﻿50 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



45540 to 45553. 



From the city of Guatemala, Guatemala. Collected by Mr. Wilson Pope- 

 noe, Agricultural Explorer for the Department of Agriculture. Re- 

 ceived November 24, 1917. Quoted notes by Mr. Popenoe. 

 45540 to 45546. Chayota edulis Jacq. Cucurbitacese. Chayote. 



(Seehium edule Swartz.) 



45540. "(No. 197a. November 7, 1917.) Guisquil de Santa Maria. 

 Locally considered one of the very best varieties. It is a short, 

 broad fruit, compressed on the sides, and weighing 12 ounces to a 

 pound. The surface is smooth, free from corrugations, and pale to 

 bright green in color. Green-fruited guisquiles are considered by 

 the Guatemalans to have more flavor than the white-fruited 

 varieties. 



"All smooth, small to medium-sized giiisquiles are called peru- 

 leros; the spiny or rough fruits are termed simply guisquil in most 

 instances. Occasionally they have distinguishing names, such as 

 guisquil de Santa Maria." 



45541. "(No. 198a. November 7, 1917. ) Large white perulero. Prob- 

 ably the best of the perulero guisquiles. A pear-shaped, waxy white 

 fruit without prickles and with a surface free from wrinkles or 

 corrugations. Weight about 5 ounces. One of the rarest varieties 

 in the market." 



45542. "(No. 199a. November 7, 1917.) Guisquil de Santa Maria. 

 A large form similar to No. 197a [S. P. I. No. 45540], but somewhat 

 more prickly. It is considered a very good variety. For cultiva- 

 tion in the United States, however, varieties without prickles seem 

 preferable, as they are more attractive in appearance and easier 

 to handle. In Guatemala a large proportion of guisquiles are 

 prickly, but the presence of the prickles does not seem to make any 

 difference to the natives when purchasing the fruits in the mar- 

 ket." 



45543. "(No. 200a. November 7, 1917.) Large pale-green perulero. 

 A pear-shaped fruit about 8 ounces in weight, with a smooth 

 surface pale green in color. Somewhat larger than the large white 

 perulero. No. 198a [S. P. I. No. 45541],. but said to be slightly 

 inferior in flavor." 



45544. "(No. 201a. November 7, 1917.) Small white perulero. A 

 popular guisquil, considered of good quality. It is pear shaped, 2 

 to 3 ounces in weight, waxy white in color, with a smooth surface 

 free from spines." 



45545. "(No. 202a. November 7, 1917.) Small pale-green perulero. 

 Practically identical with the small white perulero, No. 201a [S. 

 P. I. No. 45544], except in the color, which is pale waxy green." 



45546. "(No. 203a. November 7, 1917.) Small green perulero. A 

 common variety in the markets, and apparently a favorite. Nearly 

 round in form, about 2 ounces in weight, with a smooth surface 

 deep green in color. Almost a miniature guisquil de Santa Maria 

 No. 197a [S. P. I. No. 45540]." 



45547. Sobralia macrantha Lindl. Orchidacese. 



"(No. 204a. November 7, 1917.) A terrestrial orchid found in the 

 vicinity of the city of Guatemala, at altitudes of 4,000 to 5,000 feet. The 



