SKl'TEMBEK, r.R»0, To DKrKMHEK, r.K)3. 129 



whirh I have not observed in Gret'tvor AIukth in tlu- siune deprce of perfection, 

 iurounts no donht f..r tlif lieavv vields obtaine<l hert.-. This may be what is railed 

 Iai Bon-em." (Fninhild.) 



7060. Ckuatonia siliqua. Carob. 

 From Alieante, Spain. Received through Mr. D. G. Fairchild (No. 744), July 



29, 1901. 

 ]W(i. "This is the sweetest carob 1 have ever tasted." ( FairrhiUl. ) 



7061. Amygdalus communis. Almond. 



From Aliiante. Sjiain. Received through Mr. H. (i. Fairchild (No. 740), July 

 29, 1901. 

 MoUar. "A soft-shelled variety of almond grown in Alicante for table u.se. Espe- 

 cially relished when still green. The consumption of these green almonds in Mediter- 

 ranean ct)untries is very great. They are eaten with salt. This variety is not an 

 exporting one, but may prove an addition to the orchards of California. ' ' ( Fairchild. ) 



7062. Amygdalus communis. - Almond. 



From Alicante, Spain. Received through Mr. D. G. Fairchild (No. 741), July 

 29, 1901. 

 Planeta. "The great exporting almond of this part of Spain. It is the variety 

 best known and most extensively cultivat('<l, not because it is altogothtT tlie be.st, 

 according to local taste, but because of its shipping and good marketing (luaiitit's. It 

 is wedge-shaped inform, with //«/•(/ shell and a flat, heart-shape<l kernel with mednnn 

 thin skin. The ./nnlan almond, which fetches higher prices, 1 am tolil, is not grown 

 here in Alicante. It has a thimier skin and tiner flavor. The riututa is, however, 

 one of the first-class hard-shelled almonds. ' ' ( Fairchild. ) 



7063. Ceratoma siliqua. Carob. 

 From Alicante, Spain. Received through Mr. D. G. Fairchild (No. 743), July 



29, 1901. 

 Xcgra. "The commone«t variety of carob grown around Alicante. It is a variety 

 use<l for horse food almost entirely^ and it.« yields are very large and regular. Every 

 year a tree 20 veai-s old will vield from 50 cents' worth to a dollar's worth of fruit, 

 the culture is suited to wa.<te places in dry soil. Trees here 200 years old yield 

 yearly up to $3 worth apii'ce. This varii-ty has little sugar in it and the seeds are 

 surromided by parchment. Not for table purposes." {Fairchild.) 



7064 to 7070. 



From City of Mexico, Mexico. Received through Dr. J. N. Rose, July 29, 1901. 



A collection of economic and ornamental plants made in Mexico in 1901. The 

 numbers given by Doctor Rose are retained for identification. 



7064. Cotyledon sp. 7066. Sedum sp. 

 (No. 260.) (No. 263.) 



7065. Mamillakia sp. 7067. Sedum sp. 

 (No. 261.) (No. 264.) 



7068. RuBus sp. Raspberry. 



"A fine raspberrv and worthy of cultivation. Obtained a root and one ripe 

 fruit. It grows at an elevation of 10,400 feet. ' ' ( Rose. ) ( No. 265. ) 



7069. COMMELINA sp. 



"A very beautiful greenhouse plant. It grows in Alpine meadows at 10,000 

 feet elevation. ' ' ( Rose. ) ( No. 266. ) 



7070. SoLANUM sp. 



(No. 267.) 



