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at altitudes greater than 2.500 feet, while the i>ejibaye fruits successfully in 

 ( 'osta Rica at all altitudes from sea level to 4,000 feet, though it is said not to 

 hear well in the cool climate of the latter altitudes. 



" It is doubtful if the species will grow successfully in a cool subtropical 

 cl'mate, such as that of southern California. In extreme southern Florida, 

 Jiowever, there are probably regions where it will succeed. 



In Cuba. Porto Rico, and the other West Indian islands it should find itself 

 entirely at home, and we recommend it for cultivation in these islands. In 

 many parts of Brazil it should also succeed, while the Asiatic Tropics un- 

 doubtedly offer immense regions where it could be cultivated to great advan- 

 tage. 



" When grown from seed the pejibaye comes into bearing at an age of 6 to 

 8 years, and its life is considered to be 50 to 75 years or perhaps more. 



"In commercial plantings pej bayes should be spaced 20 feet apart. Carlos 

 Werckl^ considers that the best system is to allow two or four suckers to 

 develop around the base of each palm, thus forming a clump of three to five 

 stems. Suckers invariably develop after the palm has attained a few years' 

 growth. Some of them may be removed to extend the plantation. The finest 

 varieties are seedless and must therefore be propagated by vegetative means." 

 {Wilson Popenoe and Ot6n Jimenez.) 



For a more thoronsrh discussion of this palm, see the Journal of Heredity, 

 VOL 12, pp. 1^ to 166, April, 1921. 



For illustrations of this palm and its fruit, see Plates I and II. 



54777. Eugenia domeett (Spreng.) Skeels. Myrtacese. 



(£7. brasiliensis Lam.) Gmmicliania. 



From Port iLouis, Mauritius. Seeds presented by G. Regnard. Received 

 January 16, 1922. 



"A very fine shrub, 10 to 15 feet high, with large glazed leaves and white 

 blossoms. Fruit similar to the cherry, red, becoming black when fully ripe, 

 with sweet, soft flesh." (Regnard.) 



A shapely, attractive tree, the size of an orange tree, with elliptic, glossy, deep- 

 green leaves 2 to 3 inches long. The small white f ~wers are followed in a 

 month by mature fruits which are pendent, deep son, and the size of a 

 cherry, with persistent green sepals. The skin is'" -x^ and delicate, and the 

 soft melting flesh, mildly subacid like that of the Bigarreau cherry, is usually 

 eaten fresh but may also be used to make jam or preserves. Seedlings bear 

 when 4 or 5 years old, and the tree withstands 26' F. without injury. (Adapted 

 from Popenoe, Manual of Tropical and Subtrop^ical Fruits, p. 303.) 



54778. Capsicum annuum L. Solanaceae. Red pepper. 



From Orangedale. Fla. Seeds presented by J. C. Klein. Received January 

 19. 1922. 



" Datil pepper, found in the neighborhood of St. Augustine, where it was 

 gro%\-n almost exclusively in the gardens of the Minorcans who told me it was 

 originally native to the island of Minorca and brought from there by the early 

 Minorcan colonists, in 1767. to New Smyrna, St. Johns County, 



" I have grown this pepper very successfully for several years. The plant is 

 of sturdy habit, attaining a height of from 4 to 6 feet under favorable condi- 

 tions. It is a most prolific bearer, next to the Tabasco in pungence, and an ex- 

 cellent variety for pepper sauce or for any purpose for which hot peppers are 

 desired. 



" Plants can be easily kept from year to year in climates where frosts are 

 liable to occur by covering with baggmg or litter, or in the North in green- 

 houses if only a few plants are desired. Some of my plants are nearly 5 years 

 old." (Klein.) 



54779. TRiroLruM pratense L. Fabacese. Red clover. 



From Rome, Italy. Seeds purchased from Sr. Alberto Vivanti. through 

 Franc s B. Keene, American consul. Received January 17, 1922. 



Introduced for experimental use by the Office of Forage-Crop Investigations. 



