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42032. PASSIFLORA MIXTA. Passion fruit. From Lodovic 
Söderstrom, Quito, Ecuador. Handsome climbing vine with
rose-colored flowers and edible fruits nearly 4 inches long.  In
Ecuador the fruit is used to flavor ice cream, etc., and is also often
eaten raw.  The vines are said to be very prolific, bearing as many
as 100 flowers and fruits at the same time.

38806. PAULOWNIA FORTUNEI. From F. N. Meyer, Nantotchu, 
Shensi, China. Medium-sized tree, able to withstand drought
and a certain amount of alkali.  Planted on sandy land as a soil
binder and windbreak. Wood very light, used in furniture, bowls,
jars, children's toys, etc. Valuable as an ornamental in 
mild-wintered sections.

42036. PAULOWNIA MIKADO. Magnificent ornamental tree
much resembling the well-known P. imperialis, but having slightly
shorter panicles of larger flowers which are lilac or purple tinted and
dotted with purple on the inside of the corolla.  Native of Central
Formosa.  Paulownia is propagated from root cuttings in Japan.

36017. PENTAPETES PHOENICEA. From P. J. Wester,
Lamao, Bataan, Philippine Islands. A robust, sterculiaceous herb,
attaining a height of 2 meters.  On account of its attractive scarlet
flowers it makes a very good ornamental.  Collected on the Island
of Mindanao.

PERILLA FRUTESCENS. Annual plant similar in growth to
Coleus.  Extensively cultivated in Japan for oil, of which the seeds
contain 17 per cent.  Oil principally used in making the remarkable
oil papers of Japan.  Considered superior to linseed oil for many
purposes.  Requires long season to mature seeds, which are inclined
to shatter badly.

19297. PERSEA AMERICANA. Wester Avocado. Variety
of the West Indian type, originated on the place of John Thomas
Peacock, at Cocoanut Grove, Fla., from seed planted about 1871.
Fruit medium, 18 ounces in weight, chocolate brown to maroon,
broadly pear shaped; dark yellow meat, smooth and somewhat mealy
in texture, variable in flavor, sometimes rich.  An excellent summer
variety for home use.

26690. PERSEA AMERICANA. Butler avocado. West Indian 
type. Obovate, about 15 ounces in weight, light green in color,
with rich yellow flesh of excellent quality.  A prolific and regular
bearer.  A very promising summer-fruiting variety for southern
Florida; ripens in August. (PI. XIII.)
        