﻿54 
  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  28811— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  with 
  cream 
  as 
  a 
  dessert 
  fruit, 
  with 
  sometimes 
  sugar 
  added. 
  From 
  the 
  acid 
  fruits 
  a 
  

   superior 
  jelly 
  is 
  manufactured. 
  By-products 
  obtained 
  in 
  its 
  manufacture 
  are 
  guava 
  

   marmalade 
  and 
  guava 
  cheese. 
  

  

  "The 
  guava 
  succeeds 
  practically 
  on 
  all 
  classes 
  of 
  land, 
  even 
  poorly 
  drained 
  land, 
  if 
  

   it 
  is 
  properly 
  cared 
  for 
  and 
  fertilized. 
  Where 
  the 
  temperature 
  during 
  the 
  winter 
  fre- 
  

   quently 
  drops 
  below 
  26° 
  F., 
  its 
  cultivation 
  ceases 
  to 
  be 
  profitable. 
  

  

  "The 
  seed 
  should 
  be 
  sown 
  thinly 
  in 
  flats 
  and 
  the 
  young 
  plants 
  pricked 
  off 
  about 
  2 
  to 
  

   3 
  inches 
  apart; 
  keep 
  dry 
  to 
  prevent 
  damping 
  off. 
  When 
  the 
  plants 
  are 
  6 
  inches 
  tall 
  

   they 
  may 
  be 
  transplanted 
  to 
  the 
  nursery, 
  and 
  they 
  are 
  ready 
  for 
  budding 
  when 
  the 
  

   stems 
  are 
  hardly 
  half 
  an 
  inch 
  in 
  diameter. 
  . 
  If 
  the 
  operation 
  is 
  performed 
  during 
  the 
  

   winter 
  or 
  spring 
  the 
  plants 
  may 
  readily 
  be 
  budded, 
  using 
  the 
  method 
  of 
  shield 
  bud- 
  

   ding. 
  To 
  obtain 
  the 
  best 
  results, 
  well-ripened 
  budwood 
  from 
  the 
  current 
  year's 
  growth 
  

   should 
  be 
  used 
  and 
  the 
  buds 
  tied 
  with 
  grafting 
  tape. 
  With 
  good 
  care 
  the 
  plants 
  are 
  

   ready 
  for 
  planting 
  in 
  the 
  field 
  nine 
  months 
  after 
  insertion 
  of 
  the 
  bud. 
  Twenty 
  to 
  

   twenty-five 
  feet 
  apart 
  is 
  a 
  good 
  distance 
  at 
  which 
  to 
  plant 
  the 
  guava. 
  " 
  (P. 
  /. 
  Wester.) 
  

  

  Seeds. 
  

  

  28812. 
  Fueceaea 
  sp. 
  

  

  From 
  Nice, 
  France. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Dr. 
  A. 
  Robertson-Proschowsky. 
  Received 
  

   September 
  29, 
  1910. 
  

   Bulbils. 
  For 
  description 
  see 
  No. 
  29320. 
  

  

  28813 
  to 
  28815. 
  

  

  From 
  the 
  Gaucin 
  district, 
  Spain. 
  Procured 
  by 
  Mr. 
  R. 
  L. 
  Sprague, 
  American 
  

   consul, 
  Gibraltar, 
  Spain. 
  Received 
  September 
  29, 
  1910. 
  

   Seeds 
  of 
  the 
  following: 
  

  

  28813 
  and 
  28814. 
  Lathyrus 
  sativus 
  L. 
  

  

  28813. 
  Large 
  seeded. 
  28814. 
  Small 
  seeded. 
  

  

  28815. 
  Vicia 
  ervilia 
  (L.) 
  Willd. 
  Bitter 
  vetch. 
  

  

  28816 
  to 
  28822. 
  Mangifeea 
  indica 
  L. 
  Mango. 
  

  

  From 
  Lal-Bagh, 
  Bangalore, 
  India. 
  Procured 
  from 
  Mr. 
  G. 
  H. 
  Krumbiegel, 
  

   economic 
  botanist 
  with 
  the 
  Government 
  of 
  Mysore, 
  Government 
  Botanic 
  

   Gardens. 
  Received 
  September 
  26, 
  1910. 
  

   Seeds 
  of 
  the 
  following; 
  notes 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Krumbiegel: 
  

  

  28816. 
  "Amini. 
  Weight 
  12 
  to 
  15 
  ounces; 
  size 
  7 
  by 
  3-| 
  inches; 
  color 
  yellowish 
  

   white 
  with 
  a 
  light-red 
  shade; 
  shape 
  long, 
  with 
  thin 
  seed. 
  Skin 
  thin; 
  pulp 
  

   yellow 
  and 
  juicy; 
  taste 
  sweet." 
  

  

  28817. 
  " 
  Badami. 
  Weight 
  10 
  to 
  12 
  ounces 
  ; 
  size 
  4 
  by 
  3| 
  inches 
  ; 
  skin 
  greenish 
  

   yellow 
  with 
  reddish-orange 
  shoulder; 
  pulp 
  fine, 
  dark-cream 
  color, 
  of 
  the 
  

   finest 
  piquant 
  and 
  delicate 
  flavor. 
  The 
  keeping 
  qualities 
  of 
  this 
  fruit 
  are 
  

   excellent, 
  and 
  it 
  is 
  generally 
  admitted 
  to 
  be 
  the 
  best 
  of 
  the 
  mangos." 
  

  

  28818. 
  " 
  Mulgoa. 
  Weight 
  16 
  to 
  25 
  ounces; 
  size 
  7 
  by 
  5 
  inches; 
  color 
  yellow 
  

   and 
  green; 
  pulp 
  pale 
  yellow; 
  fiberless; 
  very 
  sweet; 
  thin 
  stone 
  and 
  thick 
  

   skin. 
  One 
  of 
  the 
  latest 
  varieties. 
  Keeps 
  for 
  a 
  long 
  time; 
  a 
  good 
  variety 
  

   for 
  shipping; 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  best." 
  

  

  28819. 
  u 
  Puttu. 
  Weight 
  12 
  to 
  18 
  ounces; 
  size 
  5 
  by 
  4£ 
  inches; 
  color 
  dark 
  

   green; 
  thick 
  skin; 
  orange- 
  white 
  pulp; 
  stone 
  very 
  small 
  as 
  compared 
  with 
  

   the 
  size; 
  taste 
  not 
  very 
  sweet; 
  juicy 
  and 
  fiberless." 
  

  

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