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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



37748 to 37798— Contd. (Quoted notes by Mr. Dorsett and others.) 



however, to determine its value and the feasibility of economically 

 extracting the fiber." 

 Plants. 



37795. Citrus bergamia Risso. Rutaceee. Bergamot orange. 

 From Roma, Bahia. See S. P. I. No. 37779 for description. 



37796. Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck. Rutaceae. Orange. 

 From the grove of Senhor Joao Elias Esteres, Nictheroy, Rio de 



Janeiro. 



" Cuttings of laranja selecta from a variety which is a favorite in 

 Rio de Janeiro, its cultivation being much more extensive than that 

 of the Bahia navel orange. It is hard to understand why this should be, 

 when one considers that the navel is seedless while Selecta contains 

 numerous seeds. It seems to be the popular opinion, however, that 

 Selecta is a better flavored orange than the navel grown in this section. 

 Selecta is believed to be the parent of the Bahia navel, and there is 

 good evidence to substantiate this belief. It is an orange of good size, 

 about as large as a good California Washington Navel, but slightly 

 flattened or oblate in form. The flesh is tender and juicy and of ii 

 delicious sprightly flavor, rather a contrast in this respect to the Bahia 

 navel, which is usually lacking in acidity." 



37797. Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck. Rutaceae. Orange. 

 From Maxambomba, Brazil. 



" Cuttings of laranja da pera from Maxambomba, about 30 kilometers 

 from Rio de Janeiro, on the Central Railway. This variety is called the 

 pear orange, presumably because of its slightly elongated form. It is a 

 smaller fruit than the Seleeta, being more nearly comparable to the 

 Mediterranean Sweet, grown in California. These cuttings are from the 

 grove of Jose Maria Corres, one of the best in the region around 

 Maxambomba. The trees are very prolific fruiters and ripen their 

 crop about Christmas time, at almost the opposite season of the year 

 from Selecta, which ripens from March or April until September. It is 

 one of the chief commercial varieties of the region, and while rather 

 seedy, there is an abundance of juice and little rag. The flavor is very 

 sweet and not so refreshing as Selecta." 



87798. Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck. Rutacese. Orange. 



" From the nursery of Eickhoff, Carneiro Leao & Co., Rio de Janeiro. 

 Cuttings of laranja da pera. See S. P. I. No. 37797 for a description of 

 this variety." 



37799 to 37801. 



From China. Collected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer 

 for the Department of Agriculture. Received April 2, 1914. Quoted 

 notes by Mr. Meyer. 



37799 and 37800. Castanea moij:jssima Blume. Fagacese. Chestnut. 



From the village of Yatzeko, south of Sianfu, Shensi, China. Janu- 

 ary 20, 1914. 



37799. "(No. 2006a.) A large-fruited variety of Chinese chest- 

 nut, which locally is propagated by top grafting. The trees are 

 of low-branching habits and prefer a well-drained, decomposed 



