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36679. Olea verrucosa (R. and S.) Link. Wild olive. 



From Wellington. Cape Province. Presented by Mr. C. W. Mally, entomologist. 



Department of Agriculture. Cape Town. Cape of Good Hope. Received 



December 5, 1913. 

 "These were gathered at Wellington, Cape Province." (Mally.) 

 For previous introduction and description, see S. P. I. No. 9559. 



36680 to 36686. Holcus sorghum L. Sorghum. 



{Sorghum vulgare Pers.) 

 From Victoria, Kamerun. Presented by Dr. Karl Ludwigs, director of the Experi- 

 ment Station, at the request of the governor. Received December 2, 1913. 

 Quoted notes by Dr. Ludwigs. 



36680. *'No. 1. Wuteguineakom. Native name Melossie. Sample from 

 Joko." 



36681. "No. 2. Fullahkom. Native name Bahoa. Sample from Joko." 



36682. "No. 3. Tikarlom. 'Nsitive name Mfonghuya. Sample from Joko." 



36683. "No. 4. AndjiJci or Teleri. Sample from Ngaund ere." 



36684. "No. 5. Djolomri. Sample from Ngaund ere." 



36685. "No. 6. Daneri. Sample from Ngaund ere." 



36686. "No. 7. Angom. Sample from Ngaund ere." 



36687. Persea Americana Miller. Avocado. 



{Persea gratissima Gaertn. f.) 

 From Lagas, Mexico. Presented by Mr. Theodore C. Hamm, American consul, 

 Durango, Mexico. These seeds were procured at the suggestion of Hon. Albert 

 S. Burleson, Postmaster General. Received December 6. 1913. 

 "The fruits of the avocado, or aguacate, as it is locally called, grown in the Lajas 

 district. After some little search and inquiry, aguacates were found which had been 

 brought in from the very district named in the letter of the Agricultural Explorer in 

 Charge [near the Indian village of Lagas in western Mexico. This village is described 

 as being located on a small plateau of 4.000 or 5,000 feet elevation, near the Chico 

 River, about 175 miles southwest of the city of Diu-ango, and something like 100 miles 

 from the coast]. The aguacate grows extensively throughout southern and south- 

 western Durango, and the fruit is highly prized locally. It is used cliiefly in salads 

 and as a substitute for butter. Large quantities are sold in the Durango market at 

 prices ranging from 3 to 6 centavos (1^ to 3 cents. American currency) each. ' ' {Hamm.) 



36688 to 36715. 



Collected by Messrs. P. H. Dorsett. A. D. Shamel. and Wilson Popenoe, of the 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received December 4 and 27, 1913. 

 Quoted notes by Messrs. Dorsett. Shamel. and Popenoe. 



36688. Maxgifera indica L. Mango. 



"(No. 1. Rio de Janeiro. Brazil. October 25, 1913.) Bud sticks of the Rosa 

 mango, from the nursery of Eickhoff. Cameiro Leao & C. This variety is said 

 originally to have come from Bahia. The fruit is of good size, in shape very 

 similar to the Alfonso of Bombay, the left shoulder more prominent than the 

 right and the apex slightly beaked. The color is a bright golden yellow, with 

 a red cheek. The flesh is said to be so free from fiber that it can be eaten with 

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