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Introductory statement 1 



Inventory 7 



Index of common and scientific names 91 



ILLUSTRATTOiNS. 



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 Plate I. A new and brilliant Hawaiian hibiscus. {HiMscus bracken- 



ridgei A. Gray, S. P. I. No. 50693) 14 



II. A Hawaiian hibiscus that should be widely cultivated. {Hibis- 

 cus brackenridgei A. Gray, S. P. I. No. 50693) 14 



III. Preparing cassava roots in Tanganyika Territory. {Manihot 



esculenta Crantz, S. P. I. No. 50837) 30 



IV. Types of eggplants from the Belgian Kongo. (Solanum melon- 



gena L., S. P. I. Nos. 50915 to 50918) i. 30 



V. A wild avocado tree in Costa Rica. (Persea sp., probably 



P. americana MiU., S. P. I. No. 51031) 44 



VI. The aguacate de anis,' or wild avocado of Costa Rica. {Persea 



sp., probably P. americana Mill, S. P. I. No. 51031) 44 



VII. The Bennett soursop, a choice variety from Costa Rica. {An- 



nona muricata L., S. P. I. No. 51050) 48 



VIII. A seedless form of the pejibaye, or peach palm, of Costa Rica. 



{Ouilielma utilis Oerst, S, P. I. No. 51092) 48 



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