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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



36283 to 36484. 



Collected by Mr. W. F. Wight, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Received July 

 7, 1913. 



Quoted notes by Mr. Wight, except as otherwise indicated. 



86283. Abrus praecatorius L. Jequirity. 



"(No. 310. Arequipa, Peru.) Guarero. Seeds obtained from an Indian 

 medicine woman, from whom no reliable information could be obtained. 

 They probably came from a lower altitude, but even if from the mountain 

 region they can be grown only in the most favored localities of Florida and 

 California." 



36284 and 36285. Agrostis spp. 



"From Tiahuanaco, Bolivia. Grass from the plateau near Tiahuanaco. It 

 forms tufts and is rather wiry when old. It is doubtful whether even the 

 llama will eat it except when it is young. The native grasses of this region 

 appear to have little value, but they may be of botanical interest." 

 36284. "(No. 681.)" 36285. "(No. 683.)" 



36286. Allium cepa L. Onion. 

 "(No. 292.) Seeds obtained from an Indian woman in Arequipa, Peru. 



There seems to be practically no seed trade, as a business, in Peru, and these 

 seeds may show some interesting variations." 



36287. Amaranthus sp. 



"(No. 595.) Seeds obtained from an Indian medicine woman in Oruro. 

 Bolivia." 



36288 to 36293. Annona chereviola Miller. Cherimoya. 



36288. "(No. 341. Cuzco, Peru.) This fruit is very abundant in the 

 market at Cuzco and of excellent quality. Probably none are grown 

 within one or two days' journey from the city, and they are often brought 

 from valleys at four or five days' distance." 



36289. "(No. 591. Oruro, Bolivia.) Some of the very finest cheri- 

 moyas seen in South America were in the market at Oruro. They 

 came from the vicinity of Cochabamba." 



36290. "(No. 650. From Peru.) A cherimoya with surface slightly 

 roughened." 



36291. "(No, 651.) Rough surface, the usual type in Peru, but still of 

 excellent quality." 



36292. "(No. 649. Peru.) This fruit had a practi^^illy smooth surface 

 and by many is considered superior to those with the rough surface." 



36293. "(No. 660. Arequipa, Peru.) An excellent specimen." 



36294. Annona muricata L. Soursop. 

 "(No. 652. Lima, Peru.) Guandhana or custard-apple. This is usually a 



larger fruit than the cherimoya and of softer texture. Quite common in the 

 market at Lima and perhaps at other places in some seasons." 



36295. Apium sp. 



"(No. 293. Arequipa, Peru.) Seeds obtained from an Indian woman in 

 Arequipa." 



See S. P. I. No. 36286 for further note. 



