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PERILLA FRUTESCENS. Annual plant similar in growth to 

 Coleus. Extensively cultivated in Japan for oil, of which the seeds 

 contain 17 per cent. Oil principally used in making the remarkable 

 oil papers of Japan. Considered superior to linseed oil for many 

 purposes. Requires long season to mature seeds, which are inclined 

 to shatter badly. 



2GG90. PERSEA AMERICANA. Butler avocado. Obovate, 

 about 15 ounces in weight, light green in color, with rich yellow flesh 

 of excellent quality. A prolific and regular bearer. A very promis- 

 ing summer-fruiting variety for southern Florida ; ripens in August. 



2GG98. PERSEA AMERICANA. Avocado. An unnamed 

 seedling of the West Indian type; originated at Fort Myers, Fla. 

 Fruit long and slender, weighing 10 to 1G ounces, with a very thick 

 green skin and abundant flesh of good quality. The seed is small in 

 proportion to size of fruit. Ripens in August and September. 



26710. PERSEA AMERICANA. Taylor avocado. A prom 

 ising winter-fruiting variety of Guatemalan type, grown at Miami, 

 Fla. Fruit pear shaped, about 1 pound in weight, with thick, 

 woody skin, rough and deep green on the surface. Flesh creamy 

 yellow, of very rich flavor; seed medium size and tight in the cavity. 

 Ripens January to March at Miami. Budded on Mexican stock 

 which was uninjured by 25° F. 



3G270. PERSEA AMERICANA. Avocado. Unnamed seed- 

 ling of the West Indian type ; originated at Miami Plant Introduc- 

 tion Garden. Fruit oblong-oval, about 24 ounces in weight, bright 

 green, with deep }^ellow dry flesh of very rich flavor; seed medium 

 to small. Season, August to September. A very prolific and prom- 

 ising variety, strongly resembling Pollock, but smaller and more 

 productive. 



36G03. PERSEA AMERICANA. McDonald avocado. Gua- 

 temalan type. Buds from tree introduced as seed by Admiral 

 Beardslee into Honolulu, 1890. Medium size, skin olive-green to 

 purple, woody; flesh fine, texture smooth, flavor rich. Seed fairly 

 large. Fruits remain hard on tree until April. Keep two weeks 

 after picking. Foliage only slightly injured at Miami by 1917 

 freeze; temperature 2G.5 F. Productiveness still unknown. 



