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Westgate, Agronomist in Charge, Hawaii Agricultural 
Experiment Station. "Portuguese Red. These were submit- 
ted by Mr. J. B. Thompson, Superintendent of the Glen- 
wood Experiment Station, Hawaii. They are important 
because they are remarkably immune to the diseases 
(late blight wilt, etc.) which affect the ordinary 
potato." (Westgate.) 
Tabebuia pentaphylla L. Hemsley. (Bignoniaceae . ) 
44998. Seeds from Guatemala. Collected by Mr. Wilson 
Popenoe, of this Bureau. "(No. 154a. July 9, 1917.) 
Matiliscuate. A handsome flowering tree, found in north 
central Guatemala, especially in the valley of Sa- 
lama, commonly growing near small streams. I have seen 
it at elevations of 2000 to 3500 feet. The tree is 
about 35 feet high at maturity, with a spreading 
crown, deciduous during the latter part of the dry 
season (January to March), and producing large clus- 
ters of pink flowers which make it a mass of color 
visible for some distance. Its flowering season is 
from January to March, and the seeds, which are pro- 
duced in long, slender pods, ripen in May and June. 
As an ornamental tree for cultivation in south Flori- 
da, and possibly also in California, the matiliscuate 
seems well worthy of trial. Its only defect is its 
habit of dropping its leaves during the dry months of 
the year. However, if it flowers in the same months 
in Florida 'as it does in Guatemala it should be a 
valuable addition to the flowering trees of that re- 
gion.. It thrives on heavy but rocky land, and does 
not seem to require a large amount of water." (Pop- 
enoe . ) 
Zea mays L. (Poaceae. ) 45036. Corn seeds from Port- 
au-Prince, Haiti. Presented by Captain John Mars ton, 
Civil Administrator. "Selected maize. A prolific 
bearer throughout Haiti; In the mountains, along the 
beach, and in the valleys and lowlands." (Marston. ) . 
Ziziphus mauritiana Lamarck. (Rhamnaceae . ) 44940. 
Indian jujube seeds from Saharanpur, India. Presented 
Mr. A. C. Hartless, Superintendent, Botanic Garden. 
"The tree is mainly cultivated for its fruit, which 
on the wild or commoner kinds is more or less globose, 
and on the cultivated and improved kinds, ovoid or ob- 
long. The pulp is mealy and sweetish, with a pleasant 
taste, and some of the cultivated kinds are very good 
indeed. The dried fruits are sold in the bazaars of 
