232 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



8829 to 8847— Continued. 



8835. 



From Resina, near Naples. "A medium-sized tree in Villa Amelia, prob- 

 ably the same as No. 8834." (Swingle.) (No. 107.) 



8836. 



From San Giovanni a Teduccio, near Naples. "A large tree, which had 

 been cut back for grafting; growing in the garden of Dammann & Co. Owing 

 to the presence of only young trees, there were no mamme, but a few profichi 

 with very long pedicels were seen." (Swingle.) (No. 108. ) 



8837. 



From Naples. "A medium-sized tree, evidently of a cultivated sort, grow- 

 ing in a garden on Posilipo hill. Had a few mamme and abundant, very large 

 profichi, with numerous male flowers. A promising sort. Its botanical char- 

 acters are as follows: Petioles almost glabrous. Leaves medium sized, slightly 

 hairy, 3-lobed, with rather deep and narrow sinuses. Middle lobe narrow 

 below and bulging above, with very acute, straight-sided apex, bulging moder- 

 ately. Base cordate; lamina not decurrent, broad space between margin and 

 first palmate vein. Veins drying green. Petioles glabrous, or nearly so; 

 slender. Profichi very large ovate, 71 x 42, with very many male flowers. 

 Flower pedicels green. Principal palmate vein glabrous. Skin marked with 

 small reddish brown specks. Resembles No. 8834, but has not decurrent 

 lamina and has flower pedicels and veins of dried leaves green, besides peti- 

 oles which are less hairv. Very like No. 8845, q. v., and No. 8832." (Swingle. ) 

 (No. 109.) 



8838. 



From Naples. "A small tree growing in a garden. No mamme were seen, 

 but there were numerous medium-sized profichi, which had only a few male 

 flowers. Leaves nearly entire, with golden pubescence. Its botanical char- 

 acters are as follows: Leaves nearly entire, small, short, pubescent, with golden 

 hairs, as are the short, thick petioles; sinuses present, shallow and open, not 

 extending one-third way to middle. Middle lobe blunt deltoid, nearly straight- 

 sided, over 90 mm. long. Veins reddish on drying. Base cordate; lamina 

 abruptly attached to petiole. Ultimate veinlets very fine and visible by trans- 

 mitted light. Profichi ovate, 53 x 30 mm., with few male flowers. Skin with 

 large, nearly white spots. Resembles No. 8844 in pubescence, which is, how- 

 ever, less marked, and in having short, stout petioles. No. 8844 differs in 

 having lobed leaves and oval small profichi, and yellow spots on dried leaves. 

 Slightly resembles the slightly lobeel No. 8832, but has much shallower sinuses, 

 and No. 8832 has rounded middle lobe and longer slender petiole and smoother 

 leaf." (Swingle.) (No. 110.) 



8839. 



From Naples. "A large tree in a garden on the hill between Arenella and 

 Capodimonte. May be a caprifig." (Swingle.) (No. 111.) 



8840. 



From Naples. "A cultivated sort, growing near No. 8831, in garden on 

 Posilipo hill, near Villanova." (Swingle.) 



8841. 



From Naples. "A cultivated sort, growing in garden near No. 8831, on 

 Posilipo hill, near Villanova." (Swingle.) (No. 113. ) 



8842. 



From Vico Equense, near Castellamare. "A medium-sized tree, growing 

 in a cliff by the road between Vico Equense and Sejano. It may be a caprifig." 

 (Swingle.) (No. 114.) 



