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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



56577 to 56590. 



From the city of Guatemala, Guatemala. 

 Seeds presented by Sr. Jorge Garcia Salas, 

 Direction General de Agricultura. Received 

 February 19, 1923. Quoted notes by Sefior 

 Salas. 



56577. Meibomia sp. Fabaceae. 



"(No. 3.) Lentaje crimmarona. From 

 Amatitlan." 



56578 to 56588. Phaseolus spp. Fabaceae. 



56578 to 56581. Phaseolus lunatus L. 

 Lima bean. 



56578. " Mexican pole Lima; flat red 

 snap beans. " 



56579. " Cuban pole Lima; flat white 

 snap beans." 



56580. " Frijol pintado; a pole Lima 

 with speckled, flat snap beans." 



56581. "(No. 4.) Piligue; from bor- 

 ders of cultivated fields near the 

 city of Guatemala." 



56582 to 56585. Phaseolus vulgaris L. 

 Common bean. 



56582. "Originally from Mexico; a 

 bush variety with light snap beans." 



56583. "Frijol de Mantua, originally 

 from Valencia, Spain. A bush 

 form with red snap beans; can be 

 used also as a green string bean. " 



56584. " Alubia, originally from Za- 

 mora, Spain. A bush form with 

 white, longish rounded beans; can 

 be used also as a string bean. " 



56585. "Bahama bean; a pole va- 

 riety with white rounded snap 

 beans." 



56586. Phaseolus sp. 



" Chlorototo; collected in the vicinity of 

 Lake Amatitlan, Guatemala." 



56587. Phaseolus sp. 



" Frijolillo. Lake Amatitlan, Guate- 

 mala." 



56588. Phaseolus sp. 



" Choreque. San Andres Semetabaj, 

 Solola, Guatemala. 



56589 and 56590. Vigna sinensis (Torner) 

 Savi. Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



56589. " Frijol garbanzo. A long-podded 

 bush variety." 



56590. " Frijol de cosita. A bush variety 

 with long pods and black-eyed beans." 



56591 to 56593. 



From Bogota, Colombia. Seeds presented by 

 Brother Ariste Joseph, Instituto de la Salle. 

 Received February 19, 1923. 



56591. Solanum sp. 



"Cultivated in Bogota as an ornamental; 

 the fruit is poisonous. " (Ariste.) 



56592 and 56593. Tacsonia spp. Passiflo- 

 raceae. 



56592. Tacsonia lanata Juss. 



An evergreen climbing plant, native to 

 Colombia. All parts of the plant are 

 covered with a downy wool, and the 

 narrowly heart-shaped leaves resemble 

 those of the mullein. The long slender 

 salmon-pink flowers are borne singly on 

 short stems, and the fruit is said to be 

 edible. 



56591 to 56593— Continued. 



Tacsonia mollisslma H. B. K. 

 Curuba. 



"This species is more commonly culti- 

 vated on the mesa of Bogota than any of 

 the several others whose fruits are also 

 known as curuba. The vine is not quite 

 so ornamental as that of some other 

 species, but the fruit is considered one 

 of the best. It is slender, oblong-oval, 

 2 to 4 inches long, and slightly more than 

 an inch thick, with a thin leathery peri- 

 carp (not brittle as in most other species) 

 inclosing many black seeds, each sur- 

 rounded by an orange-colored juicy aril. 

 The flavor is sprightly and aromatic. 

 While much eaten out of hand, the fruit 

 is perhaps best when prepared in the 

 form of creme de curuba or when made 

 into an ice. Certainly the curuba is one 

 of the most popular fruits in Bogota." 

 ( WiLon Popenoe.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 51399. 



56594 and 56595. 



From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba, Seeds pre- 

 sented by Dr. Mario Calvino, Agricultural 

 Experiment Station. Received January 30, 

 1923. Quoted notes by Doctor Calvino. 



56594. Phaseolus lunatus L. Fabaceae. 



Lima bean. 

 " Frijol caballeroperenne. A climbing white 

 variety perennial in Cuba; these seeds come 

 from Oriente." 



56595. Vigna cylindrica (Stickm.) Skeels. 

 Fabaceae. Catjang. 

 "Frijol precioso. From eastern Cuba." 

 Introduced in connection with disease- 

 resistance experiments. 



56596 to 56603. 



From Tengyueh, Yunnan, China. Seeds col- 

 lected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of 

 the United States Department of Agriculture. 

 Received February 16, 1923. Quoted notes 

 by Mr. Rock. 



56596. Allium sp. Liliaceae. Onion. 

 "Tsung. A variety resembling our small 



spring onion; it does not form a bulb." 



56597 to 56599. Brassica spp. Brassicaceae. 



56597. Brassica sp. 



"(No. 7814.) Hsiao peisai (small white 

 cabbage). A stout lettuce-shaped cab- 

 bage with compact leaves, dark green 

 above with a snow-white base, up to 

 4 inches broad, extending up into the 

 dark-green leaf blades and forming prom- 

 inent white ribs. The roots are short and 

 stout." 



56598. Brassica sp. 



"(No. 7815.) Ta peisai. A large oblong 

 cabbage, resembling the following [No. 

 7813; S. P. I. No. 56599]. The very large 

 oblong leaves are pale green, and the 

 broad base and midribs are snow white. 

 This is a succulent vegetable, cooked like 

 cabbage." 



56599. Brassica sp. 



"(No. 7813.) Tsin tsai (green cabbage). 

 A green cabbage with leaves 2 feet or more 

 in length and a foot broad, green through- 

 out, including the thick sessile base. The 

 root is turnip shaped but divided. This 

 variety is cooked like cabbage." 



56600. CoRiANDRUM sativum L. ApiaceflB. 

 Coriander. 



"(No. 7818.) Yen Stti. This plant has an 

 obnoxious odor, but is used in the same 



manner as European parsley." 



