80 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 
"Mr. Miller's brother-in-law informed him that he found the young tree growing 
along the bank of a stream in the interior of Peru at a considerable elevation. He 
stated that the trees grown there grew to large size and produced fruit that sometimes 
weighed as much as 14 pounds. He also stated that at the time the fruit ripened in 
that part of Peru it formed the principal article of diet of the native Indians. 
"I have seen specimens of the cherimoya of Mexico growing here, but the fruit is 
not so large as this Peruvian fruit, nor does the tree attain such great size. The foliage 
is also smaller. 
"In handling my tree I have found that it should be vigorously pruned early in the 
spring. It gives best fruiting results with that treatment. 
"These seeds are from the finest fruit borne by the tree last year; it weighed 2 
pounds 6 ounces, was perfect in shape, with a very thin skin; meat white and of very 
fine texture. It was, in fact, the finest specimen I have ever obtained from this tree. 
"This particular tree is the finest cherimoya in all southern California, and the 
finest I have seen anywhere. The fruit is also much superior to that which is now 
being offered in the market here. " (O'Brien.) 
33185. Acacia scorpioides (L.) W. F. Wight. 
From Algeria. Presented by Dr. L. Trabut, Algiers. Received March 21, 1912. 
"A variety cultivated at Biskra. " (Trabut.) 
33186 to 33188. 
From Italy. Presented by Mr. Willy Muller, Nocera Inferiore, Italy. Received 
March 21, 1912. 
Seeds of the following: 
33186. Akebia lobata Decaisne. 
See Nos. 24744, 26424 and 30855 for previous introduction. 
33187. Cucumis melo L. Muskmelon. 
From Castellammare. 
33188. Cucumis melo L. Muskmelon. 
From Nocera. 
33189. Juglans REGiA L. Walnut. 
From Sorrento, Italy. Procured by Mr. W. B. Fiske, of the Bureau of Ento- 
mology, United States Department of Agriculture, stationed at the Gypsy- 
Moth and Alfalfa- Weevil Laboratory at the R. Scuola Superiore D'Agricoltura, 
Portici, from Mr. Pasquale D. Luca, head gardener, at the request of Mr. 
William W. Handley, American consul, Naples, Italy. Received March 22, 
1912. 
"Sorrentina. The trees from which these cuttings were taken were grown by me 
in ground at Meta di Sorrento belonging to the estate of Dr. Corrado Buggiero. The 
shoots were all from the same variety and were taken from two trees. The Sorrentina 
is a large and majestic tree with a large crown and great branches while still young, 
and covered with a clear gray bark which with age becomes split. The leaves are 
quite large, alternately pennate with 5 to 9 leaflets, and when fresh they have a peculiar 
odor. The fruit is an oblong drupe and terminates in a rather long point, The 
pericarp is rather thin and the endocarp is very fleshy. " (Pasquale D. Luca.) 
33190. Phoenix dactylifera L. Date. 
From Panjgur, India. Received through Mr. Stuart K. Lupton, American consul, 
Karachi, India. Received March 23, 1912. 
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