30 SEEDS AXD PLAXTS IMPORTED. 



45349 to 45357— Continued. 



45352. JuGLANS MOLLIS Eiigelm. Jiiglanclacese. Walnut. 

 "(No. ISOa. Fiiicn Che.iel. Ba.ia Vera Paz, Guatemala. October 15, 



1917.) Seeds of the wild walnut of tlie Vera Paz region. It is not a 

 common tree, but it is seen occasionally on mountain sides and along 

 watercourses at altitudes of 1,500 to 4,500 feet. So far as my own 

 observations go, the tree is only moderately large, rarely reaching a 

 greater height than 40 to 45 feet. The nuts, which are sometimes pro- 

 duced very abundantly, are as large as a good specimen of Juglans nigra, 

 liut have a thicker shell and consequently less kernel. 



" This species is of interest in connection with the attempt now befng 

 made to obtain good nut-bearing trees for the Tropics. It should be 

 planted in such regions as southern Florida and Cuba. Since it appears 

 to thrive in Guatemala under a rather wide range of climatic conditions, 

 it may succeed in many parts of the Tropics and Subtropics." 



45353. Lobelia fulgens Willd. Campanulacese. 



"(No. 186a. Finca Chejel, Baja Vera Paz, Guatemala. October 15, 

 1917.) Seeds of a handsome herbaceous plant commonly found along 

 roadsides and in meadows of the region between Tactic and San Cristobal 

 A'era Paz. It resembles the larkspur in habit, sending up a single stalk 

 to the height of 2 or 3 feet, and producing toward the summit numerous 

 bright scarlet-crimson flowers. These appear to be tubular at first 

 glance, but are split along the upper surface and deeply five lobed at 

 the mouth ; three of the lobes extend downward and the remaining two 

 upward. As the lower flowers wither and turn brown, new ones are pro- 

 duced at the apex of the stalk; the plant thus remains in bloom for a 

 long period. 



" The stalk and leaves are softly pubescent or pilose ; the leaves are 

 linear-lanceolate in outline, 4 to 6 inches long, one-half to three-quarters 

 of an inch broad, entire or finely and irregularly serrate, adnate to the 

 stem, with the margins extending down the stem some distance in the 

 form of two prominent ridges." 



45354. Persea schiedb^ana Nees. Lauraceae. Coyo. 

 '•(No. 179a. Finca Chejel, Baja Vera Paz, Guatemala. October 15, 



1917.) Seeds of the coy6 from San Cristobal Vera Paz and Tactic, 

 both in the Department of Alta Vera Paz. 



" These were taken mainly from fruits of inferior quality and are 

 intended to serve for the production of seedling plants on which to bud 

 or graft superior varieties of the coy6. 



"Among the hundreds of coyo trees which are found throughout the 

 Vera Paz region, an exceedingly small number produce fruits of excellent 

 quality. Up to the present time I have found only two which seem 

 worthy of vegetative propagation. The vast majority of trees produce 

 small, often malformed fruits, with a large seed and fibrous flesh of poor 

 quality and unattractive color. The best varieties, however, such as that 

 found in the property of Padre Rivera, of Tactic, are as large as a good 

 avocado of the West Indian race. The seed is no larger in proportion 

 than the seed of a good budded avocado, and the flesh is creamy white, 

 free from fiber, and of a very rich nutty flavor. If a variety like this 

 can be established in the United States, it seems reasonable to believe 

 that it will become popular. The fruit so strongly resembles an avocado 



