OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 19U. 21 



39369 to 39375— Con. (Quoted notes by Mr. Wilson Popenoe.) 



fruits of this shape, and without any suspicion of a 'neck.' It will 

 average slightly less than a pound in weight. The surface is deep 

 green in color, the skin thick and woody. The flesh is smooth, fine 

 in texture, buttery, and of very rich, pleasant flavor, considered one 

 of the best in quality of the Guatemalan varieties fruiting in Cali- 

 fornia. The seed is about medium in size and tight in the cavity. 

 The parent tree, at 8 years of age, is bearing between 200 and 300 

 fruits, which can be considered a good record in view of the fact 

 that seedlings of this type do not usually come into bearing until 

 the sixth or seventh year. The season of ripening is May and June. 

 In growth it is strong and vigorous. For trial in southern Florida." 



39374. "(No. 11. November 2, 1914.) Oanter avocado. One of the 

 best known and largest local varieties of the thin-skinned, fall 

 ripening Mexican type of avocado. It originated at Whittier, Cal. 

 The form is oblong ovate, the weight being sometimes as much as 

 10 or 12 ounces, though the average would probably be somewhat 

 less. The skin is scarcely thicker than that of an apple, and it ad- 

 heres closely to the flesh. Externally the color is light green, with 

 minute russet spots. The flesh is creamy yellow in color, of very 

 rich and nutty flavor. The seed is rather small, but sometimes loose 

 in its cavity. The fruit shows a tendency to decay around the apical 

 end and does not always ripen evenly. This may possibly be avoided 

 by picking at a certain stage before the decay has commenced to show. 

 The tree is a very vigorous grower and much hardier than the average 

 variety of the Guatemalan type. It is extremely prolific and comes 

 into bearing at a very early age, trees two years from the bud some- 

 times carrying several fruits. It may be of value for cultivation 

 in sections of Florida which are too cold for the Trapp and other 

 varieties of that class." 



39375. "(No. 12. November 2, 1914.) Harmon avocado. This, like 

 the Ganter, is a thin-skinned, fall-ripening avocado, its season being 

 late September to early November. It is one of the most vigorous 

 and hardy varieties yet grown in California and when planted in 

 orchard form makes a handsome, shapely tree. The fruit is obliquely 

 obovate in shape and weighs from 7 to 10 ounces, or even more in 

 exceptional cases. The surface is smooth, glossy, light green in color, 

 overspread with purplish maroon and with numerous light yellow 

 dots. The skin is thin and adheres closely to the flesh. In texture 

 the flesh is very buttery and smooth, in color yellow when fully ripe, 

 and in flavor very rich and nutty. The seed is not above average size, 

 but is loose in its cavity, which being rather large makes the propor- 

 tion of flesh smaller than in some other varieties. When allowed to 

 hang on the tree until late in the season the fruits frequently crack 

 at the apical end, the fissure sometimes extending clear through into 

 the seed cavity. Because of its hardiness it will be desirable to give 

 this variety a trial in those sections of Florida which are too cold 

 for the Trapp and other avocados of that class." 



39376 to 39381. 



From Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. Presented by Mr. H. G. Mundy, Gov- 

 ernment agriculturist and botanist, Department of Agriculture, through 

 Mr. C. V. Piper, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Received November 9, 

 1914. Quoted notes by Mr. Mundy. 



