﻿54 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



42072. Fragabia chiloensis (L.) Duchesne. Eosaceae. 



Strawberry. 



From Chile. Presented by Mr. Thomas W. Voetter, American consul, An- 

 tofagasta, who received these seeds from the American consular agent 

 at Arica. Received March 8, 1916. 

 " These seeds were collected by Mr. H. A. P. Schumacher, of Tacna, at 

 Pistala in the Department of Tarata, Province of Tacna, Chile, located 70° 

 6' W. and 17° 28' S., at 2,843 meters (about 9,470 feet) elevation above sea 

 level. The plants are grown by Indians (a mixture of Peruvians and 

 Bolivians), and the fruit is of medium size and of light red-brown color, ripen- 

 ing in November." (Voetter.) 



42073. Mybianthtts abbobeus Beauv, Moraceae. 



From Loanda, Angola, Africa. Presented by Mr. J. Gossweiler. Received 

 February 18, 1916. 

 Var. chilnango. 



42074. Capsicum annuttm L. Solanacea?. Red pepper. 



From Barcelona, Spain. Presented by Mr. Carl Bailey Hurst, American 

 consul general. Received March 7, 1916. 

 " Spanish sweet pepper known to Spanish agriculture and industry as Pi- 

 mento dulce morron,. This seed was obtained especially for this consulate 

 general from the region in this consular district where these peppers are most 

 largely grown. It is said to be of the highest quality." (Hurst.) 



42075. Phaseolus lttnatus L. Fabaceae. Lima bean. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by the Department of Agriculture. Re- 

 ceived March 8, 1916. 



42076 to 42080. Lathybus spp. Fabaceae. 



From Utrecht, Netherlands. Presented by the director. Botanic Garden. 

 Received February 2, 1916. 



42076. Lathykus latifolius L. Everlasting pea. 

 " This is the common perennial pea and one of the hardiest and most 



easily cultivated species, thriving almost anywhere, even among flags 

 and bowlders. A rampant grower, it is a good trellis plant, and is adapted 

 as a cover to wild, rough places, as a rock garden, where it scrambles 

 over bushes and stones. It succeeds in shade and grows rapidly, but, 

 like all species of Lathyrus, it is impatient of removal, owing to the size 

 and length of its roots. It is not fragrant. Its varieties are not clearly 

 defined." (Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 4, p. 1825.) 

 See S. P. I. Nos. 17772 and 28480 for previous introductions. 



42077. Lathyrus odoratus L. Sweet pea. 

 See S. P. I. Nos. 13306 to 13312 and 17774 for previous introductions. 



42078. Lathyrus sylvestris L. Flat pea. 

 " Inferior ornamentally to other perennials ; sometimes mentioned as 



a forage plant and for plowing under in a green state as a fertilizer. 

 Grows well on poor, unimproved sandy soil and is unaffected by frosts 

 and droughts. For garden cultivation it may be sown in a seed bed and 



