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  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  29537 
  and 
  29538— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  seems 
  quite 
  probable 
  from 
  this 
  that 
  the 
  plant 
  grows 
  in 
  a 
  region 
  where 
  the 
  tem- 
  

   perature 
  occasionally 
  falls 
  to 
  10° 
  F., 
  and 
  in 
  rare 
  cases 
  nearly 
  to 
  zero. 
  It 
  is 
  the 
  

   hardiest 
  of 
  all 
  evergreen 
  citrus 
  fruits 
  and 
  is 
  very 
  promising 
  for 
  use 
  in 
  breeding 
  

   new 
  and 
  hardy 
  types. 
  Not 
  only 
  has 
  it 
  highly 
  developed 
  ability 
  to 
  withstand 
  

   cold, 
  but 
  it 
  is 
  very 
  likely 
  to 
  have 
  the 
  even 
  more 
  desirable 
  quality 
  of 
  being 
  

   able 
  to 
  withstand 
  occasional 
  spells 
  of 
  hot 
  weather 
  in 
  winter, 
  a 
  quality 
  usually 
  

   possessed 
  by 
  desert 
  plants. 
  It 
  is 
  not 
  at 
  all 
  improbable 
  that 
  it 
  can 
  be 
  utilized 
  

   in 
  its 
  present 
  form 
  in 
  many 
  parts 
  of 
  Arizona, 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  in 
  some 
  parts 
  of 
  south- 
  

   ern 
  Utah, 
  Nevada, 
  and 
  southern 
  Oregon. 
  It 
  is 
  obviously 
  drought 
  resistant, 
  a 
  

   point 
  of 
  the 
  greatest 
  interest, 
  both 
  botanically 
  and 
  agriculturally, 
  and 
  its 
  

   introduction 
  into 
  the 
  United 
  States 
  will 
  undoubtedly 
  lead 
  to 
  the 
  inauguration 
  

   of 
  a 
  new 
  era 
  in 
  the 
  breeding 
  of 
  citrus 
  fruits." 
  (W. 
  T. 
  Swingle.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  In 
  the 
  valleys 
  of 
  the 
  Maranoa, 
  Suttor, 
  and 
  Burdekin 
  Rivers, 
  

   and 
  Broad 
  Sound 
  and 
  Port 
  Denison 
  in 
  the 
  Province 
  of 
  Queensland, 
  Australia. 
  

  

  29538. 
  Passiflora 
  edulis 
  Sims. 
  Passion 
  flower. 
  

  

  "This 
  is 
  a 
  great 
  improvement 
  on 
  any 
  we 
  have 
  here. 
  Its 
  history 
  follows: 
  We 
  

   have 
  two 
  varieties 
  of 
  passion 
  fruit, 
  and 
  working 
  on 
  the 
  Darwinian 
  theory 
  that 
  

   crossing 
  varieties 
  revitalizes 
  the 
  offspring, 
  I 
  crossed 
  the 
  two 
  varieties 
  two 
  years 
  

   ago, 
  and 
  the 
  fruit 
  from 
  which 
  these 
  seeds 
  were 
  taken 
  is 
  the 
  result 
  of 
  the 
  cross." 
  

   (Pink.) 
  

  

  29539. 
  Dioscorea 
  sp. 
  Yampie. 
  

  

  From 
  Gatun, 
  Canal 
  Zone, 
  Panama. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Lieut. 
  Col. 
  William 
  F. 
  Sibert. 
  

   Received 
  February 
  9, 
  1911. 
  

   "The 
  pink-fleshed 
  yampie, 
  of 
  Panama, 
  which 
  is 
  considered 
  by 
  the 
  natives 
  as 
  one 
  

   of 
  the 
  choice 
  tuberous-rooted 
  vegetables. 
  The 
  growing 
  plant 
  resembles 
  in 
  general 
  

   appearance 
  the 
  ordinary 
  white 
  yams 
  of 
  the 
  Tropics, 
  but 
  it 
  is 
  not 
  of 
  as 
  vigorous 
  

   growth 
  as 
  these. 
  Some 
  of 
  the 
  tubers 
  will 
  be 
  grown 
  at 
  the 
  Plant 
  Introduction 
  Garden 
  

   at 
  Brooksville, 
  Fla., 
  for 
  later 
  distribution." 
  (H. 
  F. 
  Schultz.) 
  

  

  29540. 
  Dioscorea 
  sp. 
  Yampie. 
  

  

  From 
  Culebra, 
  Canal 
  Zone, 
  Panama. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Alfred 
  D. 
  Dyer. 
  Re- 
  

   ceived 
  February 
  8, 
  1911. 
  

   "This 
  is 
  the 
  pink-skinned 
  yampie, 
  which 
  differs 
  in 
  appearance 
  of 
  both 
  tubers 
  and 
  

   foliage 
  from 
  the 
  pink-fleshed 
  variety 
  (No. 
  29539). 
  It 
  is 
  grown 
  quite 
  extensively 
  

   throughout 
  Central 
  America 
  and 
  forms 
  a 
  very 
  appetizing 
  dish 
  prepared 
  in 
  many 
  

   ways 
  similar 
  to 
  the 
  ordinary 
  white 
  potato, 
  which 
  it 
  is 
  generally 
  conceded 
  to 
  excel 
  in 
  

   flavor 
  by 
  Americans 
  and 
  Europeans. 
  The 
  same 
  disposition 
  has 
  been 
  made 
  of 
  these 
  

   tubers 
  as 
  of 
  the 
  preceding 
  number." 
  (H. 
  F. 
  Schultz.) 
  

  

  29629. 
  Citrus 
  sp. 
  Orange. 
  

  

  From 
  Gan 
  Doo 
  Awn, 
  Mawkmai 
  State, 
  Southern 
  Shan 
  States, 
  Burma. 
  Collected 
  

   by 
  Rev. 
  H. 
  C. 
  Gibbens, 
  M. 
  D., 
  American 
  Baptist 
  Shan 
  Mission, 
  Monghai, 
  

   Southern 
  Shan 
  States, 
  Burma. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Oglesby 
  Paul, 
  Fairmount 
  

   Park, 
  Philadelphia, 
  Pa., 
  through 
  Mr. 
  Edward 
  Simmonds, 
  Subtropical 
  Garden, 
  

   Miami, 
  Fla. 
  Received 
  February 
  13, 
  1911. 
  

   " 
  These 
  seeds 
  are 
  from 
  the 
  best 
  variety 
  of 
  orange 
  grown 
  in 
  Burma. 
  The 
  rind 
  comes 
  

   off 
  very 
  easily 
  and 
  is 
  not 
  adherent 
  to 
  the 
  fruit 
  itself. 
  I 
  have 
  never 
  tasted 
  any 
  Ameri- 
  

   can 
  oranges 
  that 
  could 
  approach 
  anywhere 
  near 
  to 
  their 
  flavor. 
  Their 
  natural 
  habi- 
  

   tat 
  is 
  a 
  very 
  warm 
  lowland. 
  They 
  will 
  not 
  grow 
  in 
  Monghai. 
  " 
  (Gibbens.) 
  

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