19113. ARISTOTELIACHILEN- 



S I S. From Mr. Teodoro Finger, Cor- 

 onel, Chile. Spanish name "Maqui." 

 A beautiful evergreen bush or tree, 

 producing small, reddish-black fruits 

 of the size of a pepper with a sweet- 

 acid taste. The juice of this fruit is 

 used for coloring wine and is export- 

 ed in large quantities to Europe, Ar- 

 gentina and Peru. Formerly known 

 as Aristoielia macqui. 



ARRACACIA XANTHOR- 

 RH IZA. Arracacha. Perennial herb, 

 2 to 3 feet high, with deeply divided 

 leaves and small heads of purple flow- 

 ers. The large and fleshy roots which 

 haveapeculiar pleasantf lavor, but are 

 slow in reaching maturity, form a 

 most important article of food in 

 South and Central America. Cooked 

 like parsnips, which they resemble. 

 For Gulf States and California. 



37013. ARTABOTRYS UNCI- 

 NATUS. An ornamental tropical 

 shrub with climbing, spreading 

 branches and large glossy leaves from 

 5 to 10 inches long, smooth on both 

 sides. The peduncles are hooked and 

 usually opposite a leaf, with fragrant, 

 brownish-red, wooly-petaled flowers 

 and two-seeded fruits about the size 

 of walnuts. 



