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227882 to 227917— Continued 

 227882 to 227900 — Continued 

 227887 to 227900 — Continued 



227898. 18-19. Fruit green, to 8.5 ounces; matures in July. Parentage 

 probably Mexican and West Indian types. 



227899. 29-9. Fruit black, to 10 ounces; seed medium; matures in July. 

 Parentage probably Mexican and West Indian types. 



227900. 31-11. Fruit purple, to 8 ounces; matures in August and September. 

 Parentage probably Mexican and West Indian types. 



227901 to 227907. From the Exploration Committees of the Texas and California 

 Avocado Societies. 



227901 to 227904. From the Rodiles Plantation near Atlixco, Mexico. 



227901. No. 13516. Fruit stalk 6 inches long, slender; fruit pale yellowish- 

 green with conspicuous lenticels; flesh pale-cream colored, greenish near skin. 



227902. No. 14366. Tuerte'-like hybrid; seeds rather large; little anise 

 odor in leaves; no fiber apparent in flesh. Parentage probably Guatemalan 

 and Mexican types. 



227903. No. 14369. Fruit smooth with lenticels about as in 'Fuerte'; skin 

 thin. Parentage probably Guatemalan and Mexican types. 



227904. No. 14375. Fruit smooth and glossy; light green; season October- in 

 Atlixco. Parentage probably Guatemalan and Mexican types. 



227905 to 227907. From Villa Guerrero, Mexico. 



227905. No. 14382. Fruit black, no anthracnose; matures in April in Mexico. 

 Parentage is probably a Mexican type. 



227906. No. 14383. Fruit color green when mature; matures April to August 

 in Mexico. Parentage probably a Mexican type. 



227907. No. 14384. Fruit small, dark purple; seed fairly large; matures in 

 April. Parentage a Mexican type. 



227908 to 227916. Collected by N. P. Maxwell in Texas. 



227908. Allen Selection. Mercedes. Cold hardy, salt resistant; fruit black; 

 excellent flavor; to 5 ounces. 



227909. 'Amidon'. Harlingen. Fruit green, almost spherical, to 12 ounces; 

 skin thin, green. 



227910. 'Hannam'. East of Donna. Fruit purple, elongate, to 6 ounces. 



227911. 'Karr'. Harlingen. Fruit green, pyriform, to 14 ounces. 



227912. 'McRiir. Mc Allen. Fruit light green, to 16 ounces. 



227913. Tryor'. Uvalde. From a seedling tree. 



227914. 'W. J. Selection'. San Juan. Salt resistant, very cold hardy; fruit 

 black, pyriform, to 6 ounces. 



227915. R No. 1. Raymondvillo. Vigorous, cold hardy, salt tolerant; fruit 

 black, to 8 ounces; shy producer. A Mexican type. 



227916. Y-6. Harlingen. Fruit green, smooth, to 6 ounces. A Mexican type. 

 227917. 'Haven'. Rio Grande Valley. 



227918 to 227926. 



From Japan. Plants collected by J. L. Creech, Agricultural Explorer, Plant Intro- 

 duction Section, Horticultural Crops Research Branch, Beltsville, Md. Received 

 Sept. 7, 1955. 

 Collected in Kyuosumi-yama, Province Awa, Chiba. Aug. 31, 1955. 



