64 SEEDS AND PLANTS tMPORTED. 



28073 to 28092 Continued. 



Distribution. The Malayan Islands; cultivated in the Malay Peninsula. 

 See No. 27169 for previous introduction. 



28083. Garcinla mangostana L. Mangosteen. 

 See No. 25887 for description. 



28084. Mangifera indica L. Mango. 

 Julie. Grafted plant. See Nos. 21515, 25861, and 26125 for previous intro- 

 ductions of this variety. 



28085. Mangifera indica L. Mango. 

 D'or. Grafted plant. 



28086. Persea Americana Miller. Avocado. 



28087. Psidium guajava L. Guava. 

 Large, red fruited. 



28088. Psidium laurifolium Berg. Nicaraguan guava. 

 See No. 26413 for previous introduction. 



28089. Sapota zapotilla (Jacq.) Coville. Sapodilla. 



28090. Spondias dulcis Forst. We fruit or golden-apple. 

 See No. 26470 for description. 



28091 and 28092. Theobroma cacao L. Cacao. 



28091. Alligator. ' Seedling plants. 



28092. Forestera. Grafted plants. 



Distribution. — The forests of the Amazon and Orinoco valleys up to an eleva- 

 vation of 400 feet; cultivated and naturalized throughout tropical America 

 and in the Philippines. 



28095 to 28116. 



From Chile. Received through Mr. Jose D. Husbands, Limavida, via Molina, 

 Chile, May 25, 1910. 

 Seeds of the following; notes by Mr. Husbands: 



28095 and 28096. Crinodendron patagua Molina. 



See No. 25489 for previous introduction. 

 28097 and 28098. Jubaea chilensis (Mol.) Baill. 



28097. "Indian name l Lilla.' " The shorter, thicker class of Chile 

 palm from which a fine table sirup is made. 



28098. "Indian name 'Caucau,' same as the preceding (S. P. I. No. 

 28097), but grows very tall and slim." 



See No. 25612 for previous introduction. 



28099 to 28109. Juglans regia L. Walnut. 



28099. "A large variety. A fair per cent of this tree produces nuts 

 with shells having 3 parts instead of 2." 



28100. "The common variety, introduced by the Spaniards. The 

 specimens selected were those having shells in 3 parts." 



28101 to 28109. "Different strains grown in Chile for very many 

 years. This year being a drought year the nuts are smaller than usual." 

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