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44020. l*YKi s sj). ^[{ilaceH". Pear. 



From Niiigpo, (Ihekiaiic:, China. Cuttings presented hy Mv. L. C. Hylbort. 

 Received .Tanuary 15, 1917. 



44021 and 44022. Sola mm .auk-k ati 3r Ait. Solanacese. 



Pepino. 



From Ecuador. Presented hy Mr. Frederick W. Goding, American consul 

 general, (iuayaquil. Iteceived .Tannary 17, 1017. 



•'After [XM'sisteiit search a place near Huigra was found wliere the plants 

 grew at an ;i!t ttidc of 000 feet. As a i)oiit of interest I will state that thesr 

 two variet es ai'c n(.w gi'owing in boxes at this olllcc ( )ne dl' thi'iii has jiro- 

 iliired tliiwers. hut no fi'U t as xct." i dodin;/. ) 



44021. ■' ri/riilc i)epino." 44022. " 1T7/?7e pepino." 



F(»r an ilinsti-at ion of the Cuatenialan pepino. see Plate I. 



44023 to 44028. Saccilmum oKFicixAiaTM L. Poacese. 



Sugar cane. 



From Cienfuegos. Cnlia. Cuttings presented hy I\Ir. R. M. Grey, Harvai'd 

 ExperinK'iit Station. Received .January IS, 1917. 



"Cuttings. High in snigar. averaging from 19 to 20 per cent sucro.se ii: our 

 hand-mill analyses."' (Grcii.) 



44023'. [No label.] 44026. Harvard 6047. 



44024. Harvard 406S. 44027. Harvard 6065. 



44025. Harvai'd .50S2. 44C28. Harvard 01.19. 



44029 to 44035. Sacchakum ofiicixahi vi L. Poaceiv. 



Sugar cane. 



From Cicnruegos. Cnl)a. Seeds ])resente(l hy !\lr. M. Si. Grey. Hai'vard 

 Fxperimcid Statimi. Iteceiv(>d .lanuar\- is. 1917. 



44029. Harvard 51."(). 44033. Harvard 1.309. 



44030. Harvard 1421. 44034. Harvard .5039. 



44031. Hai-vard 20-lN. 44035. Harvard 1193. 



44032. Harxard 50(1.". 



44036. Cakka i'.\i>aya L. Pa])ayace8e. Papaya. 



From Pago Pago. Amei-ican Samoa. Presented l\v Mr. .T. M. Poyer. gov- 

 ernor. American Samoa. Received .January 22. 1917. 

 "A variety of papaya known here as ' Esi fafine.' " (Payer.) 



44037 to 44039. 



I'rom Chaiigning. \ 'a Swatow. China. I'resented by Rev. C. !•]. Bcmsfield, 

 Amercan Papt'.st Mission. Received .January 23, 1917. 

 44037. Chaijtochloa ITALICA (L.) Scrihn. Poace.^e. Common millet. 

 iScifiria itaJica Beauv.) 

 Millet is cultivated extensively as a food plant in Asia, though it is 

 r;!ised oid.\- for fodder in .\meric!i. 



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