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  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  27846 
  and 
  27847— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  27847. 
  Huidobro. 
  "This 
  is 
  known, 
  also, 
  to 
  the 
  few 
  people 
  who 
  have 
  it, 
  as 
  

   Araucana. 
  It 
  is, 
  perhaps, 
  the 
  most 
  valuable 
  winter 
  apple, 
  since 
  it 
  is 
  abso- 
  

   lutely 
  immune 
  to 
  the 
  woolly 
  aphis 
  and 
  other 
  pests. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  vigorous 
  and 
  pro- 
  

   lific 
  tree, 
  produces 
  a 
  large 
  uniformly 
  golden-yellow 
  fruit, 
  which 
  keeps 
  until 
  

   October 
  or 
  November 
  in 
  Chile. 
  Of 
  very 
  characteristic 
  taste 
  and 
  consistency, 
  

   such 
  as 
  is 
  found 
  in 
  no 
  other 
  apple 
  of 
  the 
  collection 
  at 
  Santa 
  Ines. 
  It 
  will 
  be 
  

   of 
  great 
  value 
  for 
  the 
  planting 
  of 
  commercial 
  orchards, 
  as 
  its 
  fruit 
  is 
  firm 
  and 
  

   ships 
  well. 
  The 
  horticulturist 
  who 
  created 
  this 
  variety 
  thinks 
  he 
  has 
  made 
  

   a 
  valuable 
  addition 
  to 
  our 
  fruit 
  trees. 
  It 
  originated 
  from 
  an 
  Italian 
  seed 
  

   sown 
  in 
  Chile 
  at 
  'Principal,' 
  the 
  estate 
  of 
  Senor 
  Vicente 
  G. 
  Huidobro." 
  

   (Extract 
  from 
  Publicaciones 
  de 
  la 
  Estacion 
  de 
  Patolojia 
  Vejetal 
  de 
  Chile, 
  No. 
  3. 
  

   El 
  Pulgon 
  Lanijero 
  de 
  los 
  Manzanos 
  by 
  Gaston 
  Lover 
  gne. 
  p. 
  6.) 
  

  

  27848 
  and 
  27849. 
  Mangifera 
  indica 
  L. 
  Mango. 
  

  

  From 
  Kingston, 
  Jamaica. 
  Purchased 
  from 
  the 
  Tangley 
  Fruit 
  Co., 
  Mr. 
  Aston 
  

   W. 
  Gardner, 
  manager. 
  Received 
  May 
  5, 
  1910. 
  

   Seeds 
  of 
  the 
  following: 
  

  

  27848. 
  Maharajah. 
  "Fruit 
  roundish 
  oblique, 
  flattened, 
  4| 
  by 
  3^ 
  by 
  2| 
  

   inches. 
  Cavity 
  shallow, 
  with 
  a 
  distinct 
  suture 
  extending 
  2 
  inches 
  from 
  stem. 
  

   Beak, 
  medium, 
  about 
  1 
  inch 
  from 
  end 
  of 
  fruit. 
  Surface, 
  moderately 
  smooth, 
  

   some 
  fine 
  undulations. 
  Color, 
  greenish 
  yellow, 
  shading 
  to 
  rich 
  yellow. 
  Dots, 
  

   very 
  numerous, 
  yellow. 
  Skin, 
  thick, 
  tenacious. 
  Flesh, 
  rich 
  yellow, 
  tender, 
  

   but 
  very 
  fibrous. 
  Flavor, 
  sweet, 
  pleasant 
  quality, 
  if 
  fiber 
  was 
  not 
  so 
  abun- 
  

   dant 
  would 
  be 
  good. 
  Seed, 
  flat, 
  oval, 
  covered 
  with 
  a 
  dense 
  coat 
  of 
  fiber, 
  

   medium 
  size 
  3 
  by 
  lf| 
  by 
  7/8 
  inch." 
  (William 
  A. 
  Taylor.) 
  

  

  27849. 
  Mangalore. 
  "Fruit 
  oblong, 
  oblique, 
  flattened, 
  4^ 
  by 
  3f 
  by 
  2f 
  

   inches. 
  Cavity, 
  shallow, 
  small 
  furrows 
  without 
  suture. 
  Stem, 
  very 
  slender, 
  

   with 
  bracts. 
  Beak, 
  small, 
  one-sixteenth 
  inch 
  above 
  general 
  surface, 
  seven- 
  

   eighths 
  inch 
  from 
  end 
  center. 
  Surface, 
  moderately 
  smooth. 
  Color, 
  yellow, 
  

   with 
  marblings 
  of 
  green. 
  Dots, 
  numerous, 
  yellow. 
  Skin, 
  thick, 
  tenacious. 
  

   Flesh, 
  deep 
  yellow, 
  tender 
  except 
  for 
  fiber, 
  juicy. 
  Flavor, 
  mild, 
  subacid, 
  

   quality 
  good. 
  Seed, 
  flat, 
  oval, 
  3J 
  by 
  2$ 
  by 
  7/8 
  inch." 
  (William 
  A. 
  Taylor.) 
  

  

  27850 
  to 
  27855. 
  

  

  From 
  Port 
  Louis, 
  Mauritius. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  G. 
  Regnard. 
  Received 
  May 
  6, 
  

   1910. 
  

   Seeds 
  of 
  the 
  following: 
  

  

  27850. 
  Diospyros 
  sp. 
  "Mambolo." 
  

  

  27851. 
  Gustavia 
  sp. 
  

  

  27852. 
  Mimusops 
  coriacea 
  (DC.) 
  Miq. 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  In 
  woods 
  on 
  the 
  islands 
  of 
  Madagascar 
  and 
  Mauritius. 
  

   27853 
  to 
  27855. 
  Mangifera 
  indica 
  L. 
  Mango. 
  

  

  27853. 
  Auguste. 
  27855. 
  Jose. 
  

  

  27854. 
  Cuiller. 
  

  

  27856 
  to 
  27858. 
  Citrullus 
  vulgaris 
  Schrad. 
  Watermelon. 
  

  

  From 
  Roumania. 
  Procured 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Horace 
  G. 
  Knowles, 
  formerly 
  American 
  con- 
  

   sul 
  at 
  Bucharest, 
  now 
  American 
  minister 
  resident 
  and 
  consul 
  general, 
  Santo 
  

   Domingo, 
  Dominican 
  Republic. 
  Received 
  February 
  25, 
  1910. 
  

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