
          height; the most productive of any in the Verapaz. The canes 
are densely clothed with soft red spines; the leaves have 3 
to 5 leaflets; the fruits, black when ripe, half an inch in 
length, are juicy and sweet, somewhat resembling those of the 
blackberry; the seeds are small, not hard.

50681. RUBUS SP. From San Jose, Costa Rica. Seeds collected 
by Wilson Popenoe, Agricultural Explorer. This species produces 
fruits about an inch long which resemble in general 
character the blackberries cultivated in this country. The 
quality is fairly good, though the flavor is a trifle acid. 
May prove of interest to those carrying on breeding experiments 
with blackberries.

50907. RUBUS SP. From Zanzibar. Seeds collected by Dr. H. L. 
Shantz, Agricultural Explorer. This vinelike plant produces 
a red raspberry of fairly good flavor. May prove of interest 
in breeding experiments.

51535. RUBUS SP. From Kenya Province, Kenya Colony. Seeds 
collected by Dr. H. L. Shantz, Agricultural Explorer, who 
reports it the only blackberry he saw in Africa. The fruit 
is a little reddish but is apparently a true wild blackberry 
with a fairly good flavor. For use of hybridizers.

49777. RUPRECHTIA SP. From Guatemala City. Seeds collected 
by Wilson Popenoe, Agricultural Explorer. A small Central 
American tree with alternate ovate leaves and small white 
flowers. It blooms in January.

46026. SABINAEA CARINALIS. From Dominica, British West Indies. 
Seeds presented by Joseph Jones. A shrub or small tree, known 
in Dominica as "Bois Charibe," with pinnate leaves and large, 
bright scarlet flowers which appear before the leaves and 
make a beautiful mass of color. According to Jones, it is one 
of the most showy of the native plants of Dominica. Especially 
adapted for dry rocky hillsides where it will be exposed to 
the scorching sun for 3 or 4 months.

44995. SALVIA HEMPSTEADIANA. From Purula, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala. 
Seeds collected by Wilson Popenoe, Agricultural Explorer. 
A perennial herbaceous plant found at an altitude of 
over 5,000 feet. Reaches a height of 1 1/2 to 2 feet and produces 
spikes of brilliant blue flowers tubular in form and about 
an inch long. Very showy and attractive when in flower. Blooms 
well in latitude of Washington.

49389. SALVIA POPENOEI. From Tucuru, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. 
Seeds collected by Wilson Popenoe, Agricultural Explorer. A 
handsome plant, commonly 3 to 5 feet in height, and bearing 
terminal spikes of bright crimson-scarlet flowers resembling 
those of S. splendens in color. Kekchi name "Tutz-unun."

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