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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



37085 to 37089— Con. (Quoted notes by Capt. D. A. Sandford.) 



37087. " Dark red. From Boulga, 40 miles northeast of Addis Abeba." 



37088. " Black and white. From Soddo, 25 miles south of Addis Abeba. 

 It is sown mixed." 



37089. " Red. From Metcha, 40 miles west of Addis Abeba." 



37090 to 37095. 



From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Collected by Messrs. P. H. Dorsett. A. D. 

 Shamel, and Wilson Popenoe, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 February 5, 1914. 

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



37090. Myrctaria .tauoticaba (Veil.) Berg. Jaboticaba. 

 {Myrcia jahoiicaha Baill.) 



"(No. 5Sa. January 5, 1914.) Seeds from a batch of fruits purchased 

 in the market here. The presence of a short stem on the fruit leads to 

 the belief that they are of the species Myrciuria jaboticaba and not M. 

 cauliflora, of which seeds have already been sent in. The size is variable, 

 the best specimens being about 1 inch in diameter. Color dark purplish 

 maroon. The skin seems a little tougher than the M. cauliflora and the 

 flavor is more acid and not quite so pleasant. Seeds normally four, 

 rarely one, two, or more commonly three." 



37091. OcoTEA eegeliana (Meissn.) Mez. 



"(No. 59a. January 6, 1914.) Seeds from a tree growing on the hill- 

 side above the Hotel Internacional. Slender in form, about 30 feet high, 

 leaves light green, stiff, somewhat glossy, elliptical acute, 2i to 3 inches 

 long. Fruits oval, three-fourths of an inch long, purplish black, glossy, 

 with a woody calyx. Pulp one-eighth of an inch thick, bluish purple." 



37092. Gaecinia sp. 



"(No. 60a. January 6, 1914.) Seeds from a tree in the Jardin Botanico 

 bearing the number 54. We believe that this species has already been 

 introduced into the United States, but are sending a few seeds for possi- 

 ble use in connection with the mangosteen experiments." 



37093. OcoTEA sp. 



"(No. 61a. January 6, 1914.) Seeds of an arborescent shrub growing 

 on the hillside west of the Hotel Internacional. Leaves deep green, 

 thick, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, 3 to 4 inches in length. For trial as 

 an ornamental in Florida and southern California." 



37094. Myeciaeia eduus (Veil.) Skeels. Cambuca. 

 {Eugenia edulis Veil.) 



"(No. 62a. January 6, 1914.) Seeds of the cambncd, from fruits 

 purchased in the market. A very interesting myrtaceous fruit, closely 

 resembling in foliage and general character of fruit the jaboticaba. 

 • Leaves lanceolate-elliptical, acuminate, deep green above, lighter green 

 beneath, 4 to 5 inches long. Fruits oblate in form, 2 inches in width 

 and 1^ inches long, sessile, surface smooth, bright orange-yellow in color 

 (Code de Couleurs 156). Skin thin, outer flesh one-fourth of an inch 

 thick, tough and acid, inner pulp or edible portion surrounding the seed 

 about the same thickness, soft, translucent, juicy, of average subacid 

 flavor, somewhat resembling that of Passifiora eduUs. Seed oval, com- 

 pressed laterally, one-eighth of an inch long. For trial in Florida and 

 California." 



