JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1915. 11 



40905. Aleurites fordii Hemsley. Euphorbiacere. Tung- tree. 

 From Auburn, Ala. Presented by Mr. Ernest Walker, horticulturist, Ala- 

 bama Agricultural Experiment Station. Received July 6, 1915. 



Seed from the crop of 1914 produced by trees sent to the experiment station 

 under S. P. I. No. 21013 



40906 to 40909. 



From Cuzco, Peru. Presented by Dr. A. A. Giesecke, president, University 

 of Cuzco. Received July 8, 1915. 



40906. Lucuma sp. Sapotacese. 



40907. Amygdalus persica L. Amygdalaceae. Peach. 

 (Prunus persica Stokes.) 



40908. Annona cherimola Miller. Annonacea?. Cherimoya. 



40909. Prunus domestica L. Amygdalaceae. Plum. 



40910. Medicago sativa L. Fabacea?. Alfalfa. 



From Changchun, Manchuria. Presented by Dr. R. J. Gordon, Irish Presby- 

 terian Mission. Received July 8, 1915. 



40911 to 40913. 



From Cuba. Collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, Agricultural Explorer for 

 the Department of Agriculture. Received July 16, 1915. Quoted uotes 

 by Mr. Popenoe. 



40911. Mangifera indica L. Anacardiaceae. Luisa mango. 

 "( Jovellanos, Matanzas Province, Cuba, July 11, 1915.) Luisa mango. A 



seedling of the Philippine race. The parent tree, from which this bud 

 wood was taken, is growing in the garden at the Casa Vivienda, on the 

 Nueva Luisa sugar estate. My attention was directed to it last year by 

 Prof. F. S. Earle, who considers it the best Philippine variety which he 

 has seen in Cuba. Luisa is a typical Philippine mango, long, slender, and 

 pointed at the apex, varying somewhat in form and size. A good speci- 

 men will weigh 8 or 10 ounces. The color is lemon yellow, as in others of 

 the type. The fruits are not yet ripe, so I have not had an opportunity i<> 

 test the quality, but according to Prof. Earle it is excellent. The tree is 

 not fruiting heavily this season, there being only ;i tew clusters close to 

 the ground and about a dozen close to the top of the tree. Seedlings of the 

 Philippine race are frequently rather unproductive, although the fruits are 

 produced in clusters of two or three to about (en, and in a good season an 

 enormous crop may be produced. Because of its excellent flavor and 

 quality, this variety should be given a trial at Miami, Kla., hut it will he 

 well to observe its fruiting habits lor a lew years before distributing it 

 to any extent." 



Cuttings. 



40912. Persea Americana Miller. Lauracese. Luisa avocado. 

 (Persea gratissima Gaertn. f.) 



"(Jovellanos, Matanzas Province, Cuba, July 11. L915.) Luisa avocado. 

 The parent tree of this variety 1s growing in the garden at Casa Vivi- 

 enda, on the Nueva Luisa sugar estate. It is a large seedling, apparently 

 25 years old at least. Its particular value lies in the tact that the fruit 

 is said to ripen in October, after nearly all the other avocados are gone. 

 The fruits, which are only about '< inches long M present, are broadly 

 obovate in form, with no indication of a neck, the skin lighl green when 



