OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1918. 13 



46596 to 46629— Contimied. 



46614. Operculina sp. Convolvulaceae. 



" No. 28 : 22115. A vine running over bushes about Guayaquil." 



46615. GossYPiuM sp. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



"No. 29: 22105. Wild cotton in swaraps about Guayaquil. Also 

 cultivated." , \ 



46616. SiDA sp. Malvacese. 



"No. 30:22172. Sida at Huigra ; has pretty violet flowers." 



46617. Cardiospermum sp. Sapindacese. 

 "No. 31:22172. From Huigra. A vine." 



46618. Cardiospermum sp. Sapindacese. 

 "No. 32. From Guayaquil." 



46619. Onoseris speciosa H. B. K. Asteracese. 



" No. 33 : 22125. A pretty asterlike plant from Huigra ; flowers large, 

 very beautiful." 



46620. Helianthus sp. Asteracere. Sunflower. 



" No. 34 : 22231. From the mountains above Huigra. Altitude 6,000 

 feet." 



46621. Ipomoea sp. Convolvulacese. Morning-glory. 

 " No. 35 : 22104. Flowers small ; on bushes about Guayaquil." 



46622. CucxjEBiTA FiciFOLiA Bouche. Cucurbitacese. 



"No. 37:22228. Tamho. Resembles a small watermelon. Flesh 

 white, sweetish ; made into dulces and also eaten as a vegetable." 



46623. Carica candamarcensis Hook. f. Papayacese. 



"No. 40:22354. From Ambato. Called cliamMro in Ambato, but a 

 different species from No. 20 sent in from Huigra as chamburo ; fruit 

 small." 



46624. Persea Americana Mill. Lauracese. Avocado. 

 (P. gratissima Gaertn. f.) 



" No. 41 : 2233S. Avocado from Ambato ; fruit brownish to black, but 

 sometimes greer jv red, 2i to 4 inches long ; a fine fruit but small." 



" This variety apparently belongs to the Mexican race. It will prob- 

 ably be hardy and should be tested in sections of the United States which 

 are slightly too cold for avocados of the West Indian or Guatemalan 

 races. It is probable that it will prove to be a small-fruited variety of 

 rich flavor, as the Mexican race usually produces fruits of this char- 

 acter." {Wilson Popenoe.) 



46625. Tropaeolum tuberosum Ruiz and Pav. TropiKolacese. Anyu. 



" No. 47. Tubers of Mushu obtained in the markets of Ambato and 

 Huigra." 



46626. Phaseolus sp. Fabacese. 



" No. 59. Leguminous vine ; near Huigra." 

 46627 and 46628. Ipomoea sp. Convolvulacese. Morning-glory. 



46627. " No. 60 : 22299. A delicate vine." 



46628. "No. 61: 22191. Tall vine; from Huigi-a." 

 46629. Passiflora suberosa L. Passifloracese. 



" No. 62 : 22249. Small greenish flowers and small purple fruit ; near 

 Huigra." 



