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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



berries. Its local name is calif ata, and Mr. Pemberton believes it will make an excel- 

 lent hedge plant, growing about 4 feet high. It is extremely productive, and Mr. 

 Pemberton has often sat down near bushes of these califatas and made a meal of these 

 blue berries. Tliis species should thrive in the Puget Sound region and along the 

 coast of California, and possibly in the South Atlantic coast region. It should be 

 tested also as far north as Philadelphia." (Fairchild.) 



Distribution. — A low slirub found in southern Chile and southward to the Straits 

 of Magellan. 



36627. LiLiuM sp. 



From Soochow, China. Presented by Mr. N. Gist Gee, Soochow University. 

 Received November 18, 1913. 

 "Pa^ TTo^. The leaves have a thin skin over them; tliis is peeled off and the 

 fleshy part is cooked in water. It should be planted in hght soil and carefully culti- 

 vated. It, like the San Yah [S. P. I. No. 36629], is considered as very healthful, 

 and the two are often sold together." (Gee.) 

 Bulbs. 



36628. Carica papaya L. Papaya. 



From Colombo, Ceylon. Presented by the American consul, Colombo. Re- 

 ceived November 28, 1913. 



36629. DioscoREA sativa L. 



From Soochow, China. Presented by Mr. N. Gist Gee, Soochow University. 

 Received November 18, 1913. 

 ^'San Yah [Shan yao]. This is grown in light clay soil and is used much as the 

 sweet potato. It is used a great deal as food in the fall and is thought to have very 

 decidedly beneficial effects upon one's health. It may also be used in soups with 

 meat." (Gee.) 



36630. LiNUM usitatissimum L. Flax. 

 From Geneva, Idaho. Procured from Mr. F. W. Boehme. Received November 



20, 1913. 



A variety adapted t^o high altitudes. Procured for experimental purposes by the 

 Office of Cereal Investigations. 



36631. DiosPYRos kaki L. f. Persimmon. 



From Washington, D. C. Received, through Mr. S. A. Jones, from a tree growing 

 on the grounds of Mr. Theodore Barnes, November 25, 1913. 

 "This tree is about 7 years of age and passed through a temperature of 14° below 

 zero in 1911 with but slight injury." {Peter Bisset.) 

 Scions. 



36632. Annona diversifolia Safford. llama. 



From Tlatlaya, District of Sultepec, State of Mexico, Mexico. Presented by Mr. 

 William Brockway. Received November 22, 1913. 

 "Seeds of the red-fleshed cherimoya. The natives here do not call this species 

 either an anona or cherimoya; they call it llama." (Brockway.) 



36633. Carica papaya L. Papaya. 



From Costa Rica. Presented by Mr. A. M. Hicks, Chicago, 111. Received 

 November 24, 1913. 



"Fruits especially large and fine; as large as three or four ordinary ones." (Hicks.) 



