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SEEDS AND PLAXTS IMPOETED. 



36577 to 36587. Teiticuh aestivum L. Wheat. 



{Triticum vulgare Till.) 



From Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Presented by Mr. G. Valder, at 

 the request of Mr. W. M. Came, of the Department of Agriculture. Received 

 November 7, 1913. 



36577. "BathurstNo. 2." 36583. "Jonathan." 



36578. "Cedar." 36584. "Wagga No. 19." 



36579. "Cleveland." 36585. "Warren." 



36580. "CowraNo. 3." 36586. "R^-mer." 



36581. "Genoa." 36587. "Thew." 



36582. "John Brown." 



36588. Bexzoix sp. 



From Chang Nlng, Kiangsi, via Swatovr, China. Presented by Rev. C. E. Bous- 

 field, American Baptist Mission. Received October 28, 1913. 

 "Seeds of a large shrub which grows on the hills here. The berries and leaves are 

 very fragrant and are used by the Chinese as a flavoring for their food." {Bousjield.) 



36589. CiTKus GRAXDis (L.) Osbeck. Pomelo. 



Received from Mr. Robert A. Young, of the Bureau of Plant Industry-. Septem- 

 ber 6, 1913. 



"Seeds from pomelos estimated to be at least 6 inches in diameter, ser^-ed on the 

 S. S. Manchuria from Hongkong to San Francisco. The fruit was served broken into 

 sections. The flesh was white and sweet, with scarcely any acidity, and was very 

 agreeable to the taste. The texture was rather coarse. The steward said they came 

 from Canton and were called Canaloni {?) melons.'^ ( Young.) 



36590 to 36592. 



From San Jose, Costa Rica. Presented by Mr. Carlos Werckle, Department of 

 Agriculture. Received November 11, 1913. 



36590 and 36591. Licania platypus (Hemsl.) Fritsch. Sansapote. 



36590. " Seeds of the smaller sansapote from the Pacific coast. Large 

 fruit with highly aromatic and sweet flesh; very good." {Werckle.) 



36591. "Seeds of the large sansapote from the Atlantic slope, at 500 

 meters altitude; fruit weighs up to 4 pounds; one of the best fruits, by 

 many people preferred to Achradelpha (Lucuma) mummosa.' ' (WercJde.) 



36592. PoLAKowsKiA TACACo Pitticr. Tacaco. 



"A cucurbitaceous plant, the fruit of which is used as a green vegetable. It 

 is k near relative to the chayote. but the fi'uit is smaller, fusiform, set with stifi 

 spines at the base, and of quite a distinct taste. It is one of the primitive foods 

 of the natiA'e Indians of Costa Rica, where it grows wild in fresh, shady places 

 of the temperate region, and its use as a vegetable has been readily adopted by 

 the Spanish Costa Ricans. Nowadays the plant is at least semicultiA-ated on 

 the central plateau. To grow it, a whole mature fruit is set in a rich, loose leaf 

 mold, with the spiny end up and almost showing at the surface. The vines 

 spread on the ground or on low bushes or supports. The fruits, which are about 

 2h inches long and 1^ inches broad, hang fi"om short peduncles and are picked 

 when still green. After taking away the basal spines, they are boiled in water 

 either whole or cut into small pieces, or pickled, or made into preserv^es. They 

 are also a favorite addition to the native vegetable soups." {H. Pittier.) 



For previous introductions, see S. P. I. Nos. 26244 and 26245. 



For an illustration of the fruit of this cucurbit, see Plate 11= 



