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the skin is greenish gray suffused with red. It is 
a late-maturing peach, and looks as if It would make 
an excellent canning peach." (Peter Bisset.) 
isauhinia reticulata (Caesalpinlaceae ) , 48437-39. From 
Johannesburg, Transvaal. Seeds collected by Mr. J. Burtt- 
Davy. "Klfumbe. The pods are much relished by cattle. A 
man in Matabeleland , S. Rhodesia, grinds them up to mix 
with concentrates for his pedigreed stock." (Burtt-Davy. ) 
A spreading shrub or small tree from the roots of 
which is obtained a mahogany-colored pigment that is 
used by the Manyoro for staining wooden utensils. The 
stain Is most effective; the liquid, applied when only 
slightly diluted, dries rapidly and with quite a gloss. 
The shrub occurs here In quantity, also in parts of Toro 
and Chagwe, and is sometimes used in native medicine. (A- 
dapted f rom Dawe, Report of Mission through Uganda, p. 26. ) 
Citrullus vulgaris (Cucurbitaceae) , 48558. Watermelon. 
From Foochow, Fuklen, China. Collected by Mr. J. B. Nor- 
ton, agricultural explorer. "The common, small, red- 
fleshed melon of this region has a very thin rind 
and fine quality flesh but Is lacking in sugar. It 
should be used In disease-resistant breeding to get 
shipping and marketing quality for small melons. It 
has a very attractive appearance and the size suggests 
the possibility of producing a watermelon small enough 
to. ship in crates for individual consumption. " (Norton. ) 
Crataegus azarolus (Malaceae), 48516-17. From Gra- 
nada, Spain. Seed purchased from Mr. Pedro Giraud. One 
of the most important species of Crataegus is C. azarolus 
with its numerous varieties and races. This is a shrub 
of the calcareous hills and grows only on very dry lands. 
If undisturbed it attains a height of 13 to 16 feet, 
but its branches are generally hacked off for fuel by 
Arab women or mutilated by heavy stones thrown by the 
boys to shake down the fruit. Some varieties of this 
species have fruit the size of a large cherry, with a 
very agreeable acid taste. Although they are sold on 
the market of the Orient, they would not be market- 
able in Europe or America because of the large stones; 
but specimens are often found which are nearly stone- 
less, and it is possible that this character could 
be fixed by selection. For fifteen years or more the 
writer has used this species as a stock for pears with 
excellent results. Top-grafted at 2 to 3 feet above 
the ground, It develops into a very beautiful, produc- 
