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47083. Sans parcJiemin come de holier. 



47084. Sans parchemin de St. Desirat. 



47085. Sans parchemin trds nain h&tif a chdssis. 



47086. Nain mange-tout De Barbieux. 



47087. Prince Albert. 



47088. Le Bienfaiteur. 



47089. Caractacus. 



47090. Delices des gourmets. 



47091. d'Auvcrgne {Pois serpctte). 



47092. Serpette vert. 



47093 and 47094. Pyrus communis L. Malaceae. Pear. 



From St. Petersburg, Fla. Cuttings presented by Mr. Martin Campas. 

 Received February 4, 1919. 



47093. " I was favorably impressed with this pear. It is attractive in 

 appearance, in texture, and in quality. It seemed to" me to be a very 

 great improvement over the Kieffer and over any other variety that 

 I know of which is adapted to the far South. If the tree is satis- 

 factory and is reasonably resistant to blight, it seems to me that there 

 may be something in this variety which would be worth considering 

 very cai-efully in connection with the planting of pears in the South." 

 (H. P. Gould.) 



47094. Another pear highly recommended by the sender. 



47095 to 47101. 



From Johannesburg, Africa. Presented by Mr. J. Burtt Davy. Received 

 February 4, 6, 7, and 10, 1919. 



47095. AcoKANTHERA VENENATA (Thuub.) Dou. Apocynacese. 

 "Along the coast at Kuyona, South Africa." (Davy.) 



This shrub or gnarled tree, sometimes 14 feet high, is a native of the 

 coast region of South Africa, and is usually found along streams. It 

 bears axillary corymbs of small, white to pinli, sweet-scented flowers 

 and globose purplish black fruits 1 inch in diameter. The thick, cori- 

 aceous leaves are ovate to lanceolate and from 1 to 4 inches long. 

 The root is used by the natives for poisoning arrows. (Adapted from 

 Thiselton-Dyer, Flora Capensis, vol. 4, sect. 1, p. 500.) 



47096. Allium cepa L. Liliacese. Onion. 

 "Yellow Cape onion." (Davy.) 



47097. Annona cherimola Mill. Annonacese. Cherimoya. 

 " Grown at Maritzburg, Natal, South Africa (Warm Temperate Zone)." 



(Davy.) 



47098. Lagenaeia vulgaris Seringe. Cucurbitacese. Gourd. 

 " Markalas." (Davy.) 



47099. MiMUSOPS caffra B. Meyer. Sapotacese. 



A somewhat hoary or glaucous evergreen tree or shrub forming a 

 large proportion of the sea-dune vegetation, but also extending inland 



