- 3 - 



The - aw is considered "cy many people to "be superior to the 

 yarns produced "by the Dioscoreas." (Jones.) "For distribution 

 later. 



SOL' '*URICATUM. (Solanaceae . ) 28899. Cuttings from Grand 



, Canary Islands. Presented "by Mr. M. Koniz, at the 

 sst of Mr. Ross J. Hazeltine, American Consul at Tene- 

 'ffe. ". fruit known here as ir.elon pear. It grows en "bushes 

 out two or three feet high; when ripe it is yellow and the 

 of a melon. In taste it is a "blend betv;een a cantaloupe 



. " (Solomon Berliner.) This is the pepino cf 

 atemalr.. For distribution later. (See photograph.) 



DICOCCOIDSS. (Poaceae.) 28885. Seeds of wild 

 : '.if a, Palestine. Presented by Mr. A. Aaronsohn, 

 r, Jewish Agricultural Experiment Station. "The wild 



" . ronsohn .-to type of the cul- 



-at." /child.) (See B. P. I. Bulletin Ho. 180 

 .cription.) For distribution later. 



VICIA C-rlGANTEA. (Tabaceae.) 28824. Seeds from Oregon. Pre- 

 sented . Geo. R. Schoch. "A perennial vetch with ochro- 



f lower. , along the Pacific Coast from Sitka to 

 California. It grows to a great size, the vines being 

 . 8 to 12 feet long 'and producing a great abundance of 



pods. The seeds, however, are ordinarily destroyed 

 by insects. Stock ordinarily will not eat ths plants while 

 .-een and are not particularly fond of the hay. The entire 



it turns black on drying." (C. V. Piper.) For distribution 

 later. 



VIC'.. :GUICULATA. (?abaceae.) 28829. Seeds of tan cov;pea from 



o, Africa. Presented by Mr. G. H. Pape, thro: ~r. A. B. 

 Conner. .'distribution later. 



VIG-::Y. VTGUICULATA. (Fabaceae.; 28888-893. Seeds from the province 

 of Para, near the town of Braganca, Brazil. Presented by Mr. 

 W. Fischer. For distribution later. 



VTTIS SP. (Vitaceae.J 28876. Cuttings from Hollywood, Cal- 

 ifornia. Presented by Mr. S. D. Sturtevant. "Native of the 

 southern part of the State of Vera Cruz, Mexico. Said to bear 

 beautiful scarlet flowers. It if-: hurdy here, but does not 

 blocr:i. It might succeed in southern Florida." (Sturtevant.) 

 For distribution later. 



