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sometimes 4 centimeters in length, in bunches of 18 to 20 
averaging 115 grams in weight; surface bright red, velvety, 
ferruginous pubescent; skin thin, brittle; flesh scant, 
whitish, juicy, aromatic subacid .without a trace of sugar; 
quality rather poor; seeds many. Season, September." (West- 
er, in Philippine Agricultural Review, Vol. 6, No. 7, p. 
321, July 1913. ) 
Vitis spp. (Vitaceae.) 42477-42519. Hybrid grape cut- 
tings from Palermo, Italy. Received through Mr. F. Paulsen, 
Director, R. Vivaio di Vitl Americahe, at the request of 
the Superior Minister of Agriculture. In 1904, Dr. Clemente 
Grlmaldl wrote concerning his work on the hybridization of 
grapes: "Notwithstanding the labors given for almost 15 
years hybridization, I have believed that I should maintain 
the utmost reserve in publishing the hybrids and until now 
I have made known only six, all stocks, which are the fol- 
lowing: Nos. 50, 88, 125, 791, 110, and 323. Ambng the 
hybrids obtained by me, the following at present give me 
the hope that they will be of service as direct producers: 
Nos. 88, 97, 317, 953, 1075, and 1132." These hybrids were 
requested at the suggestion of Dr. Gustav Elsen, and re- 
present some of the best results obtained from the hybrid- 
ization of American species with Vitis vinifera strains of 
Italian origin, for the purpose of securing varieties re- 
sistant to Peronospora and other diseases. Of the Ruggeri 
and Paulsen hybrids descriptions have not been accessible, 
but have probably appeared in later volumes of La Vlticol- 
tura Moderna. 
Zea mays L. (Poaceae.) 42642. Seeds of Papago sweet 
corn from Tucson, Arizona. Presented by Mr. George P. Free- 
man, Acting Director, University of Arizona. "We do not 
really expect that this will be promising as a sweet corn 
outside of the Southwest, but some results in eastern 
Kansas and Nebraska last year indicate that it might prove 
a valuable silage or forage corn in the humid sections." 
(Freeman.) 
AVOCADOS. 
During the past two years the winter-bearing Guate- 
malan type of avocado has been attracting an increasing 
amount of attention In Florida. Interest In this type was 
first awakened by the fruiting of several seedlings at the 
Miami Plant Introduction Garden, which served to demon- 
strate that this remarkable type would mature its fruits 
in Florida at the precise season of the year when avocados 
are most desired. Heretofore the avocado crop has commenced 
in July or August arid lasted until December, with a few 
