28 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



26689 to 26757— Continued. 

 26689 to 26730— Continued. 



26703. 'Hud wood received from Mrs. P. II. Rolfs, Buena Vista, Fla., 

 August 10, L907. Fruit roundish, oblique, small to medium; color 

 rich maroon red, very attractive; skin thick and leathery; flavor 

 rather inferior; seed loose in cavity; matures early, which is its strong- 



; point. It is the earliest West Indian variety that has come to my 

 attention." 



26704. "Bud wood obtained by Mr. P. J. Wester from Mrs. A. M. 

 King, Miami, Fla., September 18, 1907. Fruit large, pyriform; sur- 

 face smooth, red. Season, September." 



26705. "Bud wood obtained by Mr. P. J. Wester from Mrs. A. M. 

 King, September 18, 1907. Fruit very large, oblong, irregular; sur- 

 face rough, reddish; quality good. Season, September." 



26706. "Seeds received from Mr. G. B. Brackett, pomologist, United 

 S t ates Department of Agriculture, October 8, 1907 . These were received 

 by him from Mr. M. A. Carriker, Boruca, Costa Rica. The skin is said 

 to be thick and woody and the flavor of the meat rich and delicate." 



26707. "Bud wood received from Mr. W. H. Fulford, Fulford, Fla., 

 October 21, 1907. Fruit pyriform, bright red, of good quality, prolific. 

 Said to be one of the best avocados in that locality." 



26708. "Bud wood received from Mr. W. H. Fulford, Fulford, Fla., 

 October 21, 1907. Fruit very large, red, of good quality; prolific. 

 Bud wood from one of the best trees in that locality." 



26709. "Bud wood received from Mr. W. H. Fulford, Fulford, Fla. 

 Fruit very large; surface rough, green; of very good quality; prolific. 

 One of the best avocados in the locality." 



26710. "Seeds received from Mr. William A. Taylor, United States 

 Department of Agriculture, March 9, 1908. The fruit from which this 

 seed was taken had been received by Mr. Taylor from Los Angeles, 

 Cal." 



26711. "Fruit sent to Mr. William A. Taylor, United States Department 

 of Agriculture, by Mr. J. H. Walker, Hollywood, Cal. Said by Mr. 

 Taylor to be a fruit of exceptionally fine quality and to have a hard 

 skin; seed sent by Mr. Taylor to the Subtropical Garden, March 9, 

 1908." 



26712. "Bud wood obtained by Mr. P. J. Wester from Capt. Thomas 

 Hardee, Cocoanut Grove, Fla., August 11, 1908. Fruit medium to 

 large, pyriform, purple; of exceedingly good quality; seed firm or 

 loose in cavity; very prolific. Parent tree said to produce among the 

 best flavored avocados in Cocoanut Grove." 



26713. "Bud wood obtained by Mr. P. J. Wester from Mr. W. H. H. 



Hobbs, Cocoanut Grove, Fla., September 5, 1908. Weight of fruit 

 1,020 grams, seed 130 grams, shape round oblique; ground color 

 green turning to red and maroon, making it very attractive; skin 

 thick and leathery; meat greenish 3 mm. from the skin, the rest yel- 

 lowish, mottled with purple streaks; quality excellent; seed loose in 

 cavity. Matures in the early part of September." 

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