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131593 to 131596.— Continued. 



131595. Long red pepper. 



131596. Chili red or Cayenne. A long narrow pepper. 



131597 to 131605. 



From England. Trees and scions purchased from W. Hopwood & Sons, 

 Cheltenham. Received February 25, 1939. 



131597. Amygdalus persica L. Amygdalaceae. Peach. 



Dymond. 

 131598 to 131603. Malus sylvestris Mill. Malaceae. Apple. 



Received as scions. 



131598. Foxwhelp. 



131599. Kingston Black. 



131600. Knotted Kernel. 



131601. Reinette Obry. 



131602. Strawberry Norman. 



131603. Sweet Alford. 



131604. Prunus armeniaca L. Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 

 Large Early Montgamet. 



131605. Prunus domestica L. Common plum. 

 Kirke's, 



131606 to 131611. 



From Brazil. Offshoots collected by J. L. Collins, with the Collins-Baker 

 Expedition. Received February 27, 1939. 



131606 to 13160S. Ananas spp. Bromeliaceae. 



131606 and 131607. Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. Pineapple. 



131606. C.B. Ace. No. 32. From Coxipo. 



131607. C.B. Ace. No. 36. From Dourados. 



131608. Ananas sp. 



Amazonian. C.B. Ace. No. 62. From Campinas. 



131609. Ananas ananassoides (Baker) L. B. Smith. 



C.B. Ace. No. 31. From Livramento. A Brazilian plant very much 

 like the pineapple, with rigid linear leaves over 2 feet long and less than 

 1 inch broad above the dilated base. The flower head is borne on a stem 

 1 to 2 feet high, but the individual flowers are surrounded by separate 

 bracts instead of being united as in the pineapple. 



For previous introduction see 130939. 



131610 and 131611. Pseudananas macrodontes (E. Morr.) Harms. Bro- 

 meliaceae. 



A semiwild form which bears throughout the year. The fruits are used 

 for making wine and vinegar. Native to Brazil. 



131610. C.B. Ace. No. 26. From Lagoa Tecca. 



131611. C.B. Ace. No. 28. From Sao Domingos. 



131612 to 131642. Avena spp. Poaceae. Oats. 



From Poland. Seeds presented by the Director, Institute of Plant Breeding, 

 Krakow. Received February 27, 1939. 



131612. Avena byzantina Koch. 



Rubida No. 3223. 



131613 to 131639. Avena sativa L. 



