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  JANUARY 
  1 
  TO 
  MAECH 
  31, 
  1910. 
  27 
  

  

  26689 
  to 
  26757— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  26689 
  to 
  26730— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  26693. 
  "Bud 
  wood 
  obtained 
  by 
  Mr. 
  P. 
  J. 
  Wester 
  from 
  Capt. 
  J. 
  A. 
  

   Thompson, 
  Cocoanut 
  Grove, 
  Fla., 
  June 
  25, 
  1906. 
  The 
  fruit 
  is 
  medium 
  

   to 
  large, 
  pyriform; 
  color 
  of 
  skin 
  dark 
  purple; 
  seed 
  medium 
  large, 
  firm 
  

   in 
  cavity; 
  quality 
  very 
  good; 
  season, 
  October 
  and 
  November." 
  

  

  26694. 
  "Bud 
  wood 
  received 
  July 
  18, 
  1906, 
  from 
  Mr. 
  S. 
  M. 
  Pettit, 
  

   Marco, 
  Fla., 
  who 
  wrote 
  that 
  it 
  was 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  best 
  avocados 
  in 
  that 
  

   locality. 
  Fruited 
  at 
  the 
  Subtropical 
  Garden 
  in 
  1909. 
  Fruit 
  large, 
  

   roundish, 
  oblong, 
  oblique; 
  surface 
  smooth, 
  green 
  with 
  numerous 
  small 
  

   whitish 
  dots 
  at 
  apex; 
  skin 
  thick, 
  separating 
  readily 
  from 
  meat; 
  color 
  

   of 
  meat 
  yellowish, 
  greenish 
  next 
  to 
  skin, 
  buttery 
  and 
  melting, 
  but 
  

   rather 
  lacking 
  in 
  flavor; 
  seed 
  comparatively 
  small, 
  filling 
  cavity. 
  

   Season, 
  September." 
  

  

  26695. 
  "Bud 
  wood 
  received 
  July 
  18, 
  1906, 
  from 
  Mr. 
  S. 
  M. 
  Pettit, 
  

   Marco, 
  Fla., 
  as 
  being 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  best 
  varieties 
  growing 
  in 
  that 
  vicinity. 
  

   Fruited 
  at 
  the 
  Subtropical 
  Garden 
  in 
  1909. 
  Fruit 
  medium 
  large, 
  

   pyriform, 
  surface 
  medium 
  rough, 
  pale 
  green 
  with 
  numerous 
  small 
  

   whitish 
  lenticels; 
  skin 
  medium 
  thick, 
  separating 
  readily 
  from 
  meat; 
  

   color 
  of 
  meat 
  mainly 
  straw 
  yellow, 
  greenish 
  near 
  skin; 
  rich 
  and 
  nutty 
  

   and 
  of 
  excellent 
  flavor; 
  seed 
  medium 
  large, 
  filling 
  cavity. 
  Season, 
  

   October." 
  

  

  26696. 
  ' 
  ' 
  Bud 
  wood 
  obtained 
  by 
  Mr. 
  P. 
  J. 
  Wester 
  from 
  Mr. 
  F. 
  Harrison, 
  

   Cocoanut 
  Grove, 
  Fla., 
  March 
  27, 
  1907. 
  Fruit 
  medium 
  large, 
  long, 
  

   pyriform; 
  surface 
  medium 
  rough, 
  color 
  red; 
  skin 
  thick; 
  quality 
  of 
  

   meat 
  very 
  good; 
  seed 
  comparatively 
  small, 
  filling 
  cavity. 
  Season, 
  

   October." 
  

  

  26697. 
  "Bud 
  wood 
  obtained 
  from 
  Mr. 
  F. 
  Harrison, 
  Cocoanut 
  Grove, 
  

   Fla., 
  March 
  27, 
  1907. 
  Fruit 
  medium 
  to 
  large, 
  obliquely 
  pyriform; 
  

   color 
  of 
  surface 
  reddish 
  maroon 
  mottled 
  with 
  green; 
  meat 
  of 
  good 
  

   quality; 
  seed 
  rather 
  large, 
  filling 
  cavity; 
  very 
  prolific. 
  Season, 
  

   October." 
  

  

  26698. 
  "Bud 
  wood 
  obtained 
  by 
  Mr. 
  P. 
  J. 
  Wester 
  from 
  Mr. 
  W. 
  F. 
  

   Powell, 
  Fort 
  Myers, 
  Fla., 
  May 
  22, 
  1907. 
  Fruit 
  large, 
  pyriform; 
  sur- 
  

   face 
  smooth, 
  green; 
  skin 
  thin; 
  quality 
  very 
  good; 
  seed 
  medium 
  large, 
  

   loose 
  in 
  cavity; 
  prolific. 
  Season, 
  September. 
  Has 
  the 
  reputation 
  of 
  

   being 
  the 
  best 
  flavored 
  avocado 
  in 
  Fort 
  Myers." 
  

  

  26699. 
  "Bud 
  wood 
  obtained 
  by 
  Mr. 
  P. 
  J. 
  Wester 
  fromMr. 
  C. 
  W. 
  Butler, 
  

   St. 
  Petersburg, 
  Fla., 
  May 
  17, 
  1907. 
  Fruit 
  pyriform 
  to 
  round; 
  surface 
  

   smooth, 
  yellowish; 
  skin 
  thin; 
  quality 
  good; 
  seed 
  loose 
  in 
  cavity; 
  

   very 
  prolific. 
  Season, 
  September 
  to 
  October." 
  

  

  26700. 
  "Bud 
  wood 
  obtained 
  by 
  Mr. 
  P. 
  J. 
  Wester 
  from 
  Mr. 
  C. 
  W. 
  But- 
  

   ler, 
  St. 
  Petersburg, 
  Fla., 
  May 
  17, 
  1907. 
  Of 
  very 
  good 
  quality; 
  prolific. 
  

   Season, 
  December." 
  

  

  26701. 
  "Bud 
  wood 
  presented 
  byVRev. 
  E. 
  V. 
  Blackman, 
  Miami, 
  Fla., 
  

   June 
  19, 
  1907. 
  Fruit 
  roundish; 
  weight 
  about 
  700 
  grams; 
  surface 
  

   chocolate; 
  skin 
  thick 
  and 
  leathery; 
  seed 
  medium 
  large, 
  firm, 
  or 
  loose 
  

   in 
  cavity; 
  quality 
  good. 
  Season, 
  September." 
  

  

  26702. 
  "Bud 
  wood 
  obtained 
  by 
  Mr. 
  P. 
  J. 
  Wester 
  from 
  Mr. 
  E. 
  B. 
  

   Douglas, 
  Miami, 
  Fla., 
  August 
  10, 
  1907. 
  Fruit 
  large, 
  pyriform; 
  sur- 
  

   face 
  smooth, 
  purple; 
  skin 
  thin; 
  color 
  of 
  meat 
  rich 
  yellow, 
  flavor 
  good; 
  

   seed 
  loose 
  in 
  cavity; 
  prolific. 
  Season, 
  December." 
  

  

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