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45075 and 45076. Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz. Mimo- 

 (P. julifiom DC.) [sacese. Algaroba. 



From Oran, Province of Salta, Argentina. Presented by Mr. S. W. Damon. 

 Received August 10, 1917. 

 Introduced for the work of the Office of Forage-Crop Investigations. 

 45075. White. , 45076. Black. 



45077. Annona cherimola Mill. Annonacese. Cherimoya. 



From Jujuy, Argentina. Seeds presented by Mr. S. W. Damon. Received 

 August 11, 1917. 

 Reported to be frost resistant, having withstood 9 or 10 degrees C. of frost. 

 Said to be a fine anona, weighing up to 2 kilograms. 



45078 to 45081. 



From Guatemala. Collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, Agricultural Explorer 

 of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Received August 8, 1917. Quoted 

 notes by Mr. Popenoe. 



45078. Persea ameeicana Mill. Lauracese. Avocado. 

 (P. gratissima Gaertn. f.) 



"(No. 171. Avocado 31. From Mazatenango, Department of Suchite- 

 pequez. Altitude 1,148 feet.) Nimah. Bud wood of a variety obtained 

 especially for trial in Florida, since it comes from the hot lowlands 

 and may be better adapted to the conditions which obtain in extreme 

 southern Florida than are those from the Guatemalan highlands. 



" This is a pear-shaped fruit, sometimes curved, with a well-defined 

 neck. It is of medium size, weighing about 11 or 12 ounces, deep green 

 in color, with a rough surface and a thick, tough skin. The flesh is deep 

 yellow in color, free from fiber, and of rich flavor. The seed is medium 

 sized. On the whole the variety is satisfactory in point of flavor and 

 quality, yet it is not good enough to be included in the Guatemalan col- 

 lection on these Characteristics alone." 



45079. Chamaedoeea sp. Phoenicacese. Pacayito palm. 

 "(No. 168a. July 22, 1917.) Seeds of a dwarf palm which grows in 



the forests of the Department of Baja Vera Paz at altitudes of 4,000 to 

 5,000 feet. 



" The Indians term this plant ko-kiip, which means ' small pacaya,' but 

 as this name is applied to several other dwarf palms it does not possess 

 much significance. 



" On the mountain sides, under dense forest, this dwarf palm grows 

 abundantly, apparently thriving in the deepest shade and in soils which 

 are nothing but decaying vegetation. It has a slender stem, less than 

 half an inch thick, which at times becomes half trailing, as it grows to 

 4 or 5 feet in length and is not strong enough to support the weight of the 

 foliage. Probably if the plant received more light than it does in the 

 dense forest it would remain erect and develop a stiff er trunk. 



" In the young plants the leaves are once divided, resembling a fishtail 

 in outline. They are about 6 inches in length and breadth and of light- 

 green color. As the plant becomes older, the foliage becomes pinnate, 

 with about three pairs of pinnae, the terminal pair larger than the rest 

 and joined together for some distance along the rachis. 



