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3875- The same fruits, dried for the market. Purchased in the same locality, on 

 the same date. 



3876. Nyctocereus. — The fruiting stems of Nyctocereus serpentinus Britton & Rose. 

 Native of the Mexican tableland. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Empalma 

 de Gonzales, Mexico, in August, 1910. 



3877. Harrisia. — The stems of Harrisia eriophora (Pfeiffer) Britton. Native of 



the West Indies. Grown in the conservatory of the New York Botanical 

 Garden. 



3878. The fruits of the preceding. Collected by J. A. Shafer at Los Martinos, 



Cuba. 



3879. Gooseberry cactus. Patilon. — The stems of Pereskiopsis Pilitache (Kar- 



winsky) Britton & Rose. Grown in the conservatory of the New York 

 Botanical Garden. 



3880. Fruits of the same. — Barbadoes gooseberries. Sold in the dried condition 

 for use as gooseberries, the flavor being much the same. Acquired by 

 H. H. Rusby in Queretaro, Mexico, August, 1910. 



THE BUFFALO-BERRY FAMILY {Elaeagnaceae) 



3881. Canadian Buffalo-berry. — The fruit of Lepargyrea canadensis (L.) Greene. 

 Native of central North America. 



3882. Buffalo-berry. Rabbit-berry. Silver-leaf. Beef-suet tree. The fruit of 

 Elaeagnus argentea Pursh. Native of central North America. An impor- 

 tant aboriginal food, the pulp of agreeable flavor and the seed fatty and 

 nutritious. Grown in the grounds of the New York Botanical Garden. 



3883. Japanese cherry. — The fruit of Elaeagnus multiflora Thunb. Native of Japan. 



Collected in the New York Botanical Garden. 



3884. The flowering branches of the same. Same source. 



3885. The flowering branches of E. angustifolia L. Collected in the New York 



Botanical Garden, June 15, 1920. 



3886. The flowering branches of E. umbellata Thunb. Same home and source. 



3887. The fruit of the preceding species. Same source. 



3888. The flowering branches of another Japanese species of Elaeagnus. Same 



source. 



3889. Flowering branches of E. commutata Bernh. Same source. 



3890. Pomegranato. Granado. — The fruit of Punica Granatum L. (Punicaceae — 



Pomegranate Family). Native of Persia and cultivated in subtropical 

 and warm-temperate regions. From the New York market. Presented by 

 Mrs. N. L. Britton, October, 1904. 



THE MYRTLE FAMILY (Myrtaceae) 



3891. Jambosteen. Blush plum. — The fruit of Eugenia Jambolana Lam. Native 



of the East Indies and Oceanica, and cultivated. Acquired by Percy 

 Wilson in the Singapore Botanical Garden, in June, 1901. 



3892. Rose-apple. Poma rosa. — The fruit of Eugenia Jambos L. Native of the 

 Malay region and cultivated in tropical countries. Acquired by A. A. 

 Heller in Porto Rico, September, 1899. 



