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8829 to 8847— Continued. 



8843. 



From Naples. ' ' A good-sized tree, evidently of a cultivated sort, on Posilipo 

 hill. Probably a brebas tree, i. e., a sort which matures the spring genera- 

 tion corresponding to the profico generation of a caprifig." (Swingle.) (No. 

 115. ) 



8844. 



From Miseno, near Pozzuoli. " Profico bianco, white caprifig. A small tree 

 in the garden on the top of Mount Miseno. It had a few mamme and some profichi 

 which showed a large number of male flowers. Evidently a cultivated sort of 

 value. Its botanical characters are as follows: Leaves velvety hairy, petioles 

 thick and short; also velvety pubescent. Leaves medium sized, short and 

 thick, decidedly 3-7-lobed. Sinuses rather open, usually less than one-half way 

 to middle. Leaves (some at least) show numerous small yellowish dots on the 

 upper surface. Apical lobe bluntly deltoid with nearly straight sides. Base 

 strongly cordate. Lamina abruptly attached to midrib. Veins usually drying 

 green. Lateral lobes bulge so sinus line cuts them. Profichi very small (pos- 

 sibly young?) 38 x 33 oval, with many male flowers. Skin marked with large, 

 nearly white dots." (Swingle.) (No. 116. ) 



8845. 



From Naples. ' ' A large tree of a cultivated sort, growing in a garden on 

 Posilipo hill. It had numerous profichi containing many male flowers. A 

 promising caprifig. Its botanical characters are as follows: Leaves large, irreg- 

 ular in outline, ivith very open sinuses. Leaf large, irregular in outline, somewhat 

 hairy; 3-5-lobed sinuses, rather shallow and very open. Lateral lobes very 

 coarsely dentate. Middle lobe thick and bulging but slightly, with an acute 

 straight-sided apex. Base U-shaped or slightly cordate. Lamina decurrent. 

 Veins reddish on drying; palmate veins hairy. Petioles only slightly hairy, 

 rather long and not very slender. Profichi very large, ovate, 62 x 40, with a 

 good number of male flowers; pedicels of flowers purplish at base. Much 

 resembles No. 8837, but differs in having large leaf, more decurrent lamina, 

 and more hairy petioles and veins, and flower pedicels purplish at base. 

 Most resembles No. 8834; differs in large irregular leaf, with more open sinuses 

 and profichi not depressed at apex." (Swingle.) (No. 117.) 



8846. 



From Naples. "A large cultivated fig in a garden on Posilipo hill, bearing 

 & few brebas." (Swingle.) (No. 113. ) 



8847. 



From Lago Averno, near Pozzuoli. "A large tree near the road from Arco 

 Filice to Pozzuoli. It was covered with brebas figs. A promising sort of 

 early fig." (Swingle.) (No. 119.) 



8848 to 8886. 



From Nice, France. Presented by A. Robertson-Proschowskv. Received June 

 13, 1902. 



A collection of seeds as follows : 



8848. Ageratum mexicanum. 



8849. Amorpha fruticosa. 



8850. Antholyza aethiopica. 



8851. Araujia sericipera. 



8852. Aristolochia elegans. 



8853. Berberis nepalensis. 



