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3403- Corozo menor. — The fruit of Martinezia caryotaefolia H. B. K. (Palmae — 

 Palm Family). Native of tropical America and cultivated. Its pulp is 

 eaten and a fine palm oil is extracted from it. Obtained by H. H. Rusby 

 in the market of Medellin, Colombia, August, 1917. 



3404. Corozo mayor. — The fruit of a species of Acrocomia, probably A. sclerocarpa 



Mart. (Same family). Native of tropical America. The pulp is eaten 

 and a fine palm oil is extracted. Obtained by H. H. Rusby in the market 

 of Medellin, Colombia, August, 1917. 



3405. Pina annona. Carimana. — The fruit of Monstera deliciosa Liebm. (Ara- 



ceae — Arum Family). Native of tropical America and cultivated in 

 tropical regions and in greenhouses. Obtained at Zamora, Mexico, by 

 H. H. Rusby, February, 1910. 



3406. Another sample of the same. 



3407. Mucha-mucha. — The fruit of Montrichardia sp. Native of northeastern 



South America. Collected in swamps along the lower Orinoco, in May, 

 1896, by H. H. Rusby. Used in a conserve by the natives. 



THE PINEAPPLE FAMILY {Bromeliaceae) 



3408. Picture of a field of pineapples. A cultivated variety of Ananas Ananas (L.) 



Lyons. Native of Brazil and cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions. 



3409. Queen pineapple. — A choice variety of the preceding. Grown in Florida 



and purchased in the New York market by H. H. Rusby. 



3410. Red Spanish pineapple. — Another variety of the same, specially valued for 



preserving. Same source. 



341 1. Sugar-loaf pineapple. — Another variety of the same. Same source. 



3412. Canned pineapple. 



3413. Pineapple sweetmeats. 



3414. Pinguin. — The fruit of Bromelia Pinguin L. Native of the West Indies and 



cultivated. Obtained at Matanzas, Cuba, March, 1903, by N. L. Britton. 



3415. The same from Zamora, Mexico. Obtained by H. H. Rusby, February, 



1910. 



3416. Pinuela. — The fruit of Bromelia Karatas L. Native of tropical America and 



cultivated. Purchased in the market of Bogota, Colombia, July, 1917, 

 by H. H. Rusby. 



THE BANANA FAMILY (Musaceae) 



3417. Canary banana. — The fruit of Musa Cavendishii Lamb. Native of China 



and cultivated. Obtained in Bermuda by T. J. Harris, October, 1905. 



3418. Apple banana. Platano manzano. — The fruit of a variety of Musa sapientum 



L. Native of the East Indies and cultivated. Obtained in the market of 

 Port of Spain, Trinidad, by H. H. Rusby, May, 1896. 



3419. Jack banana. — Another cultivated variety of the same. Collected in the 



conservatory of the New York Botanical Garden, October, 1905. 



3420. Guinea rosa banana. — Another cultivated variety of the same. Obtained 



in the markets of Porto Rico, August, 1902, by Percy Wilson. 



3421. Red banana. — The fruit of M. sapientum rubrum. Same source as preceding. 



