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32691 to 32694. Persea spp. 
From the State of Pueblo, Mexico. Presented by Mr. William W. Canada, 
American consul, Vera Cruz. Received February 3, 1912. 
Seeds of the following : 
32691. Persea Americana Miller. Avocado. 
32692. Persea mexicaxa (Meissn.) Hemsl. 
Distribution. — The province of Vera Cruz in southern Mexico. 
32693. Persea sp. 
32694. Persea lixgue (Ruiz and Pav.) Nees. 
See Xo. 24208 for description. 
32695. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Bean. 
From Paraguay. Presented by Dr. Moises S. Bertoni, Estacion Agronomica. 
Puerto Bertoni. Received February 3, 1912. 
32696. Axacardium Occident ale L. Cashew. 
From State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Presented by Mr. R. E. Demaret, Sao 
Paulo. Forwarded by Mx. C. A. Lull, Tiffin, Ohio. Received February 1, 
1912. 
See No. 5202 for description. 
Seeds. 
32697 to 32702. 
From Chelsea, London, England. Purchased from James Veitch & Sons (Ltd.). 
Received February 5, 1912. 
Plants of the following; quoted notes by James Veitch & Sons: 
32697. Rosa willmottiae Hemsl. Rose. 
"A very pretty species with single, rosy carmine flowers. 1 inch to 1\ inches 
in diameter, which are freely produced during June. Very distinct from any 
other rose in cultivation." 
Distribution. — On the slopes of the Sangpan Mountains near the Tibetan 
frontier of western China, at an elevation of 9,500 to 11,000 feet. 
32698. Berberis polyaxtha Hemsl. Barberry. 
"A deciduous shrub, 5 to 6 feet high, with yellow flowers, followed by coral- 
red fruits. Bright-green obovate leaves borne in clusters of about eight each." 
Distribution. — Collected in western China. 
32699. Berberis verruculosa Hemsl. and Wilson. Barberry. 
"A dense-growing evergreen shrub about 2 feet high. Leaves leathery, 
ovate, spiny, shining above, glaucous beneath. Flowers yellow, borne in pairs, 
succeeded by violet-purple fruits." 
Distribution. — An evergreen shrub found on the mountains in the vicinity 
of Tatienlu, in the Province of Szechwan, in China. 
32700. Berberis japoxica bealei (Fortune) Skeels. Barberry. 
"Not far from the town of Tun Chee in the green-tea country of Hankow, 
China. A handsome evergreen species somewhat resembling Berberis fre- 
montii of northern Texas." (Dr. W. Van Fleet.) 
See Xo. 31244 for previous introduction. 
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