the longan, or the lltchl.*' 
(Proschowsky. ) 
Amygdalut periica ( Amygdalae eae ) , 46239. Peach. 
From Pretoria, Union of South Africa. Presented by 
Mr. I. B. Pole Evans, Chief, Division of Botany, De- 
partment of Agriculture. "Transvaal yellow. This variety 
is one of the hardiest we have in this country and the 
most immune to the more common fungous pests of the 
peach." (Evans.) 
Attalea tp. (Phoenicaceae), 46300. Coquito. From Mex- 
ico City, Mexico. Presented by Mr. A. L. Herrera. "An 
undescribed species, closely related to the Cohune, 
or Corozo, palm {Attalea cohune) of the Caribbean coast 
region of Central America; it differs from the Cohune 
palm in the smaller and more rounded fruits and the 
thinner and more brittle shell of the seed. The seed 
contains a single kernel, smaller than that of the Co- 
hune . The kernels contain a high percentage of oil, 
