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41638 to 41672 — Continued. (Quoted notes by Mr. H. M. Curran.) 



41647. Carica papaya L. Papayacese. Papaya. 

 "(No. 53.) Papaya, called by Brazilians Mamao. Common form that 



grows in the clearings in the mountains of Rio Contas, Bahia, Brazil. Of 

 medium size and excellent flavor ; not cultivated, but distributed by birds. 

 Abandoned portions of clearings are often a pure forest of this plant." 



41648. Chrysophyt.lum sp. Sapotacese. 



"(No. 55.) Sapotaceous fruit from wild trees in the forest. The 

 fruit has a thin, tough skin and soft yellow flesh, with a texture much 

 like that of a ripe persimmon. The flavor of the fruit is slightly acid 

 and very agreeable. One of the best forest fruits I have ever eaten. 

 From the forests of Rio Contas, Bahia, Brazil." 



41649. Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbitacea;. Squash. 

 "(No. 37.) Common squash of clearings, Rio Contas mountains, Ba- 

 hia, Brazil. Small or medium size, green exterior, yellow or orange flesh, 

 of excellent flavor, said to keep six months. The specimens from which 

 these seeds were obtained had very few seeds." 



41650. Diospyros guianensis (Aubl.) Guerke. Diospyraceae. 



"(No. 36.) Wild Diospyros; no common name. A small ornamental 

 tree 20 feet high, 4 inches in diameter. Fruit probably not edible and 

 possibly poisonous. Wood and character of fruit similar to a poisonous 

 species in tropical Philippine forests which is used as a fish poison." 



41651. Eugenia dombeyi (Spreng.) Skeels. Myrtacese. Grumichama. 

 {Eugenia hrasiliensis Lam., not Aubl.) 



" With edible fruit. An ornamental shrub or small tree with small 

 leaves." 



41652. Hibiscus bifurcatus Cav. Malvaceae. Mallow. 

 "No. 33.) Common pink mallow of clearings and along river banks. 



A scandent shrub, or almost a vine. Very effective as seen from the 

 river, with its great masses of pink bloom. Plant climbs 15 to 20 feet, 

 and the slender branches could be trained over porches, etc A very 

 profuse and continual bloomer and one of the most showy flowers of the 

 mountains of Rio Contas, Bahia, Brazil." 



41653. Ipomoea sp. Convolvulaceae. 



"(No. 29.) Showy vine of clearings; wild and also cultivated. A 

 rapid grower with attractive foliage and large bright yellow flowers 

 borne in profusion. Bahia, Brazil." 



41654. Zinziber officinale Rose. Zinziberacese. Ginger. 

 "(No. 58.) Common cultivated ginger of the clearings in the moun- 

 tains of Rio Contas, Bahia, Brazil." 



41655. oryza sativa L. Poacese. Rice - 

 "(No. 1G.) Common rice cultivated along Rio Gorgueia, Bahia, Brazil. 



Probably not an irrigated form, but grown in clearings in the forest." 

 41656 to 41658. 1'iiaskolus LUNATU8 L. Fabaeea?. Lima bean. 



"Lima or butter beans, grown in clearings in mountain forests, Rio 

 Contas, Bahia, Brazil. These beans climb over mandioca plants and 

 brush in clearings." 



41656. "(No. 15.) White beans, of excellent flavor, borne abun- 

 dantly." 



