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93604. Cyclamen sp. Priniulaceae. 



From the island of Chios. Greece. Corms 

 presented by M. Pantiledes. through Da- 

 vid Fairchild. with the Allison V. Armour 

 expedition. Received July 14. 1930. 

 Numbered in June, 1931. 



No. 3543. 



93605. Pelargonium sp. 



Geraniaceae. 

 Geranium. 



From Italy. Cuttings presented by William 

 McLeod Braggins. superintendent. La 

 Mortola Gardens. Ventimiglia. through 

 David Fairchild. with the Allison V. 

 Armour expedition. Received August 5, 

 1930. Numbered in June. 1931. 



No. 3619. Variety Bragginsii. A hy- 

 brid between the ivy-leaved and the com- 

 mon pelargonium, found in the La Mortola 

 Gardens. Because of its resistance to 

 drought, its extremely long flower stalks, 

 and its brilliant scarlet color and ever- 

 blooming habit it is thought worthy of dis- 

 semination in America. 



Cucurbi- 

 Melon. 



From Spain. Seeds presented by Stanley 

 F. Morse. Morse Agricultural Service. 

 Received June 26, 1931. 



Melon d* Sevilla. A delicious melon 

 which can be kept for two or three months 

 into the winter. It is said to be much 

 richer and juicier than the honeydew. 



93607 and 93608. Sacchabum offi- 

 cinabtjm L. Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



From Australia. Cuttings presented by the 

 Colonial Sugar Refining Co. (Ltd.). Syd- 

 ney. New South Wales. Received June 

 26. 1931. 



93606. Cucumis melo 

 taceae. 



93607. No. 219. 



No. 221. 



93609. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



From Mexico. Seeds presented by Emil 

 Makrinius. Concordia, Oaxaca. Received 

 June 29, 1931. 



Maiz muchito. A variety which ma- 

 tures in eight months. 



93610. Dolichos lablab L. Fabaceae. 



Hyacinth-bean. 



From India. Seeds presented by the 

 Deputy Director of Agriculture. North- 

 ern Circle. Mandalay, Burma. Received 

 June 30. 1931. 



A large-seeded variety. 



93611 to 93622. 



From Quibdo. Colombia. Seeds collected 

 by W. A. Archer. Received June 9, 

 1931. 



93611. Carica papaya L. Papayaceae. 



Papaya. 



The fruit is globular. 8 inches in diam- 

 eter, and the flesh is sweet with a deli- 

 cious flavor and the color and consistency 

 of a cantaloupe. 



93612. Cassia occidentalis L. Caesal- 

 piniaceae. 



Potra. No. 2029. This plant is used 

 as a substitute or adulterant of coffee in 

 the Choco. 



93611 to 93622 — Continued. 



93613. Vigna sinensis (Torner) Savi. 

 Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



Frizol flanco. Said to grow wild in 

 Rio Sinu. 



93614. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. 

 Solanaceae. Tomato. 



Collected at Quibdo. Choco Province, 

 June 1. 1931. The tomatoes of Choco 

 grow under most dire conditions. Every- 

 house has a hanging garden which may 

 consist merely of a few tin pails on the 

 window sill 'or on a post or perhaps 

 perched all along a trestle of boards 5 or 

 6 feet above the ground ; it may be a 

 wooden box. The soil is always mixed 

 with a large percentage of charcoal to 

 prevent water-logging. The plants are 

 spindling. 1 to 2 feet high, and the small 

 round fruits. 2 to 4 inches in diameter, 

 are flattened at the stem end and yellow- 

 ish red in color. 



93615. Passiflora ligularis Juss. Passi- 

 floraceae. Sweet granadilla. 



No. 1852. Badea. A cultivated vine, 

 collected in Quibdo, April 10, 1931. The 

 fruit is eaten raw or cooked ; it is also 

 used in sherbets or iced drinks. 



93616 to 93619. Persea americana Mill. 



(P. gratisxima Gaertn. f.). Lauraceae. 



Avocado. 



Collected near Quibdo. June 1, 1931. 

 The flavor of these fruits is much supe- 

 rior to the Florida varieties, but some 

 are slightly fibrous. 



93616. A. A large-fruited variety 5 

 inches in diameter and 9 inches long, 

 with a short curved neck. 



93617. B. A pear-shaped variety 3 

 inches long and over 3 inches in di- 

 ameter. The stem is often at one 

 side. 



93618. C. Aguacate de pepa floja. A 

 necked variety 7 inches long and 

 over 3 inches in diameter. The seed 

 is loose in the cavity. 



93619. D. A cucumber-shaped variety 

 7 inches long and over 3 inches in 

 diameter. 



93620. Epidendrum 

 Orchidaceae. 



nocturnum Jacq. 

 Orchid. 



No. 1866. An epiphytic orchid col- 

 lected April 11, 1931. 



93621. Schradera sp. Rubiaceae. 



Queda. Collected at the headwaters of 

 the Rio Tutunendo, north of Quibdo, May 

 21, 1931. A native plant which the na- 

 tives chew to preserve their teeth. It is 

 rambling in habit. 6 to 10 feet long, and 

 grows in dense woods where the climate 

 is hot and humid and the rainfall heavy. 



Zea mays L. Poaceae. 



Corn. 



Indian corn collected on the Atrato 

 River, at Lloro, above Quibdo, May. 1931. 



93623 to 93747. Zea mays L. Poaceae. 



Corn. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- 

 lics. Seeds presented by the Institute of 

 Plant Industry and New Cultures, Len- 

 ingrad, through J. G. Dickson. United 

 States Department of Agriculture. Re- 

 ceived June 30, 1931. 



