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130720 to 130722— Continued 



130721. Gardenia thunbergia L. f. 



A small, much-branched tree, 8 to 15 feet high, with a smooth grayish-white 

 trunk up to 8 inches in diameter and elliptic, acute leaves 4 to 6 inches long. 

 The terminal, solitary, strongly scented, large white flowers are about 4 inc es 

 long, and the oval or oblong woody fruits, 2 to 4 inches long and 2 inches 

 in diameter, remain on the trees for several years. Native to South Africa. 



For previous introduction see 34167. 



130722. Haemanthtjs natalensis Pappe. Amaryllidaceae. 



A haemanthus with 8 or 9 membranous, bright-green leaves more than 1 

 foot long, the lower ones spotted on the back with red brown. The small 

 flowers, in a very dense globular mass 3 to 4 inches in diameter, surrounded 

 by several large deep-purple bracts, are obscured by the long scarlet filaments 

 and bright-yellow anthers. Native to South Africa. 



For previous introduction see 118766. 



130723 to 130732. 



From Mexico. Seeds presented by E. O. Matthews, Parral, Chihuahua. Received 

 October 24, 1938. 



130723 to 130729. Amygdaltjs persica L. Amygdalaceae. Peach. 



130723. A yellow seedling from Parral, Chihuahua. Fruit large, 1% to 2y 2 

 inches in diameter ; flesh bright yellow, of excellent flavor ; skin deep red. 



130724. A white cling from Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes. Fruit about 2 

 inches in diameter ; flesh yellow, flavor good. 



130725. A yellow cling from Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes. Fruit about 2 

 inches in diameter ; flesh yellow, flavor good. 



130726. A lemon-yellow cling seedling from Parral, Chihuahua. Fruit about 

 2 inches in diameter, round ; flesh lemon yellow, flavor good. 



130727. From Santa Barbara, Chihuahua. Fruit 2y 2 inches in diameter, 

 elliptical, cling ; flesh white of good flavor. 



130728. A freestone seedling from Torreon, Coahuila. Fruit 2y 2 inches in 

 diameter, elongate, similar to Elberta ; flavor good; skin red. 



130729. From Imuruis, Sonora. Fruit about 2 inches in diameter, round, 

 yellow, with red cheek, clingstone ; flavor good. 



130730 to 130732. Carica papaya L. Papayaceae. Papaya. 



130730. From San Felipe de Hijar ranch, Jalisco, near Ahuacatlan, Nayarit. 

 Fruit of good flavor and large size. 



130731. From the San Felipe de Hijar ranch, Jalisco, near Ahuacatlan, 

 Nayarit. Fruit smaller than P. I. 130730, but of excellent flavor. 



130732. From Montzorongo, Veracruz. Fruit very large (over 13.2 pounds) ; 

 of excellent quality. 



130733. Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle. Rutaceae. Lime. 



From Surinam. Budwood presented by D. D. Fernandes, Director, Department 

 of Agricultural Economics. Received October 26, 1938. 



Budwood of a spineless and seedless lime. 



130734. Ananas ananassoides var. nanus L. B. Smith. Bromeliaceae. 



From Brazil. Offshoots collected in the botanical gardens, Rio de Janeiro, by 

 the Collins-Baker expedition. Received October 26, 1938. 



A bromeliad with a rosette of numerous narrow, recurved, serrate leaves and 

 a long, weak, slender scape bearing a small few-flowered and nearly seedless 

 syncarp, with a relatively large coma. The plant is cultivated in Brazil. 



