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Numbers 3967-3974 represent the common olive, the fruit of Olea europea L. 

 Native of Europe and cultivated in all warm regions. 



3967. Olives on the branch. 



3968. Ripe black olives. From the New York market. 



3969. Commercial queen olives. 



3970. Olives collected in June. 



3971. Olives collected in July. 



3972. Olives collected in August. 



3973. Olives collected in September. 



3974. A peculiar small variety of olive, sold in the market of Mexico City for 



medicinal use. It is bitter and slightly astringent. Acquired by H. H. 

 Rusby. 



THE POTATO FAMILY {Solanaceae) 



3975. Sonora chillies. — The fruit of Capsicum fastigiatum Blume. Native of 

 tropical South America and everywhere cultivated. Acquired in Nueva 

 Laredo, Mexico, by H. H. Rusby, January, 1910. 



3976. Chillies verdes. Green chillies. — Another variety of the same species. 

 Acquired by Mrs. N. L. Britton in Mexico City, November, 1896. 



3977. Red cherry pepper. — The fruit of Capsicum cerasiformis Mill. Native 

 of tropical America and cultivated. Grown at Islip, New York. 



3978. Long sweet pepper. — The fruit of a cultivated variety of Capsicm annuum. 

 L. Native of tropical America and cultivated. From the trial grounds of 

 P. Henderson & Company, Jersey City, New Jersey. 



3979. Creole pepper. — Another variety of the same. Same source. 



3980. Cuares inenos. — A Mexican cultivated variety of the same. Acquired by 

 H. H. Rusby in the market of Mexico City, November, 1896. 



3981. Giant Chinese pepper. — A cultivated variety of C. annuum known as "C. 



grossum L." Grown at Williamsbridge, New York, and presented by F. 

 Wernick, October, 1904. 



3982. Mexican large red pepper. Tornachile. — Another variety of the same species. 



Acquired by Mrs. N. L. Britton in Mexico City, November, 1896. 



3983. Pimenta Moroni. Preserved sweet peppers. — A Spanish-grown variety of the 

 same species, cooked and preserved. Presented by F. H. Leggett & Com- 

 pany, of New York. 



3984. Peruvian cherry tomato or husk tomato. Tomatillo. — The fruiting branches 

 of Physalis peruviana L. Native of South America and widely cultivated 

 and naturalized. Collected by H. H. Rusby from cultivated plants at 

 Balsillas, Colombia, August, 1917. 



3985. The fruits of the preceding. Same locality and data. 



3986. Sticky cherry tomato or ground cherry. — The fruiting branches of Physalis 

 viscosa L. Native of North and South America and cultivated. Grown at 

 Sparkhill, New York, and presented by Martin Ball, October 14, 1907. 



3987. Mexican husk tomato or tomatillo. — The fruiting branches of Physalis 



Ixocarpa Brot. Native of Mexico and cultivated. Same source and donor 

 as preceding. 



3988. Tomatoes agnos. — Another specimen of the same. Acquired in the market of 



Mexico City, by H. H. Rusby, November, 1896. 



