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3893- Surinam cherry. — The fruit of Eugenia uniflora L. Native of Brazil and 

 cultivated. Acquired by N. L. Britton in Bermuda, September, 1905. 



3894. Another specimen of the same. Acquired at the same place, August, 1912, 



by Britton & Brown. 



3895. Array an de Bogota. — The fruit of Eugenia mollis Willd. Native of the 



Colombian Andes. Used as a spice and condiment. Acquired by H. H. 

 Rusby in the market of Bogota, Colombia, August, 1917. 



3896. Mexican guavas. — The fruit of Psidium Guajava L. Native of tropical 

 America and cultivated. Acquired by H. H. Rusby in the market of Mexico 

 City, November, 1896. 



3897. Guava cheese. — A cake made of dried, pressed guavas. Presented by 

 W. W. Aranha, of Nassau, Bahamas. 



3898. Guava jelly. — A jelly made of guava fruits. 



3899. Bunch-berry. Cracker-berry. Bunch-plum. — The fruit of Chamaeperi- 

 clymenum canadense (L.) Asch. & Graebn. (Cornaceae — Cornel Family) 

 Native of North America. Collected at Oscoda, Michigan, August, 1908, 

 by H. H. Rusby. 



3900. Another sample of the same. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Field, British 



Columbia, August, 1909. 



THE HEATH FAMILY (Ericaceae) 



3901. Shallon berry. Salal. — The fruit of Gaultheria Shallon Pursh. Native of 

 northwestern North America. An important aboriginal fruit. Collected 

 by H. H. Rusby, at Toledo, Oregon, August, 1909. 



3902. Checkerberry. Wintergreen berry. — The fruit of Gaultheria procumbens L. 

 Native of eastern and central North America. Collected by H. H. Rusby 

 at Marlboro, New Hampshire, 1919. 



3903. Bearberry. Uva-ursi. — The fruit of Uva-ursi Uva-ursi (L.) Britton. Native 

 of the north temperate zone. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Oscoda, Michi- 

 gan, August 20, 1906. 



3903.1. Another sample of the same. Collected at Kotzebue Sound, Alaska, 

 by N. McCook, 1920. 



3904. Manzanita. Madronya. — The fruit of Arctostaphylos tomentosa Dougl. 



Native of western North America. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Mt. 

 Tamalpais, California, August, 1909. 

 3904.1. Tea-berry. Creeping snowberry. Moxie berry. Ivory plum. — The 

 fruit of Chiogenes hispidula (L.) T. & G. Native of eastern and central 

 North America. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Lake Minagami, near Gle- 

 nada, Quebec, August, 1920. 



THE BLUEBERRY FAMILY (Vacciniaceae) 



3905. Britton's blueberry. — The fruit of Vaccinium Brittonii Porter. . Native 

 of the northeastern United States. Collected by Mrs. N. L. Britton,^on 

 Bear Mountain, Stockbridge, Massachusetts. 



