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54929 to 54958— Continued. 



54953. " (JaiUun de Scniif^. One of the more vigorous of the ever- 

 bearing varieties; for use on jtnor or woniout soils. Excellent 

 as a border." 



54954. " Janus. A very fine alpine variety, very productive, with 

 large, conical fruits which are almost black when ripe. It comes 

 true from seed." (Robinson, Vegetable Garden, p. 675.) 



54955. " Madame Beravd. A blunt variety with obtuse red fruits 

 of very good quality." 



54956. " Marie de Voider. P^longatod fruits of excellent quality." 



54957. " Millet. A rather early robust variety with bright-red 

 conical and flattened fruits with exquisite sugary flesh." 



54958. "President Meuren. A variety with very fine, highly col- 

 ored, somewhat elongated fruits." 



54959 to 54963. Capsicum annuum L. Solanacese. Red pepper. 



From Granada, Spain. Seeds purchased by Miss Ola Powell from Sr. 

 Juan Leyva, Granada, Spain, through Gaston Smith, American consul. 

 Received March 30, 1922. Quoted notes by Miss Powell. 



" These peppers were much larger than any pimientos I have seen growing 

 in the United States. The flesh was very thick and crisp and of delicious flavor. 

 I ate them as one would eat apples." 



54959. " Cornicabra de Mttrcia. This is the one which is most exten- 

 sively grown in Murcia and used for making ground sweet pepper. I 

 ate many of them while in Spain. Although I was told it was too 

 early in the season to get this year's finished product, it seemed to me 

 that the flavor and color had been remarkably retained." 



54960. " De cuatro cascas. The largest pimiento I found ; it is claimed 

 to be the earliest ripening pepper. There did not appear to be very 

 many fruits to each plant. If this variety can be made to ripen early 

 in the United States I am sure it will pi'ove a good one for use among 

 Home-Demonstration Club members." 



54961. " Dulce de Espana. A thick-fleshed variety of delicious flavor; 

 the plants were no larger than those of De cuatro eascas, but they 

 seemed to bear more fruit. It is rather longer than the others and is 

 the sweet pepper used for canning in Spain." 



54962. " Morrdn granad/lno (heart-shaped). A rather choice improved 

 variety." 



54963. Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz. Lecythidacese. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Seeds presented by Dr. H. L. Lyon, in charge. 

 Department of Botany and Forestry, Experiment Station of the Hawaiian 

 Sugar-Planters' Association. Received March 17, 1922. 



A large, handsome, .East Indian tree with thick, leathery, shining, bright- 

 green leaves and very conspicuous flowers with four white petals and numerous 

 crimson-tipped stamens, resembling a brush. The frjiit is quite large and is 

 the shape of a 4-sided pyramid ; it is smooth on the outside and contains one 

 seed. The tree forms extensive beach forests on some of the Pacific Islands. 

 In the Molukkas an illuminating oil is extracted from the seeds, and the dry 

 fruits are gathered by the natives and used as floats for their fish nets. 

 (Adapted from Rock, Ornamental Trees of Haicaii, p. 663.) 



" Mr. Rock believes that this tree should be planted on the sandy beaches and 

 keys of Florida." (David Fairchild.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 36867. 



