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28564 to 28568— Continued. 



28568. Rupee. "This is also called ' Two- Shilling. ' It is a sparse bearer; 

 fruit the largest of local (Ceylon) varieties, of first quality; skin pale .green; 

 seed small compared to size of fruit; ripens late and is not a good keeper. 

 The tree is no c a free grower and is tender. This variety is scarce and expen- 

 sive. Requires very careful ripening." 



28569 to 28582. Musa spp. Banana. 



From Paramaribo, Surinam. Presented by Mr. Goldsmith H. Williams, manager, 

 United Fruit Co. Received July 21, 1910. 



Suckers of the following; notes by Mr. Williams: 



28569 to 28580. Musa sp. 



28569. "Bas Joe. From southern China. Has seeds in very small 

 fruit." 



28570. " Cinerea Sahramphur. Short, slim-pointed fruit of good 

 flavor." 



28571. "Congo." 



28572. " Dwarf banana, frequently called Cavendishii." 



28573. "Jamaica banana." 



28574. "Large Horse banana. Sweeter than the plantain. Very 

 good fried or roasted." 



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28575. "Pisang Ambon. A trifle better than the Horse banana of 

 Florida and much the same shape." 



28576. "Pisang Celat. Small, sweet fruit with 13 to 16 hands on a 

 bunch." 



28577. "Pisang Kudjo. Red banana." 



28578. "Pisang Siam. Much like the Horse banana of Florida." 



28579. "Pisang Susa. Similar to the ordinary Apple banana." 



28580. "Rubra India Sapientum Dacca. One of the silver-skin varie- 

 ties. What we term silver skin is a fruit that is like the red banana 

 in shape and flavor, but with a clear, yellow skin." 



28581. Musa rosacea Jacq. 



"Variety Chittagong. Very small, with seeds. New York Botanical Gar- 

 den No. 9636." 



Distribution. — The lower slopes of the eastern Himalayas in Chittagong, 

 upper Burma, and in the Konkan region on the western coast of India; said to 

 have been introduced from Mauritius in 1805. 



28582. Musa zebrina Van Houtte. 



"Reddish leaves. Very small worthless fruit, with seeds. Good as an orna- 

 mental plant." 



28583. Arracacta xanthorrhiza Bancroft. Arracacha. 



From Caracas, Venezuela. Presented by Senor Antonio Valero Lara. Received 

 July 26, 1910. 

 See No. 3511 for description. 

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