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Chilean origination better. They are very large and uninviting looking, squash-like 

 in appearance. Many are deliriously sweet." (D. G. Fairchild.) 



3363. Selected= but not named. (L. & F., No. 185.) 



3364. Escrita. (L. & F., No. 182.) 



3365. Tuna. (L. & F., No. 183.) 



3366. Muscatel (L. & F., No. 184.) 



3367. Citrullus vulgaris. Watermelon. 



From Santiago, Chile. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 

 180), July, 1899. 



Pepa negro, (black-seeded). "The watermelons of Chile are said to be better than 

 those of North America. Mr. S. Izquierdo tested in Santiago 30 varieties of the North 

 American and European sorts of melons and found them inferior to the Chilean . ' ' 

 {D. G. Fairchild. ) 



3368. Citrullus vulgaris. Watermelon. 



From Santiago, Chile. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 

 181), July, 1899. 



Pepa muja, or light-seeded. The light-seeded melons are considered the best in 

 Chile. (See No. 3367.) 



3369. Cucurbita maxima. Squasn. 



From Santiago, Chile. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 

 188), June, 1899. (See No. 3358.) 



3370. Cucurbita maxima. Squash. 



From Santiago, Chile. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 

 190), June, 1899. (See No. 3358.) 



3371. Cucurbita maxima. Squash. 



From Santiago, Chile. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 

 191), June, 1899. (See No. 3358. ) 



3372. Cucurbita maxima. Squash. 



From Santiago, Chile. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 

 189), June, 1899. (See No. 3358. ) 



3373. Citrullus vulgaris. Watermelon. 



From Santiago, Chile. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 

 192), July, 1899. 



Selected by J. Soehrens for its superior sweetness. No varietal name is known. 



3374. Caesalpinia brevifolia. Algarobillo. 



From Santiago, Chile. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 

 165), July, 1899. 



' ' The so-called Algarobillo of commerce, a desert shrub from the region about 

 Huasco, growing where no rains fall, often for a whole year. The shrub produces an 

 abundance of small pods which are remarkably rich in tannin. The industry of their 

 export has been a very profitable one in Huasco, and the proposition has been made 

 of cultivating the shrub in other sections of Chile. At present only wild plants fur- 

 nish the pods of commerce. This is a shrub eminently suited to Californian desert 

 conditions, and should be tested in Arizona as well. It may be expected to bear fruit 

 in four years. The seed should be taken from the pods and carefully sown in the 

 open ground, covered with about three-fourths inch of soil. Care should be exer- 

 cised to give them only a little water. The plants could be potted and transplanted, 

 but the better way would be to try a few in the open ground. This is a most prom- 

 ising plant for desert plantings (providing the market for the tanning material has 

 not disappeared ) , and is worthy serious attention. The amount of tannin borne by 

 the pods is very great, and it is said that they contain a valuable coloring matter as 

 well." (D. G.' Fairchild.) 



