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"'Granadilla.' This seed was obtained for me by 
a friend in southern Ecuador, who describes the fruit 
as superior to that of P. ligularis in quality, and of 
slightly larger size. I have not. seen it myself . I un- 
derstand that the plant is cultivated at altitudes of 
2,000 to 5,000 feet, so it probably will not prove to 
be more frost-resistant than P. quadrangularis . The name 
'granadilla' is, of course, applied in Latin America 
to a number of distinct species of Passiflora." (Wilson 
Popenoe . ) 
Ribes sp. (Grossularlaceae) , 53994. From Ecuador. 
Collected by Mr . Wilson Popenoe, Agricultural Explorer. 
"(No. 638a, Hacienda La Rinconada, Ecuador.) Seeds of 
the wild Andean currant, from the Province of Carchi. 
Altitude about 11,500 feet. 
"A shrub reaching a height of 6 feet, with broadly 
ovate, subcrenate leaves truncate at the base, serrate 
and sometimes slightly lobed, and about an inch long. 
The round, , orange -yellow fruits, rarely more than a 
quarter of an inch in diameter, are borne on axillary 
racemes about 2 inches long. They are subacid and not 
very agreeable in flavor and are little used by the in- 
habitants of the region in which they grow. In general 
appearance, both of plant and fruit, this species is 
strikingly suggestive of our cultivated currants. It 
will be of interest in the United States because of 
its relationship with the latter, and it may perhaps 
be used in producing a good variety of currant suit- 
able for regions where our present cultivated sorts 
will not succeed." (Popenoe.) 
Salvia sp. (Menthaceae) , 53992. From Ecuador. Col- 
lected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, Agricultural Explorer. 
"(No. 636a.) Seeds of a handsome blue-flowered Salvia 
from the mountains between Cayambe and Ibarra, in 
northern Ecuador, where it grows abundantly at alti- 
tudes of 8,000 to 9,000 feet. The plant is slender, 
and reaches 3 feet in height; the handsome deep blue 
flowers, about 1 1/2 inches long, are produced in con- 
siderable numbers, and make the species worthy of a 
trial in the United States." (Popenoe.) 
Solarium orevifolium (Solanaceae) , 53993. From Ecua- 
dor. Collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, Agricultural 
Explorer. "(No. 639a.) Seeds of a slender, attractive 
climbing plant from the Hacienda La Rinconada, in the 
Province of Carchi (altitude 10,000 to 12,000 feet). 
