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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



34877 to 34884— Continued. 



34880. Eugenia uniflora L. Pitanga. 



"A small shrubby tree of Brazil, bearing small, round, and ribbed fruit 

 about 1 inch in diameter, rather flattened at the ends, and of a bright-red 

 waxy appearance. These suggest small tomatoes at a distance; the pulp is 

 edible, but to most people is too acid and perfumed to be agreeable. It is 

 said to make good jelly, being also used in preserves. The tree thrives best 

 at medium elevations, 1,500 to 3,000 feet. Propagated by seed." {Mac- 

 millan, Handbook of Tropical Gardening.) 

 84881. Garcinia sp. 



34882. Genipa Americana L. Genipap. 



"The fruit is succulent, as large as an orange, with rather thick rind, crowned 

 by the calyx, and tapering at each end. It is known as the genipap fruit or, 

 in Venezuela, as the marmalade box." (Masters, in Lindley^s Treasury of 

 Botany.) 



Distribution. — A tree found in the northern part of South America from the 

 province of Minas Geraes, in Brazil, northwai'd to Venezuela, and in the West 

 Indies. 



84883. Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) Hemsley. 



"This Paraguayan herb is of peculiar interest because of the very large saccha- 

 rine content of the leaves. A tiny fragment placed on the tongue seems as sweet 

 as a lump of sugar of similar size. Several years ago the discovery that this 

 plant, then called Eupatorium, contained a substance many times sweeter 

 than sugar, was heralded by the press and excited the keen interest of sugar 

 planters all over the world. The substance turned out to be a glycerin and 

 the anxiety of sugar interests subsided." {David Fair child.) 



Distribution. — An herbaceous perennial belonging to the aster family. Found 

 in the woods along the Monday River, in the southeastern part of Paraguay. 

 34884. (Undetermined.) 



34885. Haemanthus eetveldeanus Wildem. and Th. Dur. 



From Brussels, Belgium. Presented by the Ministere des Colonies. Received 

 January 23, 1913. 



Distribution. — A bulbous perennial bearing large rose-colored flowers in umbels. 

 Found in damp places in the Kongo. 

 Bulblets. 



34888 to 34902. 



From Merida, Mexico. Procured by Mr. G. N. Collins, of the Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, in the market at this place. Received February 14, 1913. 

 34888 and 34889. Phaseolus coccineus L. Bean. 



34888. De Santa Cruz. 34889. Santa Cruz. 



84890 to 34900. Phaseolus vttlgabis L. Bean. 



34890. Sa Ma. 34895. Ibes, or Hibes. 



34891. Fijot San Miguel 34896. Vera Cruzena. 

 importo. 34897. Schol 



34892. Ibes Colorado del pais. 34898. Cholybul. 



34893. Colorado del pais. 34899. Honjo, or horilla. 



34894. Ani beno. 34900. Gol bio. 

 34901 and 34902. Vigna sinensis (Tomer) Savi. 



34901. Le Carita. 34902. Fspelon del pais. 



