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  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  26200— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  The 
  countries 
  bordering 
  on 
  the 
  Mediterranean 
  Sea 
  and 
  the 
  Canary 
  

   Islands. 
  

  

  26201 
  and 
  26202. 
  

  

  From 
  30 
  miles 
  north 
  of 
  Hangchow, 
  China. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Rev. 
  J. 
  M. 
  W. 
  Farnham, 
  

   Presbyterian 
  Mission, 
  Shanghai, 
  China. 
  Received 
  November 
  2, 
  1909. 
  

   Seeds 
  of 
  the 
  following: 
  

  

  26201. 
  Cucumis 
  melo 
  L. 
  Muskmelon. 
  

   Golden. 
  

  

  26202. 
  Silene 
  sp. 
  Wild 
  pink. 
  

   "Found 
  on 
  the 
  mountain 
  here." 
  (Farnham.) 
  

  

  26203 
  to 
  26206. 
  

  

  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  H. 
  F. 
  Schultz, 
  Ancon, 
  Canal 
  Zone, 
  Panama. 
  Received 
  

   November 
  9, 
  1909. 
  

  

  26203. 
  Anona 
  squamosa 
  L. 
  

  

  From 
  David, 
  Chiriqui, 
  Panama. 
  "Seed 
  from 
  a 
  tree 
  bearing 
  large 
  and 
  very 
  

   superior 
  fruits 
  of 
  fine 
  flavor 
  . 
  " 
  ( 
  Schultz 
  . 
  ) 
  

  

  26204. 
  Arracacia 
  sp. 
  "Aracache." 
  

   FromBoquete, 
  Chiriqui, 
  Panama. 
  "Tubers 
  of 
  a 
  plant 
  found 
  growing 
  in 
  the 
  

  

  neighborhood 
  of 
  Boquete 
  in 
  a 
  cultivated 
  and 
  semicultivated 
  state. 
  The 
  tubers 
  

   grow 
  to 
  a 
  size 
  of 
  6 
  to 
  15 
  inches 
  in 
  length 
  and 
  about 
  6 
  to 
  8 
  inches 
  in 
  diameter, 
  

   weighing 
  from 
  2 
  to 
  10 
  pounds. 
  The 
  foliage 
  resembles 
  somewhat 
  that 
  of 
  celery, 
  

   and 
  it 
  grows 
  to 
  a 
  height 
  of 
  about 
  10 
  to 
  18 
  inches 
  above 
  the 
  ground. 
  The 
  taste 
  of 
  

   the 
  root 
  resembles 
  a 
  cross 
  between 
  a 
  potato, 
  celery, 
  and 
  asparagus, 
  and 
  it 
  is 
  

   eaten 
  like 
  potatoes, 
  roasted, 
  baked, 
  or 
  fried, 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  cut 
  up 
  in 
  soups. 
  I 
  have 
  

   found 
  it 
  growing 
  at 
  an 
  altitude 
  of 
  3,000 
  to 
  5,000 
  feet 
  above 
  sea 
  level, 
  and 
  the 
  

   inhabitants 
  claim 
  that 
  it 
  will 
  not 
  grow 
  on 
  the 
  lower 
  levels. 
  I 
  think, 
  however, 
  

   that 
  it 
  will 
  do 
  well 
  in 
  the 
  Gulf 
  States 
  and 
  that 
  it 
  will 
  prove 
  valuable, 
  as 
  I 
  know 
  

   that 
  it 
  is 
  a 
  well-flavored 
  vegetable." 
  (Schultz.) 
  

   See 
  S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  3511 
  for 
  previous 
  introduction. 
  

  

  26205. 
  Byrsonima 
  cotinifolia 
  H. 
  B. 
  K. 
  

  

  From 
  Chiriqui, 
  Panama. 
  "Seeds 
  of 
  a 
  fruit 
  called 
  'Nance' 
  which 
  is 
  used 
  by 
  

   the 
  inhabitants 
  as 
  the 
  main 
  ingredient 
  for 
  a. 
  cooling 
  and 
  very 
  pleasing 
  drink. 
  

   This 
  tree 
  is 
  found 
  growing 
  at 
  all 
  altitudes 
  from 
  sea 
  level 
  up 
  to 
  about 
  4,000 
  feet 
  

   and 
  above. 
  I 
  do 
  not 
  think 
  that 
  it 
  is 
  a 
  very 
  valuable 
  tree. 
  It 
  may 
  possibly 
  

   succeed 
  in 
  southern 
  California." 
  (Schultz.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Along 
  the 
  Pacific 
  coast 
  of 
  Mexico, 
  from 
  the 
  province 
  of 
  Tepic 
  

   to 
  Chiapas. 
  

  

  26206. 
  Parmentiera 
  cereifera 
  Seem. 
  

  

  From 
  Bugaba, 
  Panama. 
  "Seed 
  of 
  an 
  ornamental 
  tree 
  with 
  peculiarly 
  shaped 
  

   candle-like 
  fruits 
  produced 
  in 
  great 
  abundance 
  on 
  the 
  second 
  year's 
  growth 
  of 
  

   the 
  plant. 
  The 
  long, 
  smooth, 
  yellow 
  fruits 
  are 
  8 
  to 
  20 
  inches 
  long 
  and 
  one-half 
  

   to 
  three-fourths 
  of 
  an 
  inch 
  in 
  diameter, 
  containing 
  in 
  the 
  strong, 
  fibrous, 
  fleshy 
  

   pulp 
  numerous 
  small 
  flat 
  seeds. 
  The 
  inside 
  of 
  the 
  fruit 
  has 
  a 
  strong 
  musky 
  

   fragrance, 
  and 
  the 
  appearance 
  of 
  the 
  bushy, 
  spreading 
  shrub, 
  which 
  grows 
  to 
  a 
  

   height 
  of 
  about 
  12 
  to 
  15 
  feet, 
  with 
  its 
  numerous 
  candle-like 
  fruits, 
  is 
  quite 
  odd. 
  

   The 
  fruits 
  were 
  obtained 
  on 
  the 
  ranch 
  of 
  Mr. 
  Alexander 
  Croetsch, 
  of 
  Bugaba, 
  

   province 
  of 
  Chiriqui, 
  and 
  flowers 
  were 
  not 
  in 
  evidence." 
  (Schultz.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Confined 
  to 
  the 
  valley 
  of 
  Chagres 
  River, 
  Republic 
  of 
  Panama. 
  

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