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41316 to 41341— Continued. (Quoted notes by Mr. O. F. Cook.) 



erect hairs, but surface of calyx tube naked. The pulp has a rather 

 strong, distinctly acid taste, quite different from most other edible Passi- 

 floras. It might not find favor with the American public, but is dis- 

 tinctly worth trying. There is a decided tang, something like that of a 

 tomato. The plant is found commonly growing by roadsides around 

 Ollantaytambo, in places altogether uncultivated, and may be considered 

 a native of this district." 

 41332. Lucuma obovata H. B. K. Sapotacea?. I/ucuma. 



"(No. 1925. Seeds from Ollantaytambo, Peru, June 10, 1915.) The 

 lucuma is a popular fruit tree in Peru. It is closely related botanically 

 to the sapote and injerto of Central America, but the quality of the fruit 

 is entirely different. The flesh is very rich and mealy, more like a 

 cooked sweet potato than like the related fruits. The tree is also of a 

 very compact habit of growth, with the rather small obovate leaves 

 clustered closely near the ends of the branches. Another difference is 

 that the lucuma grows and produces fruit at a much higher altitude than 

 the sapote, attaining about 9,500 feet at Ollantaytambo, so that there 

 would seem to be a much better chance for the lucuma in California or 

 Florida than for the sapote." 



41333. Caesalpinia pectinata Cav. Csesalpiniaceae. Tara. 



{Caesalpinia tinctoria Domb.) 



"(No. 2046. From Peru, July 17, 1915.) Seed from Urubamba Valley, 

 between Torontoy and Ollantaytambo. Like S. P. I. No. 41323, but from 

 a different tree." 



41334. Juglans sp. Juglandacea?. Nogral. 

 "(No. 2047. Seeds from Ollantaytambo, Peru, July 22, 1915.) A native 



walnut cultivated sparingly at Ollantaytambo and in the valley above 

 and below. Its chief use is to furnish a dye to give sheep's wool the 

 brown color of the high-priced vicuna ponchos. The leaves and bark 

 of the tree are used for dyeing, the coloring material being extracted 

 by beating and boiling. The nuts are as large as English or Persian 

 walnuts, but the shell is much thicker. The tree is rather small and 

 slender, with large graceful leaves, reminding one of the sumac or 

 Ailanthus. Of interest for breeding purposes or for ornamental planting 

 along the Pacific coast or in Florida. Probably a native of the valleys 

 of the eastern slopes of the Andes." 



41335. Chenopodium hastatum Philippi. Chenopodiacese. Canihua. 

 "(No. 2148. Seeds from Cuzco, Peru, July 20, 1915.) A second culti- 

 vated species of Chenopodium, grown only at very high altitudes. Seen 

 only in the valley on either side of the Pass of La Raya. Both the plant and 

 the seeds are much smaller than the quinoa. Canihua is usually planted 

 after potatoes, with no attempt at other cultivation. The seeds are toasted 

 and ground into meal. The canihua is used chiefly as a travel ration 

 and by shepherds who go out with their flocks on the Andean pastures." 



For an illustration of the canihua, see Plate IV. 



41336. Cucuebita sp. Cucurbitaceae. Zapallo macri. 

 "(No. 2049. Seeds from Lima, Peru, August 16, 1915.) Very large 



fruits, attaining 2 feet in diameter, globose-ovate, fusiform, or depressed. 

 Surface either light gray, deeper bluish gray, or yellowish, smooth or 

 with shallow furrows or with scattered corky lines." 



