OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1916. 101 



43933 to 43935— Continued. 



the size of the fruit. Under good cultural conditions in North America 

 the fruit should be of large size, and if the seed remains small, as it 

 does in the large specimens produced by the parent tree, this will 

 almost surely be one of the choicest avocados of the set. It is scarcely 

 necessary to add that the seed is tight in the cavity, for this is the 

 case with all of the avocados included in the set. 



" The variety may be described formally as follows : Form spherical 

 to oblate; size large to very large, weight 17 to 24 ounces, length 3| 

 to 4i inches, greatest breadth 4 to 4i inches; base rounded, the stem, 

 which is about 5 inches long and moderately stout, inserted somewhat 

 obliquely without depression ; apex slightly flattened ; surface uniformly 

 pebbled, somewhat coarsely so, deep green to yellow green in color, with 

 numerous large pale yellow green dots ; skin moderately thick for this 

 race, varying from one-sixteenth to one-eighth of an inch, hard and 

 woody; flesh rich cream yellow to yellow in color, changing to pale 

 green near the skin, free from fiber or discoloration, not watery, but 

 very oily, smooth, and of rich, very pleasant flavor ; seed oblate, 2 to 3 

 ounces in weight, tight in the cavity, with both seed coats adhering 

 closely to the cotyledons, which are slightly rough for this race." 

 (Popenoe.) 



43936 to 43944. 



From Bhutan, Asia. Collected by Mr. R. E. Cooper in the Himalaya 

 Mountains and presented by Mr. A. K. BuUey, of Bees Ltd., Liverpool, 

 England. Received December 13, 1916. Quoted notes by Mr. Cooper. 



43936. Caeagana sp. Fabacese. 



" No. 5533. Shrub of rounded form on sand ; flowers not seen, but 

 fruiting on exposed hillsides at 11,000 feet altitude, Lahoul." 



43937. Thermopsis sp. Fabacese. 



" No. .5601. Tufted plant on alpine pasture with low herbs at 13,000 

 feet. Flowers not seen, but similar plant in Bhutan has Vandyke brown 

 flowers. Plant 1 foot in diameter." 



43938. CoTONEASTEE sp. Malacese. 



" No. 5353. Stunted bush on exposed, sandy slopes in Lahoul at 10,000 

 feet altitude." 



43939. GAULTHEaiiA sp. Ericaceae. 



' " No. 5627 and 5599. Growing on peat nodules and among low scat- 

 tered herbs on large rock faces at 13,000 feet altitude. Fruits blue." 



43940. LoNicEEA sp. Caprifoliacese. Honeysuckle. 

 " No. 5625. Bush common on stony slopes near birch forests at 13,000 



feet altitude ; fruits red ; flowers not seen. Plants dwarf, 10 inches, but 

 spreading." 



43941. LoNiCEKA sp. Caprifoliacese. Honeysuckle. 

 "No. 5654. Six-inch bush with red fruit in pairs in sheltered bare 



hollows in Quercus forest at 11,000 feet." 



43942. Rosa sp. Rosacese. Rose. 

 " No. 5391. Splendid bush, growing on dry walls at 10,000 feet altitude 



in Lahoul. Bush 10 feet through ; sprays 6 to 8 feet long, full of flowers 

 and showy red fruits in autumn." 



