SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



.56838 to 56841 — Continued. 



56839. "Kalihi chutney mango. Original tree 

 supposed to be a cross between West 

 Indian No. 5 and some other mango. It 

 grows near the Kalihi stream, King Street, 

 Honolulu. The tree is vigorous and pro- 

 lific, and the fruit is large, handsome, and 

 of excellent quality. 



"Description of the fruit: Size medium 

 to large; shape almost round with blunt 

 double apex; weight varying from 8 to 12 

 ounces; weight of seed about three-fourths 

 ounce; color, a beautiful golden apricot, 

 splashed with a few irregular dashes of 

 bright red about the shoulder, yellow dots 

 visible all over the surface of the fruit. 

 Flesh yellow to orange-yellow, firm, with 

 little fiber and of a most delicious rich 

 flavor. An excellent keeper." 



56840. " Victoria mango. The original tree, 

 Victoria No. 9, is a seedling growing on the 

 residence property of Thomas G. Thrum, 

 Honolulu, Hawaii. During the eighties a 

 number of mango seeds were brought from 

 the West Indies by Joseph Marsden, a 

 Government official of Hawaii. Among 

 the seedlings developed from the intro- 

 duced seeds was one known as No. 9. In 

 1897 a seed of this No. 9 was given to Mr. 

 and Mrs. George Ashley. Mrs. Ashley 

 germinated this seed, setting it in the front 

 yard in its present location on June 20, 

 1897, the date of the Diamond Jubilee of 

 Queen Victoria of England. For this 

 reason the tree was called Victoria No. 9. 

 When it fruited it was discovered that the 

 fruit was different from any of the other 

 mangos growing in Hawaii, particularly in 

 color. Its qualities are superior to any of 

 those mangos formerly brought to Hawaii 

 by Mr. Marsden. 



"The tree has proved to be very prolific, 

 often producing as many as three distinct 

 crops per year. The fruits are but little 

 clustered, generally hanging singly on indi- 

 vidual stems. From the time the fruits 

 set they are red, becoming more brilliant 

 on ripening. Like some other mangos, 

 the Victoria No. 9 reproduces its quality 

 of fruit fairly true on seedling trees. 



"Description 6i the fruit: Size medium, 

 weight about 9 ounces; shape oblong, j 

 slightly S shaped and necked somewhat 

 at the stem end; apex broadly rounded 

 with curve ending in a small blunt beak 

 which sometimes contains a small hole- 

 like depression; color when ripe shaded 

 with brilliant vermilion over yellow ground 

 color which is most evident at apex. Sur- 

 face marked with small yellow dots which 

 become indistinct where red is deepest. 

 Shoulder of fruit has delicate powdery 

 bloom. Skin of medium thickness, strong 

 enough to peel well. Odor pleasant. Ripe 

 flesh a deep rich yellow, of good texture; 

 juice sweet acid and of flavor of the Pirie 

 mango. Seed small, weight three-fourths 

 of an ounce. In marketing qualities this 

 ranks among the best varieties in Hawaii." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 54690. 



56841. " Whitney mango. Original tree a seed- 

 ling of the sweet Hawaiian mango, growing 

 in the yard of Dr. J. M. Whitney, 1325 

 Punahou Street, Honolulu. This variety 

 grows l.trge and vigorous and is a prolific 

 bearer. 



"Description of fruit: Size medium; 

 shape oblong, broader than thick, with a 

 rather extended, pointed apex; weight 8 to 

 10 ounces; color when ripe light greenish 

 yellow with light dots; skin rather tough; 

 peeling qualities fair. Flesh light yellow, 

 without fiber, melting, sweet, and of ex- 

 cellent flavor. It is claimed that the fruit 

 of this variety has never shown signs of 

 having been stung by the fruit fly. A 

 good variety for the fresh-fruit market." 



56842 to 58849. 



Fabacese. 



Arachis htpogaea L. 

 Peanut. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented by 

 Carl Hartley. Received April 12, 1923. 

 Quoted notes by Mr. Hartley. 



56342 to 5684S. "The following numbers are 

 of the Holle type. This type has a seed 

 considerably heavier than the Broel and, 

 ' of course, a larger pod. It is also an early- 

 ripening bunch type, though not quite as 

 pronounced in these characters as the 

 Broel. It is ordinarily harvested on low 

 and middle elevations in Java in 100 days 

 after the seed is sown. It is by far the 

 most popular type. It is my understanding 

 that these varieties were tried by the 

 United States Department of Agriculture 

 in South Carolina last year and that they 

 indicated high yielding ability but a much 

 longer growing period than in Java." 



56842. "No. 50. Obtained from Men- 

 ado." 



58343 to 56846. "From native sources in 

 Java." 



56843. No. 52. 



56844. No. 64. 



56845. No. 66. 



56846. No. 67. 



5S847. "No. 77. The so-called 'Pure 

 Line 21' of the Department of Agri- 

 culture's selection station at Buiten- 

 zorg. This is probably the best num- 

 ber from the standpoint of produc- 

 tiveness." 



56348. "No. 78. The so-called 'White 

 Hybrid No. 3' of this station." 



56849. " Broel. This is a mixture of various 

 Broel races from Java and Sumatra. The 

 Broel is a very early ripening bunch type 

 with small pods and short nuts. It is 

 cultivated to a considerable extent in east- 

 ern Java on soils which are poor and on 

 which other varieties showed too high a 

 percentage of unfilled pods. In general, it 

 is not as popular as the Holle type. It 

 corresponds very closely to the American 

 type known as 'Spanish.' " 



56850. Trifolium pratense L. Fa- 

 bacese. Red clover. 



From Copenhagen, Denmark. Seeds pre- 

 sented by H. N. Knudsen, Danish Royal 

 Agricultural Society. Received April 12, 

 1923. 

 " Hersnap. This is a Danish strain and has 

 given, with us, a higher yield than foreign seed." 

 (Knudsen.) 



Introduced for department specialists engaged in 

 clover-breeding investigations. 



For previous introduction of this variety, see 

 S. P. I. No. 56285. 



56851 and 56852. Ananas sp. Bro- 

 meliaceae. Pineapple. 



From Vicosa, Minas Geraes, Brazil. Seeds 

 presented by P. H. Rolfs, director, Escola 

 Superior de Agricultura e Veterinaria. Re- 

 ceived April 13, 1923. Quoted notes by Mr. 

 Rolfs. 

 "These are considered to be wild pineapples and 

 are very abundant here. In general the fruits are 

 cylindrical, about 4 inches in diameter and 6 inches 

 long. The crowns are medium sized in compari- 

 son with the size of the fruit, and crown slips are 

 produced as well as basal ones. In color the fruits 

 vary from white to dull green and red. The leaves 

 are long and narrow, with very rigid and very sharp 

 spines set quite a distance apart; they remind one 

 of the leaves of the Ananaz ratao of the Cubans, 

 which also grows wild here. The bract which sub- 

 tends each segment of the fruit is so large that, when 

 the fruit is ripe, the bract laps over the subtended 

 segment. These pineapples should he useful in 

 hybridization experiments." 



