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41088 to 41091. Citrus nobilis deliciosa (Tenore) Swingle. 



Rutacese. . Mandarin. 



From Redland Bay, Queensland. Presented by Mr. James Collins. Cuttings 

 received September 9, 1915. Quoted notes by Mr. Collins. 



41088. "Excelsior (hybrid). Tree robust, heavy cropper, no thorns, 

 fruit large, skin tight, coarse while trees are young, very juicy, season 

 late, good, color scarlet." 



41089. " Bur rum Beauty (hybrid). Tree robust, branches inclined to 

 weep a little, good cropper, thorny, fruit very large, skin loose, quality 

 fair, color scarlet." 



41090. " Coomber's Perfection (true mandarin). Possibly the best man- 

 darin grown, tree robust, upright grower, very thorny, not a very heavy 

 cropper, fruit large, heavy, and firm, best quality." 



41091. " Ellendale Beauty (hybrid). Tree robust grower, heavy crop- 

 per, fruit large to very large, firm and heavy, rather brisk flavor, good 

 cropper, quality fair, color scarlet." 



41 093 to 41096. Chayota edulis Jacq. Cucurbitacese. 



Chayote. 



From Kingston, Jamaica. Presented by Mr. William Harris, Hope 

 Gardens. Fruits received September 9, 1915. 



41092. Spiny green. 41095. Small green. 



41093. Large smooth green. 41096. Long white. 



41094. Medium-sized green. 



41097 to 41123. 



From Peru. Collected by Mr. O. F. Cook, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received September 8, 1915. Quoted notes by Mr. Cook. 



41097. Xanthosoma sp. Aracese. 



" No. 1399. Qquelluuncucha. Amaybamba, Peru, June, 1915. A variety 

 with small roots that are preserved by drying and are called chufios, like 

 the potato dried by freezing in the high plateaus. This variety is not 

 acrid like the other, and the foliage is often cooked for greens." 



Tubers. 



41098. Curcuma sp. Zinziberaceae. 



"No. 1442. Palillo chuncho. Santa Ana, Peru, July S, 1915. A plant 

 cultivated in the lower Urubamba Valley for its aromatic yellow-fleshed 

 rootstocks which are used for coloring food. For this purpose palillo 

 is considered superior to annatto and is an article of trade among the 

 natives. To be raised for identification." 



Rootstocks. 



41099. Citrus sp. Rutacese. Sweet lime. 

 " No. 1667. Santa Ana, Peru, July 7, 1915. A large and very vigorous 



form of the sweet lime, a rather popular fruit in the Urubamba Valley." 

 Cuttings. 



41100. Canna edulis Ker-Gawler. Cannacese. Canna. 

 " No. 1674. Santa Ana, Peru, July 8, 1915. Altitude, 3,000 feet. A cul- 

 tivated variety, different from that found previously near Intihuatana, 

 the tubers being green and white instead of red. The flowers are scarlet 

 and somewhat larger than those of the other variety." 



Rootstocks. 



