INVENTORY. 



36259. ScHiNus terebinthifolius Raddi. 



Grown at the Plant Introduction Field Station, Miami, Fla., under Station No. 

 115, from seed received from the Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 through Mr. P. J. Wester, in 1909. 

 Medium-sized, ornamental, evergreen anacardiaceous tree, native of Brazil, with 

 very striking foliage, highly prized for avenue and lawn planting in mild-wintered 

 regions. Similar to S. molle, but with stiffer branches and leaves larger and darker 

 green. 

 Plants. 



36260. Karatas pluisiieri Morr. 



From Caracas, Venezuela. Collected by Mr. H. Pittier, of the Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received August 14, 1913. 

 "One of the peculiar bromeliaceous fruits common on the market at Caracas during 

 the months from January to April is the curujujul, said to proceed from the above- 

 named species. It is a slender pod, in shape somewhat like a very young banana 

 finger and of a pale greenish yellow color. Its thin skin contains a translucent fluid 

 of sirupy consistency and very sweet in which are embedded the numerous black 

 seeds. The curujujul is very much relished on accoimt of its refreshing qualities and 

 its delicate perfume, being either sucked ofihand or ser\^ed in the form of sherbet. 

 It is also used in the preparation of a fine preserve. This plant grows wild in the lower 

 belt of Venezuela; it is also planted at times in hedges. As it is, the fruit is a valuable 

 addition to the Venezuelan fruit market, and it could very likely be improved by 

 cultivation. The same plant is reported from Colombia, Central America, and Mexico. 

 I had previously partaken of the fruits in Nicoya, Costa Rica, where the plant is known 

 as pinuela de garrobo and in Chepo, Panama, where it is called piro, but the fruits 

 were much smaller and of a very inferior quality. These may have belonged to 

 distinct species. The fruits of the Mexican pinuela as sold cooked on the market 

 at Tehuantepec are smaller, according to a natural-size picture taken by Messrs. 

 G. N. Collins and C. B. Doyle (No. 9513)." {Pittier.) 



36261. LiLimi longiflorum Thunberg. Harris's lily. 



From Philadelpliia, Pa. Presented by Mr. William K. Harris. Received 

 October 3, 1913. 



"Var. eximium. Bulbs raised from the original stock of the well-known harrisii 

 Easter lily. To be grown to produce seed for the experimental work of Bureau 

 officials." {Bisset.) 



Bulbs. 



36262. Carica papaya L. Papaya. 



From Buenos Aires, Argentina. Presented by Mr. H. M. Curran. Received 

 September 29, 1913. 



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