OCTOBER 1 TO DECHiMBER 31, 1920. 27 



51556 to 51571— Continued. 



51565. HYLOCKiJErs itndatI'S (H:nv.) I'.ritt. ami IJosc. ("iictjK-f.T. 



Cactus. 



"(No. 473. October 8, 1920.) Cuttings of the pltahaya ; several 

 plants go under this name in Cundinumarca. Tliis one, \vlii(!li comes 

 from La ICsperanza, altitude about 4.100 feet, appears to bo tbo eominoii- 

 est species. The fruit is edible and is brought to tlie Bogota market. 

 The plant was found climbing over a large rock in a coffee plantation." 



Introduceil for the systematic investigations of Di-. .T. N. Rose, of the 

 United States National Herbarium. 



51566. l.riMMs cKr(KSii.\NKSu IlooU. Kahacta'. Lupine. 

 "(No. 477a. October 8. 1020.) Seeds of chocho, from a dooryard on 



the road between Facatutiva and Alban, Cundinaniarca, at an altitude 

 of about 8,800 feet. Several species of lupine are kno\m in Cundina- 

 niarca under this cdmmoii name. TIio one i-epresented by these see<ls 

 is a handsome half-woody shrub, a favorite gardeti plant on the sahana 

 of Bogota. It reaches a lieight of about 6 feet and is usually l»road and 

 bushy in liabit. Above the attractive foliage rise numcn'ous spikes of 

 varicolored, peulike flowers. The predominant colors are blue, lilac, 

 white, and yellow. 



"To my mind this is a plant well worth cultivating in the United 

 States. In California and Florida it will probably grow as a perennial; 

 elsewhere possibly as an annual." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 46057. 



51567. Tacsonia manicAta Juss. Passifloracese. 



"(No, 486a. October 8, 1920.) Seeds of cumba de India. This is 

 one of the several species culti\'ated for their fruit on the sabana of 

 Bogota. It is not, as a fruit, as good as the curuba do VastlUa, but 

 I suspect that the vine is some\Ahat more oi'namental. The oblong green 

 fruits are about 3 inches long, with smaller seeds than the curuba de 

 CaKtilla, and the pulp is not so highly flavored." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 35113. 



51568. Tacsonia pinnatistipula (Cav.) Juss. Passifloracefe. 



"(No. 468a. October 8, 1920.) Seeds of gnlupa, from Nemocon, 

 Cundinaniarca. Both in flower and fruit it greatly resembles the curubas. 

 though from an economic standpoint it is not so valuable as some of the 

 latter. It is a climber, with attractive, deep-green, deeply-lobed leaves, 

 flowers 2 inches broad and of a livelier pink color than those of the com- 

 mon curuba. and round fruits. 2 inches thick, greenish yellow when ripe. 

 The pericarp or outer shell is thicker and more brittle than that of the 

 curubas. resembling in this i-espect the edible-fruited Passitloras. The 

 white juicy pulp is rather insipid, so that I can not reconnnend the fruit 

 very highly for eating. It should be worth cultivation as an ornamental." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 33814. 



51569. RuBus coGOTENSis H. B. K. Rosacejie. Blackberry. 

 "(No. 483a. October 8, 1920.) Seeds of mora de picdra, a blackberry 



common around the edges of the sabana of Bogota, at altitudes of 8,500 

 to 9,500 feet. The plant is a very vigorous grower, the canes reaching a 

 length of about 10 feet; they are semierect. The flowers are purplish 

 pink. The fruits, borne in rather large clusters, are about an indi in 

 diameter, nearly round, and are characterized by the large size of the 

 individual drupelets and the relatively small number of the latter which 

 compose the fruit. The color is almost black, the flavor very agreeable, 

 but the seeds are large and hard." 



51570. jGaultheria pubifi.oka Blake. lOrieacea-. 



"(No. 481a. October 8, 1920.) Seeds of an attractive shrub, growing to 

 about 5 feet in height, found in the mountains near Facatat'va at alti- 

 tudes of 9,000 feet and more. It has small white flowers followed by a 

 profusion of white Ijerries, which render it very ornamental. It will 

 probably want a cool, moist climate for best results." 



