30 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



44105 to 44107— Continued. 



44107. '■ Hcrsiiiii/. :i \:\tv red cldvci'. l-uiiiislied by the seed-raisinji 

 sofiety il>iuisl<t" I.niKHiot'oi-t'iiiiiuvi's l-'iHil'ors.viiiiiu), Roskilde. This is 

 the best species, heintc used liirucly .n the jireseiit time. 



"For fui-tlier infoniiatictii. see tlie K.'ith iteretiiiiiir 1r:i Sl.-itfus F<ir- 

 setjsvirksitiiilicd i I'l.-iiitckiiltiii'. p.M.uc Hid'.'" illcricl.) 



44108. DiosPYRos KAKi L. f. Diosypracese. Kaki. 



From Kiosliaii, Honan. Cliiiia. CnttiiiL^s presented l).v Dr. Nathanael Fed<le, 

 American Lntliei'an Mission, deceived .Tannary 22, 1017. 



"The Honan red i)ersinnii(in is of a si/e like that id" riie uvera.ue tomato, and 

 were it not for rlie lar^e sTiff <'alyx woidd l)e almost indisTiii.t:'nisliahle from one. 

 Conunoiily. no seeds occur, hut some have as many as four or five. 'I'he taste 

 is sweet ahnost to a fault, with no suj:<iestion of jaicker unless the core is 

 eaten. The juice leaves a itennanent stain in linen." ( Fcddc) 



44109. Sacch.^rum ofkk. ix.Mti .ai L. Poaoejo. Sugar cane. 



Fr()m Saniia;:o de las A'ejras. Cnha. Presented liy .Mr. .1. T. ("rawley. di- 

 rector. Ajrricultural K\]ieriment Station. Keceixed I'ebrnar.x" 12. 1917. 



"DcDicnird 7'/." 



44110. Carica I'Ai'.vYA L. Paj^ayaccae. Papaya. 



From Prooksville. l-'la. Presented li\ ^Ii-. .James .lenninus. rliroULTli Mr. 

 J. E.Morrow. Tleceived Fehrmiry 12. 1!)17. 

 •' Seeds of a small-fruited liijrhly flavoreil papaya. This tree seems 1o lie 

 tmustially liard.v and to enchire considerable fi-ost. Kii)e Iruit gathered from 

 rree on Fehi-uary .". 1917." (Uorro/r. ) 



44111 and 44112. Carica p.u-aya L. Pai>;iyacea\ Papaya. 



From I'a.ifo Pa.ico. .\merican Samoa. Pi'esented liy Air. J. M. Poyer. l:ov- 

 ernor. Received February 12. 1917. 

 44lil. -Esi fafiiK. Native of Samoa." Wniicr.) 



44112. " I'.x'i inihhii. introduceil in Samoa." i I'oiicr.) 



44113 and 44114. 



From Fl < 'oyolar. ( 'ost^ Itica. Pre.seined by Mr. Carlos Werckle. Re 

 ceived .lamiary 29, 1917. 



44113. .\kschyxomi;,\k s]). I-'abacea». 



Yclloir xcusifiid. See S. P. 1. .No. 44(i4() for prexious iiit roducticai and 

 description. 



44114. ('occoi.oius iviiKitA r.. PolyixoiiaceM'. 



"■hirid. I »ense. small tree, w th small \vv\ Jiplit-ureen h'aves. A line 

 plum; seed one-third to two-fifths of t]:(> whole fiiiit, subacid. Hot 

 climate." {Werck}^.) 



44115. Lycopersicox esculkxtum ^lill. Solanacew. Tomato. 



From Lima. Pern. Presentetl by .Mr. K. F. ^^■riiJht, at the recpiest (d" Mr. 

 W. Cr. Hixby. Prooklyn. X. Y. ]{eceived February 1(1, 1917. 

 "'I'diiKiff xiln\slr(\" 



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