22 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



19284 to 19287— Continued. 



19285. PlSTAlIA MKXICANA. 



(Rose's No. 11234.) "A small Mexican tree with pinnate leaves and 

 dioecious flowers with no petals and five stamens; the small, somewhat 

 compressed nut is edible. This species grows in the valley of the Rio 

 Grande and Lower Pecos, it is of do economic value in its present state, 

 but may prove to be very useful as a drought-resistant stock upon which 

 to graft the finer varieties of pistache." {Charles •/. annul.) 



19286. Sl'II M.tiAi.i i.a UMBELLATA. 



"(No. li-ii. i Bas a rather large pinkish flower and forms a bush 

 10 to r_' feel high, it is often planted as an ornamental shrub In gar- 

 dens al an altitude of from I.ihmi to :,. 'eel in south Mexico." (Rose.) 



19287. Put m s < \ioi i in. Wild cherry. 



"(No. 11525.) Purchased In a Mexican market, where the dried fruits 

 are sold. This Prunus often forms a very large tree." (Rose.) 



19292. Citbus dectjmana. Pomelo. 



From Manila, P. I. Presented by Mr. w. s. Lyon, of the Bureau of Agri- 

 culture, October 23, L906. 



"Native name l/ukban; a pomelo of good quality and large size.'* (Lyon.) 



19293. Xanthosoma SAGrmroLruM. Yautia. 



IT- McKinley, Isle of Phies, Cuba. Presented by Mr. George F. Young, 



through Mr. 0. W. Barrett Received October 27, l!K)7. 



Whitt Malanga. 



19294. Mam.iiii.a indka. Mango. 

 From Oneco, Fla. Received through Mr. EL N. Reasoner, October 29, 190G. 



■ i in. 



19297. Persea gratissima. Avocado. 



From Cocoanut Grove, Fla. Propagated at the Subtropical Laboratory and 

 Garden, Miami. Fla., and Qumbered for convenience in recording distri- 

 bution. November ::. 1906. 



W\ stt r. "i l.ah. No. 551. 1 The seed was planted thirty-five years ago (1871) 

 by John Thomas Peacock, bul be can not recoiled from where it came — prob- 

 ably, however, from Key West. The tree is now (November, 1906) 25 feet tall, 

 with a spread of 28 or 30 feet and a diameter of 15 baches l foot above the 

 ground, and is vigorous and thrifty. According to Mr. Peacock, the tree has 

 been a heavy hearer every year since it began to bear." (Wester.) 



19300 to 19366. Musa spp. 



From Mayaguez, P. R. Received from Mr. H. C. Henricksen, of the Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Station, through Mr. O. W. Barrett, October 17, 1906. 



19300 to 19313. Musa sapientum. Banana. 



19300. Canarias (from No. 10965). 



19301. Canarias. 



19302. Ingles. 



19303. Chamaluco. 



19304. Cenizo. 



19305. Prieto. 



19306. Chinese (from Xo. 10965). 



