94 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



53856 to 53894— Continued. 



53886. " .Yo. HO'J. Frijol bianco lacandor. From Parramos, Cliiinal- 

 lenango." 



53887. ".Yo. .0/. Frijol coUma. From San Rafael, San Marcos." 



53888. ■' .Yo. Hi. frijol Colorado caninlapa enredcdor. From Chi- 

 maltenango." 



53889. " No. 93. Frijol bianco dc cured o. From La Candelaria, 

 Bnrilhis. Huc-Iiuetonan^o." 



53890. "3'o. UJ,. From San Antonio S.. San Marco.s." 



53891. Phaseot,t:s i.unatus L. Fabacetip. Lima bean. 



" Ao. 103. Frijol Colorado ixtapacal. From Nuevo Progreso, Son 

 Marcos." 



538Q2 and 53893. Phaseoi.us vur.G<\Jiis L. FabacojT". Coramon bean. 



53892. " Xo. lO'i. Frijol Colorado dc yancJio de .^iielo, Chimal- 

 tenango." 



53893. "A'o. JOO. From Quezaltenango." 



53894. I'HASEOi.rs coccineus L. Fabaceie. Scarlet Runner bean. 



" A'o. 101. From San Lorenzo, Saoatepequez." 



53895. Persea amertcana Mill. Lauracese. Avocado. 



(P. gratissima Gaertn. f.) 



From Ibari-a, Ecuador. Cuttings collected by Wilson Popenoe. Agricultural 

 Explorer of the Depart-nient of Agriculture. Received June 24, 1921. 



"(No GIO. Hacienda Carpuela. May 2G, 1921. Avocado No. 54.) Capac. 

 The parent tree is growing in the huerta rented by Rosa Gonzales, at the 

 Hacienda Carpuela. at an altitude <tf .1. 800 feet. The fruit is a good-sized 

 Mexican avocado about 9 ounces ;n weight, obovoid in form, purple, and or" 

 excellent quality. The seed is relatively small, :ind the tree is said to be very 

 I)roductive. The variety is worth a trial in California, and in the cooler 

 avoca<lo-growing regions of Florida. 



" Formal description : The parent tree is about 4~> feet high, slender and erect 

 in habit, with a tnnik IS inches thick at the base, forked 2 feet above the 

 ground. The oval crown is moderately dense and the foliage I'ich green and 

 healthy in appearance. 



" The fruit is oblong pyriform to oval obovoid, weight about ounces, length 

 4 to 4i inches, greatest breadth about 2^ inches; base broadly pointed, the stem 

 inserted slightly to one side; apex rounded to slightly and obliquely flattened; 

 surface of rii)e fruit glossy purple black, with very few dots visible; skin less 

 than (K~t m.Uimeter thick, relatively tough; tlesh yellowi.sh cream color, tinged 

 green near the skin, with numerous fiber markings ; flavor niitty. rich, and 

 pleasant: quality good; seed rather .small, ovate to oval, tight in the cavity 

 \\-ith both st'ed coats adhering clo.sely to the cotyledons. Ripening season 

 maiidy fmm November to March, but a few fruits ripen at other seasons of 

 the year. 



"Some specimens do not show any fiber discoloration in the flesh; this Is 

 perhaps a question that depends, to a certain extent, upon the degree of ma- 

 turity which the fruit has reached at the time it i.s picked." 



CORHECTION. 



Inventory G4, page 45, third line from bottom, for line that reads — 



51036. Pr.Acus balsamifike TL. ) Bail. Asteraceae. 

 snT>stitute as follows: 



51037. Inula royleana DC. Asteraceae. 



