INVENTORY.' 



43391. Phaseolus LUNATus L. Fabacea*. Lima bean. 



From Maryland. Presented by Mr. H. A. Ernst, Youngstown, Ohio. Re- 

 ceived October 2, 1916. 



" Colored Lima beans, which I secured in Maryland several weeks ago. I 

 was informed there that this bean has been grown by three or four generations 

 of the Ernst family in Frederick and Carroll Counties, and they refer to it as 

 the Ernst bean. There can be no doubt but that it will produce true to type. 

 The sample is somewhat undersized, owing to the unfavorable season." 

 (Ernst.) 



43392. Albizzia julibrissin Durazz. Mimosacese. 



From Fruitland Park, Fla. Presented by Mr. Louis P. Bosanquet. Re- 

 ceived October 2, 1916. 



" Seeds of what seems to be a red-flowered form. I have been growing this 

 tree here for a long time. The flowers are much handsomer than the usual 

 form of Albizsiu jnlibrissin, and the new growth is a bluer green." (Bosan- 

 quet.) 



See S. P. I. No. 36810 for a description of this species. 



43393 to 43401. Chayota edul,is Jacq. Cucurbitaceae. Chayote. 



(Sechium edvle Swartz.) 



From Guatemala, Guatemala. Collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, Agricul- 

 tural Explorer for the Department of Agriculture. Received October 6, 

 1916. Quoted notes by Mr. Popenoe. 



" (No. 25a. September 16, 1916.) The chayote, here called guisquil, is one 

 of the commonest vegetables in this part of Guatemala and exists in a number 

 of varieties. The following set includes those which have been seen com- 

 monly in the market during the past two weeks. 



" Two classes of chayotes are distinguished in the markets as giiisquiles 

 proper and giiisquiles peruleros or Peruvian giiisquiles. The former includes 

 practically all of the larger fruits ; they vary from green to white in color, some 

 are prickly and some smooth, and the sui'face is usually roughened, sometimes 

 with deep sutures from base to apex. The second class, giiisquiles peruleros, 

 includes small fruits, white to green in color, with the surface smooth and free 

 from prickles or soft spines. Both classes are exceedingly abundant in the 

 market." 



' Each introduction consists of seeds unless otherwise noted. 



It should ho understood that the varietal names of fruits, vesetables, cereals, and 

 other plants used in this inventory are those under which the material was received by 

 the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction ; and further, (hat the printing of such 

 names here does not constitute their official publication and adoption in this country. 

 As the different varieties are studied, their identity fully established, their entrance into 

 the American trade forecast, and the use of varietal names in American literature be- 

 comes necessary, the designations appearing in this inventory will be subject to change 

 with a view to bringing the forms of the names into harmony with recognized American 

 codes of nomenclature. 



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