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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMP0HTK1). 



36577 to 36587. Trittcum aestivtjm L. Wheat. 



(Triticum vulgare Vill.) 



From Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Presented by Mr. G. Valder, at 



the request of Mr. W. M. Carne, of the Department of Agriculture. Received 

 November 7, 1913. 



36577. "BathurstNo. 2." 36583. "Jonathan." 



36578. "Cedar." 36584. "Wagga No. 19." 



36579. "Cleveland." 36585. •Warren." 



36580. "CowraNo. 3." 36586. "Rymer." 



36581. "Genoa." 36587. "Thew." 



36582. "John Brown." 



36588. Benzoin sp. 



From Chang Ning, Kiangsi, via Swatow, China. Presented by Rev. C. E. Bous- 

 field. American Baptist Mission. Received October 28, 1013. 



"Seeds of a large shrub which grows on the hills here. The berries and leaves are 

 very fragrant and are used by the Chinese as a flavoring for their food." (Bousfield.) 



36589. Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck. Pomelo. 



Received from Mr. Robert A. Young, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Septem- 

 ber 6, 1913. 



"Seeds from pomelos estimated to be at least 6 inches in diameter, served on the 

 S. S. Manchuria from Hongkong to San Francisco. The fruit was served broken into 

 sections. The flesh was white and sweet, with scarcely any acidity, and was very 

 agreeable to the taste. The texture was rather coarse. The steward said they came 

 from Canton and were called Canaloni (?) melons." ( Young.) 



36590 to 36592. 



From San Jose, Costa Rica. Presented by Mr. Carlos Werckle\ Department of 

 Agriculture. Received November 11, 1913. 



36590 and 36591. Licania platypus (Hemsl.) Fritsch. Sansapote. 



36590. " Seeds of the smaller sansapote from the Pacific coast. Large 

 fruit with highly aromatic and sweet flesh; very good." (WerckU.) 



36591. "Seeds of the larcre sansapote from the Atlantic slope, at 500 

 meters altitude; fruit weighs up to 4 pounds; one of the best fruits, by 

 many people preferred toAchradclpha (Lucuma) mammosa. ,, (WerckU.) 



36592. Poi.akowskia tacaco Pittier. Tacaco. 



" A eucurbitaceoua plant, the fruit of which is used as a green vegetable. It 

 is a near relative to the chayote, but the fruil is smaller, fusiform, sot with stiff 

 s] lines at the base, and of quite a distinct taste It is one of the primitive foods 

 of the native Indians of Costa Rica, where it grows wild in fresh, shady places 

 <>f ihe temperate region, and its use a£ a -. egetable has been readily adopted by 

 the Spanish Costa Eticans. Nowadays the plain is at leasl semicultivated on 

 the central plateau. To grow it, a whole mature fruil is set in a rich, loose leaf 

 mold, with the spiny end up and almost showing at the surface. The vines 

 spread on the ground or on low hushes ur supports. The fruits, which are about 

 2\ inches long and 1 \ inches broad, hang from shorl peduncles and are picked 

 when still green. After taking away Ihe basal spines, they are boiled in water 

 either w hole or cul into small pieces, or pickled, or made into preserves. They 

 are also a favorite addition to the native vegetable soups." (II. Pittkr.) 

 For previous introductions, see s. P. I. Nos. 26244 and 261 

 For an illustration of the fruit of this cucurbit, see Plate II. 



