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Argentina. "An edible species of Berberis occurring 
everywhere in the foothills of the Cordilleras. These 
seeds were collected at a latitude of 43° south. The 
fruits are blue in color and are about three-eighths of an 
inch in diameter. They are of sweet flavor, resembling 
Muscat grapes, and the juice is so blue that it stains the 
mouth like huckleberries. Its local name is 'calafate', 
and Mr. Pemberton believes it will make an excellent hedge 
plant, growing about four feet high. It is extremely 
productive, and Mr. Pemberton has often sat down near 
bushes of these ' calaf ates , ' and made a meal of these blue 
edible berries. This species should thrive in the Puget 
Sound region and along the coast of California, and possi- 
ble in the south Atlantic coast region. It should be 
tested also as far north as Philadelphia." (David Fair- 
child.) For distribution later. 
Casimiroa edulis . (Rutaceae.) 36602. Cuttings of the 
white sapote from Pasadena, California. Presented by Mr. 
Knowles A. Ryerson. "The Harvey, grown at Sierra Madre, 
California. It is the best variety growing in southern 
California at the present time. This particular tree is 
growing at the foot of the mountains in a soil which is 
pure, coarse decomposed granite. It never receives irri- 
gation of any description and but scant cultivation yet 
bears enormous crops every year. The frost of January 
1913 caught a few of the blossoms only." (Ryerson.) For 
distribution later. 
Coutarea hexandra. (Rubiaceae,*.) 36661. Seeds from 
Puerto Bertoni, Paraguay. Presented by Mr. Guillermo T. 
Bertoni, Estacion Agronomica. "Quina de Pernambuca. A 
pretty little tree which reaches a height of nearly five 
meters in good soil. In poor soil it attains a height of 
two to three meters. As a medicinal plant its properties 
are similar to the Cinchona, and it is much used in Para- 
guay and Brazil. Besides its medicinal qualities, it is a 
pretty ornamental plant, not very leafy but with sym- 
metrical branches. It loses its leaves in the winter, and 
in the spring when it begins to bud, it is covered with 
pretty yellow flowers with a sweet perfume. It is origi- 
nally from the wooded regions of" Paraguay and Brazil, and 
is found most frequently in stony soil on the high banks 
of rivers and ravines. It is a plant of the warm regions, 
but it resists the cold fairly well. It stands a minimum 
temperature of from three to five degrees below zero C. 
(25°F.) perfectly, and it is quite probable that it could 
resist a lower temperature." (Bertoni.) For distribution 
later. 
