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vor sweet and pleasant, quality very good. Should 
make an attractive market pear. It is hoped the usual 
resistance of Oriental pears to blight will be shown 
by this hybrid variety." (Dr. Vai* Fleet.) 
Rubm 8p. (Rosaceae.) 43438. Seeds of Mora from 
Guatemala City, Guatemala. Collected by Mr. Wilson 
Popenoe, Agricultural Explorer. "A wild species of 
Rubus which is common in the vicinity of San Lucas, 
an altitude of nearly 7000 feet. The plants greatly 
resemble the blackberry in habit, growing to a height 
of 6 or 7 feet. The fruit also resemble blackberries 
being about the same size, with the individual drupe- 
lets like those of the blackberry, but slightly light- 
er in color. The flavor is rather acid, suggesting, 
both the blackberry and the loganberry. The fruit is 
gathered from the wild plants and brought by the In- 
dians to the market of Guatemala City, where it is a 
common sight. It is used for preserves and for stew- 
ing." (Popenoe.) 
Saeeellium laneeolatum Humb. & Bonpl. (Boraglnaceae . ) 
43460. Seed from Argentina. Collected by Mr. H. M. 
Curran. A tree, 2 to 4 m. in height, with many branch- 
es, and a trunk 3 dm. in thickness. The alternate, 
lanceolate leaves are 10 to 16 cm. in length, and the 
terminal racemes of inconspicuous dioecious flowers 
resemble minute bouquets. The fruit Is a small drupe. 
The wood of this tree is about the same in color and 
texture as that of the ash {Fraxinus exeelsior) . This 
tree is found in the Peruvian Andes, on the tributar- 
ies of the river Guancabamba. (Adapted from Humboldt 
and Bonpland, Plant es Equinoxlales , pp. 41-44.) 
Sehinopsis lorentzii (Grlseb. ) Engler . (Anacardiaceae . ) 
43461. Seeds of Quebracho from Argentina. Collected 
by Mr. H. M. Curran. A tall, timber tree, native of 
central South America, attaining a height of 50-75 
feet, and a diameter of two to four feet. The leaves 
are composed of 10-15 pairs of pinnae and the flowers 
occur in panicles. The fruit is a dry, Indehiscent 
samara. The heartwood of this tree is one of the hard- 
est, heaviest, and, in the region of its occurrence, 
most durable woods known. It contains a large amount - 
of tanning, which acts as a preservative, and is used 
extensively for railroad ties, wharves, dry docks, 
fence posts, etc. The tannin of which the heartwood 
contains from 20 to 24 per cent, is a very important 
