Begin Mt. Makiling Nat. Park, Luzon. P.I. Dec 16-1939. Closed Torno’s Place Mindanao. Copied by MBF. U.S. Quarantine Permit No. 29751

101 Diospyros ebenaster, Retz. “Sapote Negro.” One of the sources of Ebony wood. Introduced from Mexico. Its dark green fruits four inches through have a strange brown and black flesh which is sweet rather sticky and somewhat aromatic – a curious fruit – collected in Lamao Experiment Station where it was probably planted by P.J. Wester when he was there. A very striking handsome tree. This once fruited in the Miami region but seems to have been lost. It deserves another trial there. Dec. 16, 1939. Lamao, Luzon P.I. See photo of tree 22678-9 D.F.

102 Feronia elephantum. The Wood Apple or Elephant Apple tree of India. Related to the Bael Fruit but with an even harder shell. Its fruits are round, 3 in through with a grey corky rind. Inside they are filled with a dry pulp and many seeds. The pulp is edible and like the Bael Fruit useful in cases of dysentery.

From Lamao Experiment Garden Lamao, Luzon P.I. Coll. Dec. 16.1939

2/21/40 Germinating. Jordahn in lit.

Feronia dephantum Dec. 16.39

103 Liliaceae. An undetermined liliaceous plant found on the bank near the route from Baquio to Bontoc Luzon. Its large flower clusters & pretty blue flowers & black combined with its long slender leaves should make it an attractive ornamental for dooryards. I cannot on short notice find its scientific name.

Coll. Dec. 8.1939

[in ink:] 2/21/40 “Germinating” Jordahn in lit.

[in ink:] 2/21/40 “Germinating” Jordahn in lit.

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104 Raphidophora sp. A very handsome aroid with large dark green leaves resembling those of the Monstera but I think even prettier. There are several species of this in the found growing on trees.

Found on side of road from Bontoc to Banane. 4000 ft. alt. See photo 22691-4 [in ink:] to 6. Coll. Dec.9.1939. Should be tried on pergolas & in shady places on walls etc. Fruits not edible – filled with large crystals of oxalate of lime. D.F.

[in ink:] See Beckwith A..9 photo

[in ink:] See also 22540-4 of R. merrillii a related species in Isarog Nat Forest Park.

105 Pinanga sp. ? Maybe woodiana, Becc. or Barnesii. Pretty very slender feather palm 10 ft. tall with fruit cluster bearing scatterings of fruits ½ in. long slightly obovate of a handsome silky black color when ripe. Found by me on steep slope of hillside 111/2 Km from Banane on road from Bontoc Luzon. Altitude 4000ft.

If adapted to Florida will be a choice decorative palm for patios. See photo 22690-5 and 6.

Mr. Sulit will determine this later from specimen collected. Dec. 9.1939

[in ink:] He never did determine it. Write him! D.F.

106 [in ink:] Sprouted C.E.P. 10-15-40

Caryota sp. Cultivated palm in the park at Vigan near Forestry Office. Small solitary species 25 ft. high with rather large flattened pinkish brown fruits 3.4 in. across & seeds furrowed like a pumpkin or melon fruit, chocolate brown. Handsome species suitable for parks & patios. See photo 22686-2 of a rather dilapidated specimen that has flowered and is almost

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ready to die. One objection to these Caryota is their habit of slowly dying from the top down so to say. Vigan Ilocos sur Luzon. Dec. 11 1939.

107 Aralia bipinnata, Blanco. Attractive small spiny tree resembling A. spinosa with handsome cluster of brown berries on its summit. From 1000 meters altitude on road side (forming groups) from Baguio to Bontoc, Luzon. Dec. 8. 1939.

See photos 22692-1 and 2. Also 22693-11 of Conicosa climbing out over ravine after seeds of it.

Aralia bipinnata, Blanco. Duplicate lot of seed from tree near Mt. Data Luzon. Dec. 8.39

108 Raphidophora sp. Climbing aroid with dark green leaves reminding one of Monstera. Suitable for pergolas and patios. Will probably stand shade. From La Union Prov. Luzon. Coll. By Mr. Sulit Dec. 8.39 Unlike Monstera leaves are merely lobed but very attractive. Fruit is not edible having many crystals of Oxalate of lime in them. Altitude around 3000 ft.?

109 Flacoourtia rukam, Zoll. & Moritzi. This may prove a different strain of this good fruit. The fruits were borne in large clusters and were of good size. The tree was a very large one from Romao Experiment Station Luzon P.I. Introduced possibly by P.J. Wester when located there.

110 Nepenthes alata, Blanco One of the native Pitcher of the Philippine Islands. Found growing on the clay sides of the “cut” through which the road from Bontoc passes to Talubin, Luzon where in the dry season it is exposed to the fierce rays of the tropical sun and where the soil must get very dry at times. Here it flowers & fruits. Its interesting pitchers are 9 in. long. I can see no reason why this

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species should not thrive in South Florida if given protection from cold. Try first in slat houses. D.F. See photos 22691-6 to 12 and 22687-8.

111 Beck; B & W – A29 Dendrocalamus merrillianus, Elm. Small clump not growing over 30 – 40 feet with culms up to 3 inches through. These have very thick walls resembling in this respect B. tulda. Called “Bayog” by Jegalogs in Vigan where it is used to make strong durable carts with yokes for bullocks (see photo 22685, also Mr. Beckwirths photos) The shoots are considered edible. One of the most valuable species for wagon building but not used for house work so much. Hairs of sheaths irritating. See photo 22685-7 to 10. Propagated by pieces of the culms having buds. Dec. 11.1939. Bontoc, Ilocos North Luzon. Large clumps from Badoc. 2 short culm pieces from Laguna Makiling Nat. Park

112 Hybrid Annona cherimola x A. squamosa Called by P.J. Wester the “Atamoya.” Said to be a better bearer at the Lamao Experiment Station than the A. squamosa. I do not know whether this is the hybrid that Wester made here or the one Simmonds made in Miami. Both Wester & Simmonds are dead and the controversy between them about this hybrid I cannot unravel now. Compare this strain if it is one with Simmonds hybrid. It looks to me different. Cut Dec. 17.39 from tree on Lamao Ex. Station. Luzon, P.I.

113 Dillenia philippinensis, Rolfe. See No. 15 (Fig.)[??]. The so called “Katmon” of the Tagalogs who eat its pleasant acid fruit flesh and also make it into a refreshing jelly & into good pies. The tree is a handsome, large leaved one resembling somewhat the D. indica already known in S. Florida. The fruits of this species are not over 3 inches through. The carpels inside the fruit are arranged in a pretty twisted pattern & when the fruit is canned it has a pretty appearance.

Lamao Experiment Station, Luzon Dec. 17.39 [in ink:] See photo D.F. No 22677-11. Good photo of flower & fruit. Lamao.

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114 Vitex trifolia var. ovata, (Thunb.) Makino. Low growing lavender flowered species with undivided leaves unlike all other species of Vitex. Abundant on sand dunes of Paoay llocos Norte Province of Luzon. Like most Vitex species the leaves are fragrant & since it grows on the sand dunes of Luzon it may grow on the beaches of Miami & the Keys & add a pretty shrub to them. Also add a sand binder. Only a few seeds could be found although the shrub covers large areas of the dunes. Coll. Dec. 11-39. See photo 22684 11-12 of dunes. [in ink:] 2/21/40 “germinating” Jordahn in lit.

115 Undetermined legume. Blue flowered woody legume with very pretty attractive flowers of which I found a single plant only in the “Cogon” grasses near the Reforestation Station at Lagangilang. Elevation 2000 meters where it is very dry in summer. Should be grown as dooryard ornamental. Luzon. Above valley. Dec. 12.39

116 Desmodium sp. Low growing species growing patches of considerable size on the sand dunes of Paoay on the west coast of Luzo. Possibly of value in lawn work on our sandy soils. Dec. 11.39

117 Ficus ulmifolia. Lam This species is so variable that although it has been sent in previous this strain may do better than the one already introduced. Its leaves are so harsh that they are used in polishing wood surfaces etc. Perhaps more of a curiosity than anything else. Luzon Dec. 11th.39.

118 Phaseolus aureus, Roxb One of the Mung Beans. A variety grown by the Igarots of Sabangan at least the beans were dropped by Ingont there and picked up by Mr. Sulit. For the specialist in this crop. The Igarots grow the crops on terraces by irrigation mostly & I suspect they will do best on irrigated soil. Saleavgan 2000 ft. elevation in Bontoc Province of Luzon. Dec. 10.39.

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119 Terminalia calamansaru (Blanco) Rolfe. The species of Terminalia have done so well in South Florida that the attractive one which I saw growing in the Forestry Station at Caniaw E. of Vigan in Luzon where it is subjected to much hot dry weather should be tried. It forms a good sized tree of pleasing appearance – might prove worthy of street plantings. Dec. 11.1939. [in ink:] 2/21/40 “germinating” Jordahn.

120 Musaglawca, Roxb Very distinctive species from Burma with bulbous swelling at base and perfect flowers & fruits producing large black curious seeds. May be valuable for breeding purposes. It was grown at Chapman Field years ago but rejected. I once gave some seed to Henry Allanson & he had plants grown from it and set out in the border in front of the U.S. Dept. of Ag. Bldg in Washington. Seeds should be produced and put into the hands of people in northern gardens to experiment with. Seed from Mt. Makiling Nat. Park. Dec. 19-39. D.F.

121 Strychnos ignatii, Berg. “St. Ignatius Bean,” These seeds contain the poison known as strychnine - one of the most powerful of all nerve poisonous substances in the vegetable kingdom. It is native of Borneo and for many years its identity was in doubt. Since Strychnos spinosa has grown & is known in Florida this poisonous species should not be confused with it. The fruit pulp is not poisonous however – only the seeds. Presented by Mr. M. Sulit of Makiling Nat. Park. Dec. 17.1939

122 Melastoma sp. Low growing shrub with clusters of pretty lavender flowers – very attractive. From the highlands of the mountains back of Vigon Luzon near the Langangilang Forest Station where in the dry season they are subject to severe droughts. Should prove of value as a border shrub. Dec. 11.39.

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123 Mussaenda sp. Small tree with flowers in clusters. One sepal of one flower in each cluster expands into a large white bract. A very curious and attractive little tree. Some very striking sports have originated in Luzon in which instead of a single flower having an enlarged bract many of them have these. The “Dona Aurona” is one of such sport & it has attracted a great deal of attention in Manila. See photos 22572-2 to 6.

124 Pinus insularis, Endl. A variable species known in Luzon as the Benquet Pine. It covers great stretches of mountain sides in all the mountain provinces from 1000 M. to 2.700 meters alt. Differs from P. zmerkusii in having 3 lvs. instead of two in a fascicle. Experiments have shown the seedlings grown in soil taken from under the pines trees grow much better than when planted on new land not inoculated so to say. Evidently they can stand any amount of rainfall & they should be watered heavily – not allowed to dry out when young. Clay soil suits them perfectly so I imagine a soil on the acid side will be best. Not a surprisingly rapid growing pine but one of great beauty & good size that should grow in South Florida but may refuse to do so without its own fungus in the soil. From Cabonegan Reforestation Project Luzon. Dec 11.39.

125 Solanum sp. A handsome many flowered shrubby species which when in fruit produces [?] bunches of brilliant red berries. Should be useful as a decorative plant for flower arrangements. Found along the mountain trail in one of the mountain provinces. I forgot which. Dec 11 to 15th 1039. [in ink:] 2/21/40 germinating Jordahn in lit.

126 Beck: B & W A57 Arenga tremula, (Blanco) Becc. As I have seen it here on the Forestry School grounds it is a bushy, low growing species which is very decorative and would be of use in dooryards for screen work. The seedlings sent are presented by Prof. Curran who says they are of the palm he feels certain.

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I note that O.F. Cook once determined this palm as Saguerus mindorensis in our Plant Inventories. I must say the palm is too dwarf to suggest an Arenga to me. Dec.19.1939.

127 Pithecolobium scutiferum, (Blanco) Benth. The long strange red & green pods of this handsome tree are most amazing in their structure for each bluish seed is enveloped in its own separate pod. These pods are strung together into chains 18 inches long. Their color & strange shape make them objects of great interest. A spectacular park tree. From Mt. Makiling Nat. Forest Park Luguna Luzon P.I. Dec. 22.39 Gift of H.M. Curran.

Pithecolobium scutiferum (Blanco). Dec 22.39 Mt Makiling Forestry Nat. Park. [in ink:] See Beckwith’s photo in color roll No. 5.

128 Beck: B&W A52 Ficus calophylloides, Elni Large forest tree with light colored bark and handsome smooth dark green leaves. Bears yellow fruit the size of small plums that the bats are fond of. Occurs at low altitudes in Luzon. Merrill says it should be compared with F. stricta Miquel of Jana. Deserves trial as a street or park tree in S. Florida.

Mt. Makiling Nat. Forest Park. Like all the Ficus is called by Tagalogs “Balete.” Dec. 22-39 [in ink:] 2/21/40 “germinating” Jordahn in lit

129 Vitis sp Thick leaved gigantic liana climbing into the treetops bearing yellow-green oblate fruits 1 in. through. May prove valuable for pergola work in Florida.

Mt. Makiling Nat. Forest Park. Laguna Luzon Dec. 22.39

[in ink:] 2/21/40 germinating Jordahn in lit

130 Beck: B & W – A66 – Color roll #6

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Freycinetia multiflora, Merr. Native of P.I. Slender narrow leaved climbing species with showy bracts and pretty orange fruits. Each fruit composed of many fruitlets & each fruitlet has in it a great many minute slender seeds enclosed in its pulp. This & the other Freycinetias deserve to be Dec 22-1939 grown extensively in our oak trees in Florida just as we grow the bromeliads. They are all Oriental species. Presented by Prof. E. de la Cruz who collected it at the mud spring of the Nat. Forest Park of Mt. Makiling. Dec 22.39

Freycinetia multiflora Handsome narrow leaved climbing species with showy bracts & pretty orange fruits near mud spring Mt. Makiling Nat. Park.

131 Parkia javanica (Lam.) Merr. Stately leguminous tree used on avenues here. Common at low altitudes in Luzon. Its balls of yellow flowers on long pendant flower stems make it a striking tree. If it will grow in Florida it will add another very durable species to our park trees. It is native from India to Timor will grow in very wet soils & stands drouth very well. Try on the edge of Everglades.

Mt. Makiling Nat Forest Park. Dec 22-39. Prof H.M. Curran gift.

132 Beck: Color – Roll #5 Pinanga philippinesis, Becc See no. 30 for earlier collection. Handsome red fruited slender palms with coarse pinnate leaves. Fruits arranged in irregular series on their undivided fruit stems. About ½ in. long scarlet or super red with point. From top of Mt. Makiling in Nat. Forest Park. Hugo Curran coll. Dec 23.39. Luzon P.I.

133 Photo 22571-81 [in ink: of this sp. In private yard, Dec 22.39 See photos 22571 also of Bahay Kubo

(In seam of book) Characterization Bahay Kubo Polyscias nodosa, (Blume) Seem.

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“Malapapaya” Tagalog name. Tall straight stemmed tree that seldom branches. It bears at its top a crown of enormous primate leaves that are jointed to the stem by an enlarged leaf base such as is characteristic of the Araliaceae to which family it belongs. Very striking small tree used in gardens in Manila & giving a tropical appearance of great beauty. If it will grow in patios or parks in S. Florida will attract a grea deal of attention. Flowers in numerous clusters above the leaves. Purplish green. Mt. Makiling Nat. Forest Park, Laguna, Luzan. [in ink:] See photo of Bahay Kubo with large tree of this species back of it.

134 Schizostachyum lumanipao, (bleo) merr. The thin walled rather long jointed bamboo called “Boho” by Tagalogs & used extensively with making of the “Swali” or mats of which the Bahay Kubos of Luzon are mostly constructed.

The thin walls are an advantage it is claimed for less splitting is required than when thicker walled species are used. Walls of Swali last 10 years. See photos Edward Beckwith at [?] Jori C. Mallari Henson [????].

135 Schizostachyum sp. Very long thin bamboo species not known. From nursery of Mt. Makiling Forest Nat. Park. Laguna Luzon P.I. Dec. 23. 1039 Hugh M. Curran gift.

136 Swietenia macrophylla Honduras Mahogany. Large tree of this valuable timber tree have been established in the forestry Nat. Park in Mt. Makiling & these are fruiting abundantly. I could not resist accepting these seeds from them. From Prof. Hugh M. Curran who planted the tree years ago. D.F.

137 Diocorea sp. To be determined later. In Manila a kind of purple ice cream is made of the tuber of a special species of “Ubi” or Dioscorea. I think this is the purple tuber species but at the moment of packing up cannot find out. I can say that the ice cream was an attractive color & good flavor. It is made with Cariboo cream!!! Try it!!! D.F.

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138 [Top of page] First collected after the Cheng Ho sailed out of Manila Bay. Diospyros maritima. Blume. “Kananei” Tagalog name. Handsome large leaved very dark glossy green tree that grows 25 feet tall down to the very edge of the sea beach. Its must often be bathed with salt water. It will make a handsome tree for such Keys as Elliott’s Key and Mr. Hunnswells newly developed Key in S. Florida. Coll. Jan. 10th, 1940. El Templo Island. Small island off N. coast of Burias Isl. Philippine Islands. See Beckwith Photos roll nos. 1 and 2 and 5 and 6 of roll 27.

Diospyros maritima. Blume. “Kananei” Tag. Sea Coast El Templo Isl. N. Coast of Burias Philippine Isl. Jan 10-1940

Diospyros maritima. Blume. “Kananei” Tag. El Templo Isl. N. Coast of Burias Philippine Isl. Jan 10-1940.

[On side of page] Beck: B&W-A78. Beck: in color roll 7. See 83a. Felipe’s hands terribly affected when cleaning seeds.

139 Undetermined sp. of Voacanga possibly. Large leaved shrub 6x4 in. bearing egg shaped orange colored fruits in terminal clusters of four to six lvs. glossy and attractive. Shrubby tree to 12 ft. in height. Open habit on hillside near sea. Would make interesting ornamental for plantings on the Keys Tagapula Island. Samar sea. Jan. 12.40. H. Curran Coll. See photo # 7 Col. Beckwith. Beck: B&W-A88. Undetermined Apocynaceae. May be Voacanga fromTagapula Isl. Samar Sea. Jan 12.1940.

Undetermined Voacanga? Tagapula Isl. Samar Sea. Jan. 12/40.

[in ink:] See photo of a Voacanga megacarpa taken Nov. 9. Photo 22542-5 of which no seeds were secured.

140 Page appears to be crossed out. Will transcribe anyway. binucao,(Blanco) Choisy So called “Batuan” of Panay Visayas. As we were descending the hillside in Almargo Island in the Samar Sea P.I. our guide snatched some green leaves off a handsome small tree and ate them. “Good sour” he said. Tried them

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& found they have a delicate taste. I paid for a few nuts brought by his friend from his own tree and feel partly certain this is a binucao. As I recall it is a species recommended by Lyon years ago as a stock for the Mangosteen & it might be tried for that purpose. If I am correct in my memory it grew & was not killed by the 1926 freeze in the Buena Vista garden. I discover a plate of this species in Brown’s ‘Minor Products of the Philippine Forests’. Coll. Jan 13. Almargo Isl. P.I. Should be valuable as ornamental tree.

Garcinia binucao,(Blanco) Choisy Coll. Almargo Isl. P.I. [In ink:] Seeds too green! Not sent

141 [in ink:] c.q.p. no germination 10-15-40 [in ink:] C.F. no germination 10-9-40 Caryota sp Solitary small 25 ft. palm with male flowers having uniformed one 9 stamens. Fruit very slight. Feathered. Foliage dense, leaflets strikingly non equilateral. From appearance I take it this is probably one of the forms of Caryota Cummingie a non-suckering handsome palm of which we can never have too many in S. Florida. The covering of the seeds is very irritating because of the spinules or rhaphides. Not extensively used in Philippines. See Brown & Merrill Philippine Palms & Palm Products p. 182 Coll. On slopes of mountain, Maripippi Island Samar Sea P.I. See photos 22670-11. Beckwith 89A, Jan13, 1940. Beck: B & W 90A.

Caryota cunningii or very near it. Maripipi Isl. Samar Sea. Philippine Isl. Jan. 13/40.

[in ink:] See Beckwith photo 89a in my files.

Caryota cunningii or very near it. Maripipi Isl. Samar Sea. P. Islands Jan. 13.40.

142 Undetermined shrub about 2.5 feet tall with fine simple lvs. and pendant fruits reminding one of tiny crab apples that turn brown on ripening. The shape of the shrub should make it a desirable dooryard species in patios where small determinate forms are needed in Florida. See Beckwith’s B &

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W neg. #91a. Coll. Maripipi Samar Sea. Coll.Curran (Hugo Curran) volcanic island. Alt. 500 ft., sunny exposure.

Undetermined shrub with pendant fruits small size brown. Maripipi Isl. Samar Sea. Jan. 13.1940.

Undetermined shrub. Maripipi Isl. Jan. 13.40.

143 Acanthophloeus sp.

Near to A. macarthurii, but it has seeds that are characteristic which differ in being one sided, thus (pencil drawing) and in having a fruit flesh that is livid dark green. Handsome slender cluster palm in post office Cebu Negros. Cebu.

Seems more delicate than Macarthurii palm. Should be compared with it. Not native of Philippines. Only a few seeds were available. Jan. 15.1940.

144 Momordica cochinchinensis ??. Slinking cucurbitaceous vine that bears large 4 in. x 3 in. fruits of a very brilliant orange color. These are covered with blunt spines closely set together. The interior is filled with curious seeds having ragged edges. These are covered with slimy blood red arillus giving the fruit a very striking appearance (side of page) when it splits open. Would attract the eye from a distance and be a real addition to the vine collection in the Fairchild Garden. I saw once in the Bot. garden of Dominica a fruit with this name but it seemed different – much darker in color and larger so I am doubtful of this identification. Coll. On arbor in Silliman University botanical collection Dune Dumaquete Negros P.I. Jan. 16-1940.

See photo Beckwith in color No. Roll 8.

145 Page appears to be crossed out. Will transcribe anyway. Ormosia sp. Adenanthera intermedia,Merr Like its relative [Crossed out] this has crimson seeds of real beauty. They are four times as large however and are borne in chocolate brown pods two

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seeds to each pod opening on the side on the tree rather showy contrast of brown and red. Compound leaves. Found at Camps Lookout home of Dr. J.W. Chapman back of Dumaquete Negros Philippine Islands. Jan. 16-40. Elevation 100 ft.

This should make a good park & dooryard tree. Its foliage being dark & luxuriant. See Beckwith’s photo in color No. 8-[11? or maybe 16?]

Hugo decided he knew Adenanthera and determined this as a sp. of Ormosia.

146 Beck: B & W-A93 Ormosia sp. Medium sized tree with dark green compound leaves bearing clusters of two sided leathery pods of chocolate brown color opening on one side & exposing scarlet seeds, oblong 1.2 in. long & of one color throughout. Might make excellent street tree as when in fruit a showy thing. Coll. Its large scarlet seeds will be sought for by children because of their color & larger size than those of Adenanthera. Coll. Camp Lookout. Home of Dr. J.W. Chapman 1000 ft. alt. back of Dumaquete Negros Island P.I. Jan. 16- 40. See color photo Beckwith Roll #8.

Ormosia sp. Coll. Camp Lookout. Home of Dr. J.W. Chapman. 1000ft. alt. back of Dumaquete Negros Isl. P.I.

147 Pachyrhizus erosus, Urban Cacara erosa, Kuntz This is the Yam Bean of the [?J & the Hink?] of the Tagalogs. I am sending seeds for further trial a vegetable because I have eaten it at Prof. Curran’s table in Luquna and found it most excellent.

It is grown on poles like the butter bean and when the roots are not over 2 in. across they are sliced cut up into small cubes ½ in. square and served with other vegetables like potato as a salad. Their crispness – delicate flavor should make them appreciated in Florida. This vegetable deserves attention for it will grow luxuriously in our sandy soil. The green beans are also cooked and eaten in Venezuela like string beans. They are deleterious when uncooked. Coll. Maripipi Isl. Salmar Sea P.I. Jan. 13-1940

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148 Beck: A & W-A96-B14. Color: #s 9 & 10 Artocarpus odoratissimus Blco. The “Marang”. Mrs. Archibald, Mrs. Fairchild and I have just eaten this delicious white pulp fruit-flesh of this interesting fruit & found it most delicate indeed. It deserves to be much better known. [in ink:] See D.F. photo 22528, 22665, 8 to 12. Leaf held by Hugo Curran in his mouth. It is not so strong a flower as the Jack Fruit whose fruits it resemble somewhat and the arillus is more juicy and delicate & separates very easily from the seed. P J Wester wrote about this fruit extensively but outside of the region of Zamboanga it appears to be little known in the Philippines. It will be injured probably by a temp. of 35F so should be protected from cold. A handsome large leaved tree. Fruits as large as small covered with soft protuberances brownish yellow when ripe. See Beckwith photo in black & white. No. 96a of Marangs in Zamboanga P.I. market Mindanao. Jan 18.1940

149 Castanopsis javanica philipensis, (Blanco) Vidal I judge this the true species but am not certain. It is a tall forest tree 30 inches in diameter and 65 ft. tall with large coriaceous leaves that are not serrate. It’s nuts are good but require to be cooked. They are smaller than those of the American Chestnut with thick shells. The burs are very spiny. If this species could be grown in tropical countries in forests it might prove valuable. It might cross with Castanea. From B.M. Turno’s place Marasila Mindanao. 1-22-40 Castanopsis philipensis (Blanco) Vidal. From B.M. Turno’s place at Marasila Mindanao. 1/22/40 Photo 22663, 3-12

Castanopsis philipensis (Blanco) Turno’s place Marasila 1/22/40 Photo 22663-3 to 12 [On side of page:] Photo 22663-3-12

150 Beck: B & W-B4 Sterculia sp. “Malatabaco” of Tagalogs. Pods when often in clusters are gorgeous red making striking contrast with chocolate brown seeds. Pods in groups of four 2 to 5. Tree rather small, not showy but pods will make it most attractive.

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Coll by Hugh Curran near B.M. Turno’s place. Marasila Cotobato Mindanao. Beckwith Color photo # 10 Roll

Sterculia sp. “Malatabaco” Tagalog. Near B.M. Turno’s place Marasila Cotobato Mindanao.

Sterculia sp. Turno’s place Marasila Jan.22.40.

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