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44020. Pyeis sp. Malacese. Pear. 



From Ningpo, Chekiang, China. Cuttings presented by Mr. L. C. Hylbert. 



Received January 15, 1917. 



44021 and 44022. Solanum .mii;kat['.m Ait. Solanacese. 



Pepino. 



From Ecuador. Presented by Mr. Frederick W. Goding, American Consul 

 general, Guayaquil. Received January 17, 1017. 



•"After persistent search a place near Huigra was found where the plants 

 grew at an alt tude of 6 000 feet. As a pout of interest 1 will state that these 

 two variet es arc now growing in hexes at this office. One of them lias pr.(K 

 duced flowers, but no fru t as yet." iGodinfl.) 



44021. "Purple pepino/' 44022. "White pepino." 



For an illustration of the Guatemalan pepino. see Plate I. 



44023 to 44028. Saccharic offictnaeum L. Poaceae. 



Sugar cane. 



From Cienfuegos, Cuba. Cuttings presented by Mr. R. M. Grey. Harvard 

 Experiment Station. Received January 18, 1917. 



"Cuttings. High in sugar, averaging from 10 to 20 per cent sucrose in our 

 hand-mill analyses.*' (Grey.) 



44023. [No label.] 44026. Harvard 6017. 



44024. Harvard 4068. 44027. Harvard 6065. 



44025. Harvard 5082. 44C28. Harvard G159. 



44029 to 44035. Sacchaeum officinakum L. Poacene. 



Sugar cane. 



From Cienfuegos. Cuba. Seeds presented by Mr. 11. M Grey. Harvard 

 Experiment Station. Received January 18, 1017. 



44029. Harvard 5150. 44033. Harvard 1309. 



44030. Harvard 1421. 44034. Harvard 5030. 



44031. Harvard 2018. 44035. Harvard 1103. 



44032. Harvard 5005. 



44036. Caeica papaya L. Papayacese. Papaya. 



From Pago Pago. American Samoa. Presented by Mr. J. M Poyer. gov- 

 ernor, American Samoa. Received January 22. 1017. 

 "A variety of papaya known here as ; Fsi fafine." '* (Poyer.) 



44037 to 44039. 



From Changning, v'a Swatow. China. Presented by Rev. C. E. Bousfield, 

 Amer'can Baptist Mission. Received January 23. 1017. 

 44037. Chaetochloa italica (L.) Scrihn. Poacese. Common millet. 

 (Sctaria italica Beauv.) 

 Millet is cultivated extensively as a food plant in Asia, though it is 

 raised only for fodder in America. 



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