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22797 to 22809— Continued. 

 The following seeds, with Mexican names : 



22797 to 22802. Phaseolus coccineus L. Scarlet runner. 



" FrijoJ patol: There are six different colored beans under this name. 

 Cultivation may reveal some new novelties and it may prove a fine orna- 

 mental ; it is much grown here to run over arbors. The green pods are 

 eaten." (Palmer.) 



22797. White. 



22798. Black. 



22799. Lavender, mottled with black. 



22800. Mauve, mottled with lavender. 



22801. Mauve, mottled with black. 



22802. Black, mottled with mauve and gray. 



22803. Capsicum frutescens L. Pepper, 



" Chile qvipin. From the mountains. It is locally much used, especially 

 in vinegar." (Palmer.) 

 22804 to 22809. Capsicum annuum L. Pepper. 



22804. "Chile tapatio." Cultivated in Guadalajara, Jalisco, 



Mexico. 



22805. "Chile negro." Cultivated in Julimez, Chihuahua, Mexico. 



22806. "Chile mirosoe." Cultivated in Aguascalientes, Mexico. 



22807. "Chile Colorado." Cultivated in Chihuahua City, Mexico. 



22808. "Chile bolifo." Cultivated in Sta. Rosalia, Chihuahua, 



Mexico. 



22809. "Chile pasilla." Cultivated in San Pablo and Meoqui, 



Chihuahua, Mexico. 



22810. Cucuebita pepo L. Pumpkin. 



From Jerusalem, Palestine. Presented by Mr. John E. Dinsmore, American 



Colony, through Mr. Thomas R. Wallace, American consul. Received 



April 29, 1908. 



"The Arabic name is Kusa. It is probably a variety of vegetable marrow 



and is prepared for food in several ways: It may be boiled, fried, stewed, 



baked, etc. The most common way of cooking it in the Orient is to scoop out 



the inside and to stuff it with rice, meat, and butter, which is highly seasoned, 



and then boil it until well done. 



" Plant the seeds in hills 2 inches deep, two or three in each hill, in a very 

 light, well-worked loam. Until the plants appear above ground, care must be 

 taken that the ground does not become caked, as otherwise the plants will be 

 destroyed. In Palestine they grow without any rain whatsoever, but there are 

 heavy dews." (Dinsmore.) 



22811 to 22818. 



From Saigon, Cochin China. Presented by Mr. J. E. Conner, American 

 consul. Received May 6, 1908. 

 The„following tubers: 



22811. Caladium bicolor (Ait.) Vent. 



22812. Amorphophallus campanulatus fRoxb.) Blume. 

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