38 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



41097 to 41123— Continued. (Quoted notes by Mr. O. F. Cook.) 



41101. Xanthosoma sp. Araceae. 



" No. 1678. Santa Ana, Peru, July 2, 1915. Var. Qquelluuncucha. Sup- 

 posed to be the same as No. 1399 (S. P. I. 41097), but the tubers some- 

 what smaller and longer. Grown at an altitude of about 3,000 feet." 



Tubers. 



41102. Fragaria sp. Rosacea?. Strawberry. 



"No. 17G7. San Miguel, Tocontoy, Peru, July 10, 1915. Plants of a 

 wild strawberry grown at an altitude of about 8,000 feet." 



41103. Manihot dulcis (Gesner) Balllon. Euphorbiaceae. 

 (Manihot palmata Muell. Arg.) Sweet cassava. 



" No. 1768. Yuca. San Miguel. Peru, July 10, 1915. Cuttings of a seed- 

 bearing native variety grown at the upper rim of the tropical belt at an 

 altitude of 6,000 feet. For testing in the South and in California in com- 

 parison with the variety from Lima." 



41104. Opuntia sp. Cactacese. Spineless prickly-pear. 



" No. 1788. Tocontoy vicinity, Peru. A spineless form found by Prof. 

 Hiram Bingham in the Urubamba Valley below Ollantaytambo. Of possi- 

 ble interest on account of the large size of the leaves, which are of a deli- 

 cate texture and not unpleasant in taste. The spiny form is very common 

 throughout the Urubamba Valley, being planted commonly for hedges." 



Cuttings. 



41105. Escallonia myrtilloides L. f. Escalloniacese. 



" No. 1827. Tasta. Pinasniocj, Peru, July 14, 1915. A tree related to 

 the Chachacoma, but with much smaller leaves and more horizontal 

 branches, giving the general appearance of a heiuloek or other coniferous 

 tree. Attains an altitude of 12,000 feet where heavy frosts are of nightly 

 occurrence during the winter. Should be tested first along the Pacific 

 coast." 



Cuttings. 



41106. Solanum sp. Solanacese. 



" No. 1859. Pinasniocj, Peru, July 16, 1915. A native tree attaining a 

 height of 20 to 25 feet and a diameter of 1 foot. Grows at an altitude of 

 11,000 to 12,000 feet, and flowers in the winter when frosts are of almost 

 nightly occurrence. Blossoms in large clusters, angular bell shaped, 

 pendent; yellowish outside, within rich violet with a network of fine 

 yellow veins; peculiar and very attractive. May thrive on the Pacific 

 coast." 



Cuttings. 



41107. (Undetermined.) 



" No. 1861. Masuca. Pinasniocj, Peru, July 16, 1915. Willowlike shrub 

 belonging to the family Melastomaceae, with very handsome pendent 

 flowers closely resembling those of Fuchsia. The calyx is red and the 

 corolla deep blue. The branches are straight and upright and very 

 tough, furnishing material for making baskets. The masuca comes from 

 a high altitude where frosts arc common and should be hardy enough to 

 thrive along the Pacific coast, at least as far north as San Francisco." 



Plants. 



