SEPTEMBER, 1^00. TO DECEMUKK, liMK'.. " lUf) 



8387 to 8409- (oMtiiiucfl. 



8396. 1 1 \ tii; vNci: \ iioutknsis var. Akjakt. 



8397. 1 1 vi)i:an<;k \ iiortkxsis var. .\.iisai. 



8398. II YDRA.soKA HORTKXsis var. l'>i:N.iAKr. 



8399. Hydkancka iiortexsis. 



8400. MAOXdl.IA PAKVIII.OKA KKBITA. 



8401. M ACi.NOI lA rARVIFI.oUA I'KXDri.A. 



8402. Ma<;\()I.ia (;hanm)ii i.hka kxoxiexsi.s. 



8403. ("oHXis KoisA. 



8404. ClXXAMOMlM l.olKKIRH. 



8405. KAi'iiioLEPrs .iapoxk a. 



8406. Hnrs sitcedaxea. 



8407. I{ins vrnxifiFEiiA. 



8408. Zei.kova actmixata. 



8409. Staintoxia hexapiiyi.i.a. 



8410. CiTRULLUS VULGARIS. Watermelon. 



From Eltjin, Utah. Rec-eive<l thronjih Mr. John F. Brown, Fel>ruary 12, 1902. 



Winter. A round, white melon, which will keep in jierfect ("ondition for several 

 months after maturing:. F^lesh erimsun, very sweet and tender. Seeds small and 

 black. Rind (Hiite tough when fully rii)e. The average weight of these melons is 

 about 20 pounds, although specimens weighing 40 pounds have been grown. 



8411 to 8413. Mancjifera ixdica. Mcingo. 



From Colombo, Ceylon. Pre.sented by Dr. C. Drieberg, of the Agricultural 

 School, Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, through ^lessrs. Lathrop and Fairchild 

 (Nos. 805 to 807), January 13, 1902. Received February 15, 1902. 



Scions of three varieties of mangoes, as follows: 



8411. 



Jaffna. "A long-fruited, medium-sized green mango. The seed is fairly 

 large; tiesh golden yellow. It is edible even before fully ripe. A vigorous 

 grower and good bearer. This is the best market mango in CeyloUr and is the 

 f>ne generally planted about the villages. The name would imply its origin 

 in the northern province of Ceylon, but Doctf)r Willis, of Peradeniya Gardens, 

 says the variety is scarcely known in that province." ( Fairchild. ) (No. 805. ) 



8412. 



Rnper. "The largest fruited variety of mango grown in Ceylon. It is called 

 the Rupee, or two-shilling mango, because of the price paid for a single fruit. 

 Its origin is unknown. It is very large, sometimes 5 inches long, nearly globu- 

 lar, light green in color when ripe. A shy bearer. Skin tender and easily 

 bruised, rendering it a poor shipper. Flesh a golden yellow. Seed small in 

 proportion to the size of the fruit. A rare variety even in Ceylon. The fruits 

 are considered a great delicacy and much sought after by those who know it. 

 Flesh free from stringiness and flavor delicious, but only when properly and 

 perfectly ripened. The tree is not very robust, and Doctor Drieberg does not 

 recommend the variety for general planting." ( Fairchild. ) (No. 806.) 



