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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



52715 to 52735— Continued. 



flattened, light red, with few and not very deep ej^es. The flesh 

 is white and of good quality. The plant has shown itself fairly 

 resistant to late-blight." 

 52730. "(No. 553. Ambato, Ecuador. January 12, 1921.) Yungara 

 potato grown near Ambato. This productive and late-maturing 

 variety yields oblong medium-sized tubers, light rose colored 

 with yellow areas around the few and not very deep eyes. The 

 flesh is white and of good quality ; the plant is not resistant to late- 

 blight One of the important commercial potatoes of central 

 Ecuador." 



52731. Frag ARIA chiloensis (L.) Duchesne. Rosaceje. 



Chilean strawberry. 



"(No. 5'/). Guachi Grande, near Ambato. Ecuador. .January 12. 1921.) 

 Amhato strawberry. Of unusual interest for culture in the Southwest." 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 52576. 



52732. Pyrus communis L. Malaceaj. Pear. 

 "(No. 540. Ambato, Ecuador. .January 11, 1921.) Pera nacional or 



pera comun, from a huerta near Ambato. For trial as stock plants. 



"This small pear, probably introduced into Ecuador by the Spaniards 

 in colonial times, is cultivated commercially in the vicinity of Ambato, 

 whence the fruits are carried to Quito, Guayaquil, and other points in 

 the Republic. It is also grown in the Azuay, near Cuenca. Propagation 

 is by suckers which spring up abundantly beneath the old trees. 



" The species is vigorous in habit, trees sometimes reaching 25 feet 

 In height and producing their fruits in great abundance. The ripening 

 season at Ambato is from Januarj- to March. The fruit is pyriform, an 

 inch or slightly more in length, yellow, and flrm in texture even when 

 fully ripe. The flesh is white, rather mealy, not very juicy, and of a 

 mild, pleasant flavor. It is very rare for any seeds to be found. The 

 plant is often used at Ambato as a stock on which to graft the large- 

 fruited pears known as peras de manteca " 



52733 and 52734. Rukus glaucus Benth. Rosacese. Andes berry. 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 52717. 



52733. "(No. 539. Ambato, Ecuador. January 11, 1921.) Mora de 

 Castilla, or Andes berry." 



52734. "(No. 545. Ambato, Ecuador. January 12, 1921.) Mora de 

 Castilla. A red-fruited variety of this excellent Andean berry, ob- 

 tained from Prof. Abelardo Pachano. This variety is rare, and its 

 fruits are of a more delicate flavor than the common sort. It 

 should have a careful trial in the southern and southwestern 

 United States." 



For a more thorough discussion of this berry the reader is re- 

 ferred to the Journal of Heredity, vol. 12, pp. 387 to 393. 



A fruiting spray and several fruits of the Andes berry (natural 

 size) are shown in Plate V. 

 52735. Datura sanguinea Ruiz and Pav. Solanaceae. 



"(No. 558b.) From a dooryard in Ambato. Seed pods of the common 

 datura cultivated as an ornamental plant in the vicinitj^ of Ambato. The 

 flowers are orange-red." 



