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Castanea crenata (Fagaceae), 45337. Chestnut. From 

 Bell, Maryland. Presented by Dr. W. Van Fleet, of this 

 Bureau. Bell No. 4. Fourth generation, by selection. 

 The trees have very much the same habit as S. P. I. 

 No. 45334, 45335 and 45336, and the nuts are about 

 the same size-very large. The nuts have good eating 

 qualities, and are better than those of the numbers 

 referred to above. This number is eminently worthy of 

 propagation and dissemination. 



Chayota edulis (Cucurbitaceae) , 45540. Chayote. From 

 Guatemala. Collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, Agricul- 

 tural Explorer for this Department. "(No. 197a. Gua- 

 temala, Guatemala, November 7, 1917.) Guisquil de Santa 

 Maria. Locally considered one of the very best vari- 

 eties. It is a short, broad fruit, compressed on the 

 sides, and weighing from 12 ounces to a pound. The 

 surface is smooth, free from corrugations, pale to 

 bright green in color. Green-fruited guisquiles are 

 considered by the Guatemalans to have more flavor than 

 the white-fruited varieties. All smooth, small to 

 medium- sized guisquiles are called peruleros; the spiny 

 or rough fruits are termed simply guisquil, in most 

 instances . Occasionally they have distinguishing names , 

 SUCh as guisquil de Santa Maria." (Popenoe.) 



Chayota edulis (Cucurbitaceae), 45541. Chayote. From 

 Guatemala. Collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, Agricul- 

 tural Explorer for this Department. "(No. 198a. Guate- 

 mala, Guatemala. November 7, 1917.) Large white peru- 

 lero. Probably the best of the perulero guisquiles. A pear- 

 shaped, waxy-white fruit without prickles, and with a 

 surface free from wrinkles or corrugations. Weight 

 about 5 ounces. One of the rarest varieties in the 

 market." (Popenoe.) 



Citrus grandis (Rutaceae), 45249. Pummelo. From Ker- 

 man, Persia. Presented by J. N. Merrill, Captain, 

 Commanding First Regiment of Cavalry, Persian Army. 

 "Seeds of the Persian 'pumaloe', a fruit like that of 

 China and the Philippines, about 8 or more inches in 

 diameter, with a skin that is spongy, very thick, and 

 oily. The fruit is slightly bitter and acid, but not 

 disagreeable to the taste. Used by the Persians as a 

 decorative fruit; a preserve made by boiling the skin 

 with sugar is highly esteemed. The fruit is grown at 

 Khabis, some 65 miles east of here, elevation 1,800 

 feet, near the edge of the great desert of Persia. 



