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+Rubus sp. 1101 Albizzia sp. 1102 Bromelia 1103 Undetermined 1104 Matisia cordata 1105 Spondias purpurea 1106 Pisum sativum 1108 +Solanceae spiny 1111 Passiflora quitensis 1112 Ipomoea tricolor 1113 Acromia antioquiensis 1114 Hippeastrum equestre 1115 +Schulea butracea 1116 +Cardon liliaceae 1117 Caesalpinia tinetona 1118 Pacluira sp. 1119 Acrocomia sp. 1120 Undetermined blackberry tree 1121 Malpighi sp 1122 Guilieluia speciose 1123 +Anistoclia 1124 Calathea 1125 +Antigonom guatimalense 1126 +Cupressus Bentham I, Endlicher 1127 Acradelpha virde 1128 Spondias purpurea 1129 Malpigiaceae 1130,33 Capsicum annum 1131 Passiflora 1132 Sechium edule 1134 Ipomoea batatas 1135 +Dahlia popenovi 1136 Malva sp. 1137 Almond chermoula 1138,39,40 Cissus 1141 Chamaedorea 1142 +Raphia taedigera 1143 Persea schiedeana 1144

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Pinus oocarpa 1145 Chamaedorea pinnatifrons 1146,49 Acrocomia vinifera 1147 +Sprekelia formosissima 1148 +Olmediella betschler 1150

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1101 Photo 25520-5 Rubus sp. A fine flavored raspberry with fruits elongated like Longan berry growing wild on the mountains near KM 52 from Manizales on road to Honda near village of Las Delgaditas, Colombia. The foliage is almost white beneath rather tough irregular serrati. The fruits are 1 in. long by ¾ in. in diameter & of a sprightly acid sweet taste. Altitude about 1800 to 2000 meters. Sept. 28, 1941

Send seeds to Dr. Went, Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif. who may grow it in air conditioned grow house.

1102 Albizia sp. May be carbonaria Fls. white with pink tipped stamens flat topped tree with thin leathery foliage 25 ft. high. Planted as shade to coffee in Colombia. A rather attractive species worth trying as a street tree I think. Coll. From kilometer 72 on road from Bogota to Carabao, Colombia. Sept. 27, 1941 Pods slender thin and not over 6 in. long.

1103 Photo 25526-#2 Bromeliad We saw this striking red flowered bromeliad growing on the porch of the Hotel La Lorena that stands 1 ½ hours out of Bogota, Colombia (50 kilometers). The flower cluster was near 6 feet tall and 2 ½ wide & lacquer red flws. small & bluish. It is an amazing species and every effort should be made to grow it on our oaks. Sept. 27, 1941. We saw this species in the tops of the forest trees from the roadway. This region would be a fine place to go and collect bromeliads.

1104 Undetermined A single fruit shaped this (oval shaped drawing) and of a pale green color was taken from a plant I could not determine that was growing as an ornamental in the garden of Gachancipa, Colombia. See page 25453 for list of ornamentals used in the garden.

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Probably a wild species but not certain. DF Sept. 4/41.

1105 See photos 25516 3 to 6, 25394-4-6, 25398-1-2, 25393-7-8 Matisia cordata The “Sapote” or “Chupa chupa”. A malvaceous fruit of some merit having a flavor of coconut but many fibers. The fruit is large, sometimes 4 in. across and 3 in. long, shaped like a top. Green even when ripe and covered with a soft pubescence and with a large persistent calyx. The skin is ½ in. thick & seeds 4 or 5 in each fruit are large, shape of a Brazil nut & covered with long yellow fibers that make the fruit hard to eat. But the flavor is very pleasant & evidently the fruit is much eaten in Colombia. The tree has large round pubescent leaves & is in itself attractive. Coll. market of Mariquita, Col. Sept. 28, 1941. Same species as 1048.

1106 Spondias purpurea The “Ciruela” of Colombia. Delicious fruit sold in quantity in markets of the country. These seeds come from especially large fruits 1 ¾ in. long and ¾ in. through. When ripe these are of a red color or with a red blush. The seeds are rough but the pits in them are rather shallow so that the flesh does not cling to them very tenaciously. It has an acid sprightly flavor that is delicious. Bought in fancy fruit store in Medellin, Colombia. Sept. 30, 1941.

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1108 Pisum sativum This is an entirely new variety of pea to me. Nearly every pea has a black hilum which gives to a dish of cooked peas as served on the tables in Bogota a very characteristic appearance. It is called the Black Eye Pea I believe. I saw some young peas in their pods before the hilum turned black & found the pods quite sweet. It may be especially adapted to tropical climates. I think it is grown at about 600 meters to 1500 meters altitude but am not certain. Coll. in market at Mariquita, Col. Sept. 28, 1941.

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Bromeliad Flower cluster 6 feet tall brilliant lacquer red. Individual flowers 1 in. long massed into a flat hand shaped cluster sometimes 6 inches long and 3 in. wide. The whole inflorescence was about 6 feet long and a foot wide. See photo 25526-3 with man & dog posing. This specimen was flowering in a tree cave near the border fence at the little Hotel La Lorena, 50 km. from Bogota on the road to Honda, altitude 2200 meters. It is possible there may be a mix up in these photographs & that 1109 &1110 should be interchanged. Sept.27, 1941.

1110 Bromeliad Brilliant lacquer red flower cluster more open in character than 1109 and not so large but at least four feet tall. Leaves were blunt pointed. See photo 25526-1 with gardener holding it against the sky. These giant bromeliads are abundant around this part of the trail near La Lorena Hotel at 2200 meters 50 km. from Bogota towards Honda. Should add a striking feature to the gardens in Florida. Would grow well I think in the oaks. Coll. Sept. 27, 1941.

1111 Solanaceae Undetermined Striking blue flowered tree with large spiny leaves and stems covered with yellow spines all over. Fruits round 1 ½ in. through & very spiny. In fact one of the spiniest plant I ever saw, but nevertheless, a most picturesque species. Tree about 8-10 feet tall collected near roadway from Villavicencio to Puerto Lopes, Colombia where it is rather abundant. See photo 25549-1-2 with Jorge Boshell holding it. I deposited specimens in Herbarium at Institute de Ciencias Naturale, Bogota for determination. It reminds me of the “Toronja” of Arcabuco. See No. 1093 coll. Aug. 16, 1941.

1112 Passiflora quitensis Small straw colored fruit with thick rind & pulp having peculiar perfumed flavor that recalls P. pallens of Florida somewhat but is not so pronounced. I liked it but Mrs. Fairchild did not. I said it is for the breeders of these Passifloras to test use in hybridization. Bought this fruit in a fancy fruit shop

DF Collection Books 1941- Page 6 in Bogota, Colombia where it was sold together with Passiflora ligularis. Evidently the Bogotans like it. Sept. 21, 1941

1113 Impomoea bicolor A very floriferous pretty vine with flowers that have a peculiar irregular shapeand are tricolored red, yellow, and white. I saw it in the nursery of the Escuela Nacional de Agronomia in Medellin where it was called ‘Batatilla’ by Dr. Roblido. See photo of him and Mr. Uribe standing beside the vine. I predict this may add a really attractive new vine to our pergola. Coll. Oct. 2, 1941, Medellin, Colombia Photo 25515-9

1114 Acrocomia antioquiensis This is the Corozo palm of the Province of Antioquia. “Corozo Grande” sometimes called according to Dr. E. Roblido who gave me these seeds they came from. This species which occurs in great numbers on the mountain sides between Manizales and Medellin. I saw them at dusk as we drove through Sept. 28th. The fruits are a good food for hogs I understand. I notice no irritating hairs on the fruits such as we found on the Llanos on Eutlaes Acrocmia. Fast growing handsome spiny palm. From Roblido’s garden in Medellin, Colombia.

1115 Hippeastrum equestre A wild growing form that occurs in definite patches a foot or two across in the [????] on either side of the road near the town of Choconta north of Bogota. These bulbs produced a light pink colored flower and are known as “Azucenas” and are considered wild. The flowers are rather small 2-3 in. across & on stems that are 1 ½ foot high. These I collected especially for Mr. Splinter, the Amaryllis breeder. Coll. Sept. 21, 41 1116 Photo 25525-10,11 Scheelea butyracea I am not certain of this identification but it is close to that species. A thick trunked heavy leaved palm of medium stature which bears great clusters of yellow nuts that have [???] [???] & taste of old or stale butter. These fruits have a sticky [???] flesh that is very stringy and filled with oil and are

DF Collection Books 1941- Page 7 slightly sweet. This palm was found on slopes of Magdalena Valley after the Parsi Vanoe. Striking handsome palm , altitude about 2000 meters but grows at 600 meters too. Fruit is sold on the Bogota market. It is called “Corozo de Vaca”. The leaves rise upright from trunk in characteristic way. Coll. Sept 28, 41.

1117 Undetermined Liliaceae On a mud wall by the side of the road, (See photo 25534-7) Nancy & I saw growing this strange looking plant. Its dry flower cluster was composed of horny pods & this was full of curious flat gray seeds. The old women who owned the place said she called the plants “Cardons” but this name means little. She said the flowers were blue and very pretty. I failed to get this identified in Bogota. It may be a Dasylirion of some kind. It was growing at about 2000 meters altitude in one of the dry zones of Colombia. The flower spike was about 6 feet long. Sept. 21, 1941

1118 Caesalpinia tinctoria spinosa The Guarango of Antioquiao & the Divi Divi of Cundinamarca, Colombia. Small tree of attractive habit which is often growing in dooryards in the drier zones about Bogota and the pods of which are often produced in considerable quantity. These are a brick red color, flat, 4 in. long and contain large amounts of a powdery tannin material. They are used in tanning but to what extent I have not found out. Uribe in his Flora de Antioquia 1941, p. 196 question synonyms of this species. Its yellow flowers are in smaller racemes than those of C. coriacea. Coll. Route to Tunja, Colombia, Sept. 21,1941.

1119 Pachira sp. Large shade tree which I thought might be P. insignis but is not that species. Found in the grounds of Dr. Robledo’s Estate on the outskirts of Medellin, Colombia where the climate is very dry & irrigation necessary. Dr. Robledo says the fruits are large and the seeds good to eat. This is perhaps an introduced species. It may however be Pachira alba, Loddiger which I notice in Uribe’s book is native of Colombia. Coll. Oct.4, 41.

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Acrocomia sp. Paul Allen Collection No. 2213 Palm stands in the Orchid Garden in Balboa & Allen has sent specimens to Dr. L. H. Bailey for determination & Dr. Bailey wrote him it was possibly a new species. The fruits look very much like those of the Number 1114 from Medellin, Colombia. The palm is a very handsome one long hanging leaves. It has the spines usual to the genus. It occurs in thickets on Pacific slopes of Panama. 35-40 foot palm.

1121 Undetermined shrub Photo 25521-3. Its shiny green leaves remind me of those of Cotoneaster horizontalis & its black berries stain the hands a deep magenta as do the Poke Berry. I have been unable to get it identified. It would be a striking species if it will grow in our patios in Florida. Coll. at 2000 ft. altitude on the side of the mountain trail across the Andes at kilometer 52 E. of Manizales, Colombia. Sept. 28, 1941.

1122 Malpighia sp. May be a form of M. glabra having upright and smaller fruits that are quite ornamental. Would be a good ornamental for patios. Coll. in yard of Mr. Alan McIntosh in Medellin, Colombia where conditions are strikingly like those of South Florida save the altitude 5000 ft. & the soil which is not so alkaline. Coll. Sept. 30, 1941. (in ink) May 9-46. Miss Nustard of U. of Miami gathered fruits of this & other Malpigiacaea to test for Vitamin C.

1123 Photos 25508-1,2 Guilielma species [?????] seeds from a large [????] [????] of this palm This page is illegible. Cannot transcribe.

1124 Aristolochia sp. An unusually beautiful species with elongated purple corolla that is the shape of a platter and perhaps horizontal at times. The markings of the corolla are purple and yellow.

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The throat is yellow. It has [?? ???] corollas about 4 in. long and 2 inches wide. Mrs. Fairchild discovered climbing over small trees by the side of the road on the old right of way of the Northern Ry. East of Port Limon, Costa Rica about 1 mile out [??? ??? ???] was found. Oct. 10-1941. Mrs. G.O. Munch was with us & could locate it again. See photograph 25506.

1125 Calathea ? Large leaved swamp species with leaves 3 ft. long and oblong in shape & with underside covered with papery white [???] that when the leaf dries flakes off on our hands. This would be a beautiful plant for patios where shade and plenty of moisture are available. Its flower is [????] [????] & the seeds are hard to get as there is all sorts of insects out there. Coll. on the Northern Ry. [????] [????] right of way, E. of Port Limon, Costa Rica. Oct. 11-41. See photo 25507-3,4.

1126 Antigonon guatemalense This superbly beautiful vine which I find much brighter colored and more “stylish” than A. leptopus. Deserves to be grown widely in Florida where it is sure to be preferred by the deserving plant growers providing it succeeds there. It has large cordate very pubescent leaves and flowers of a lovely rose pink that also are beautifully pubescent on their inside surfaces. It’s so called “pods” are also purplish pink. Grown by Mrs. Mann, Mansion Hotel, Antigua, Guatemala. Called “San Andres” or “Colacion” as is also A. leptopus. Produces large tuberous roots. Oct. 17, 41.

1127 See Exploring for Plants, photos 25696, 10, 11, 12 Cupressus benthamii, Endl. C. lusitanica, Mill. The misnamed “Goa Cedar” which was first described from specimens grown at Bussaco Monastery in Portugal. These seeds are from the country where the species is native and where giant trees of it grow at elevations of 9500 feet near Tecpan. See photo 25696,10, 11, 12. These seeds are from trees growing on the shore of the lovely lake of Atitlan alt. 5200 ft. In 1937 I sent in seeds from the trees growing at Bussaco from which this tree was descended. Try these seeds in comparison with that.

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Send some to Savannah to David Bissett to compare with the trees he has growing from Bussaco seeds. [ Next sentence not legible] Oct. 19, 1941

1128 Photo 25702 - 1 to 3 Calocarpum viride, Pitt Achradelpha viridis, Cook This fruit called “Injerto” in the market here in Antigua is not very common at this time of the year. It differs from [Rest of page not legible]

1129 Spondias purpurea At this season, October, the markets of Guatemala are filled with red & yellow fruits of this “Jocote”. There are large excellent bright red ones and bright orange ones and almost every boy or girl we meet here on the road seems to have one in their mouth. They are very juicy and acid sweet refreshing but all have two large stones. Seeds are a mixed lot from which some good varieties should come. This whole genus Spondias deserves to be studied and true varieties established. Read Popenoes Manual, p. 157, 58. Coll. market in Antigua, Guatemala. Oct. 15, 1941.

1130 (In ink) Fruiting at Col. Montgomery’s Feb. 45 I think a Banisteria [si????] [????] Malpighiaceae perhaps a Banisteria. Rank growing shrub to grow against a wall. Its pink & red fls. produced in a long raceme 2 ft. or so long make a pretty sight. Mrs. Geo. Mann who gave me these cuttings says these flowers are followed by a long mass of pretty brown pods that are 1 ½ in. long & made up of unusual seeds. This is a distinctly decorative plant that I have not seen in Florida. Cuttings given me by Mrs. Geo. Mann from plants in her garden in Antugua, Guatemala. Oct. 20-1941.

1131 Capsicum annuum Seeds of a beautiful red pepper which is unlike any I ever saw before. Has a skin that is not glassy but a superb dull red color. In shape the fruit is like a top but has 2 furrows from opposite sides. It is 2 ½ in. across and somewhat

DF Collection Books 1941- Page 11 irregular in shape. In the course of my travels I have collected over 50 varieties of red peppers & I consider this one about the most attractive. If its seeds come true, it should attract the attention of breeders. Its flavor is mild like the Pimentos of Spain. Seeds in a solid mass in the center. From market Antigua, Guatemala. Oct. 15.41

1132 Passiflora sp. Coll. by Wilson Popenoe at Quevedo, Ecuador Dr. Popenoe had to leave by air for Honduras and I failed to get his detailed description. He said however that the fruit was round and of a different but excellent flavor from that of ______ligulata, the one commonly grown in Guatemala. As I recollect he said it had yellow fruits. He was much interested in it & divided his small stock of seeds with me. Oct. 25, 1941

1133 Malpighiaceae sp. “ Acerola” A tree that is cultivated in the patios of Amatitlan, Guatemala but rare elsewhere according to a description in the Anual Servicio Tecnico for 1931 (p.80) [?????] Medium sized tree 20 ft. Fruits are size of cherry [?????]. Shape of little apples [cannot read] Flowers are acid with white flesh not especially attractive but may be valuable for breeding with M. [??????] or other species. Has 3 large seeds. Amatitlan has altitude of 4000 ft. and has cool nights but the tree may grow in S. Florida. Worth trying anywhere. Coll. [T Atittan [??] [???] [???] Oct. 18, 1941

1134 Sechium edule Chayote These are the small delicate “Quisquiles” of the Guatemalans which are considered and really are much finer in flavor than are the fruits of large size. When boiled with their seeds in them, they are eaten much as a boiled potato. I cannot make quite sure if they are really a distinct variety but they seem to be so considered here. There are both white & dark green “Quisquiles” here. Coll. Oct 20-1941. These should be placed in the hands of someone who is interested in the Chayote & can grow it. Market of Antigua, Guatemala.

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1135 Ipomoea batatas Sweet potato Red fleshed This is a variety that has flesh which is purple-red clear through – as red as a beet. It has a distinct flavor when baked, hard to describe. It is not preferred to the white fleshed varieties here. In fact, I have only seen a few tubers of it on the market of Antigua. Since I have never seen such a variety, red throughout, I send in two tubers for the sweet potato breeders to study. Coll. Oct 22-1941 Antigua Market, Guatemala

1136 Dahlia popenovii Wilson Popenoes pretty Dahlia which grows by the roadside at altitudes of 5000 feet here in Guatemala. It has large flowers of a striking deep dark orange & bears these in abundance. I think this was once introduced into the U.S. but try it again thinking it may be worthwhile testing & using for breeding purposes. It may grow well in Florida too. I send a few tubers as seed are not available now. Coll. On road between Antigua & Guatemala City, Oct 24-1941

1137 Malva sp. A very handsome species bearing large deep rose pink flowers of firm texture and fine form on vigorous stems that are very pubescent. I saw it in Mr. George Armstrong’s yard in Guatemala City & he tells me it is a wonderful form in flower most of the time. I cannot determine its botanical name here. If it will grow in our Florida gardens, it will be very attractive. Coll. Oct 24-1941.

1138 Annona cherimola, Var ?. Seeds of what may be a bud spout appearing on Wilson Popenoe’s tree in his garden (the tree farthest from the house). “Here are the “facts”. Maria the cook picked a fruit from this tree & served it to me. I was surprised to find it had such tiny seeds and saved the seeds. Later we looked at a half dozen fruits on this tree to find another with these same small seeds but could find none. All of the fruits we cut open had the normal large seeds. I am puzzled to explain this occurrence. A bud sprout might be present on this tree of

DF Collection Books 1941- Page 13 course. I have asked Wilson’s gardener to be on the lookout for another small seeded plant. These seeds should be planted & seedlings fruited out. Coll. Oct. 23-1941 Antigua, Guatemala

1139 Annona cherimola Giant fruit with many large protuberances. See photo 25693-10. Two fruits on sides of picture. This fruit weighed 2 lbs. 6 oz. and was of excellent texture and fine flavor. It had few seeds also but these were all large and with a distinct light colored streak running all around the edge. The color of this fruit was dark green but the protuberances were quite pubescent and of a lighter color. This form I got in the market of Antigua from an Indian woman. Next to her sat another Indian who sold me a form quite without protuberances & somewhat smaller but of equally good quality with different looking seeds. See No. 11401 Oct. 25-41

1140 Annona cherimola Giant fruited form without any protuberances. (See 1158) See photo, center fruit in photo No. 25693-10). The seeds in this fruit were few but they were all large and plump and were without the prominent light colored ridges around the edges as in 1139. In quality, it was quite as good as no. 1139. I am sending these seeds of those two forms to be planted & later to be compared to see if they produce their likes. From market in Antigua Guatemala. Oct 25,1941. Mr. Lynch of Homestead Experimental Station might to try these. D.F.

1141 Cissus sp. A vine called “Coral Vine”. (See photograph 25691-3) The flowers are brilliant lacquer red in decorative racemes spread out horizontally & with regular spaced branching which suggest coral. It is a rather rank growing vine with a regular branching habit. I think it is related to Vitis cissus having flowers with four petals only. Stamens are bright yellow & contrast with brilliant coral red of the petals. I got these cuttings from a trellis in Mr. P.G. Cofino’s patio in Antigua where it made a very pretty show having flower clusters 2 ft. long.

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1142 See photo 26590-4 Chamaedorea sp. The so called “Capuco” palm which forms handsome clumps 10-15 ft. high and ten feet across & very dense and beautiful. I have only seen the female form of this beautiful cluster palm in the patio of Mr. P.G. Cofino of Antigua where he has two clumps. One that has been grown from the suckers of the other. This may be a well known species but its habit of suckering is so striking that I think it may not have been tried in our gardens. Its fruit stem is 3 ft. long & over branched and the branches coiled & twisted around each other. The fls. are scattered ½ in. apart and sunken in the stem. Mr. Cofino has never seen any fruit. Sheaths closely sticking to the stem of the inflorescence. Oct 25-1941

1143 Photos 25505-8,9,10 25505-11 The “Yolillo [Torsuuri]” to Standley Raphia taedigera Mart. This striking palm with immense fruit clusters and unique scaly fruits that were mahogany brown when ripe. Occurs over an irregular coastal area of Costa Rica and appears to thrives best in very swampy locations near the coast. I saw the palm in water that was two feet deep. It is true their water is unusually fresh but G.O. Munch of the United Fruit Co. informed me that it is sometimes brackish. It occurs to me that this palm may be especially useful for planting on the wet marl prairies lying between the Fairchild Tropical Garden and Biscayne Bay. Coll. At Port Limon, Costa Rica Oct. 11th 1941.

1144 Persea schiedeana, Nees. The “Coyo” of Guatemala. A close relative of the Avocado. The fruits of which are excellent eating having a flavor all their own which is preferred by some to that of the avocado. Years ago Geo. B. Cellon of Miami grew a fruited tree in his yard but its fruits had no seeds and we failed to propagate it. These seeds were taken from two different shaped fruits. The large seeds from one with a long neck like the dipper gourd. The small seeds from an

DF Collection Books 1941- Page 15 irregular ovate shaped fruit smaller in size. Both varieties tasted similar to me. Both had a good deal of fiber but one could eat the fibers without inconvenience. From fruits on the Market of Coban Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Oct. 30-1941. I think the gourd shaped smaller seeded variety was best. (Drawings of the 2 varieties)

1145 See photo 25685-11 Pinus oocarpa, Schiede. A pine that covers large areas of the mountain slopes of the Alta Verapaz Province, Guatemala. It has longer leaves than our Pinus caribaea and from 3 to 5 in a bundle instead of from 2 to 3 according to Standley. In appearance it looks much like our Florida pine but lacks the picturesque method of branching. It is not so Japanesque. This species possesses perhaps no advantages over our P. caribaea but is worth testing in comparison with it. The lumber I understand resembles our long leaf yellow pine of the South. Collected at altitude of above 5000 feet in the Alta Verapaz Province of Guatemala. Oct. 30-1941.

1146 Photo 25686(8,9,10), 25687-5, 35686-6 and 25688-95 Chamaedorea rhombea, Burret This may be only an oblong seeded C. pacaya as Standley remarks but it is important to keep separate from it for in Coban it is the species of which the inflorescence are preferred because they are not bitter when cooked to the same extent as are the the larger inflorescence of the common Pacaya which has round seeds. This matter should be investigated. I have eaten delicious salads made of the inflorescence of these obovoid seeds. It was Mrs. Robert Hempstead of Coban who called my attention to this non bitter variety & furnished the seeds. Coll Oct 30, 1941 Coban, Guatemala

1147 See photo 25688-12 Acrocomia vinifera, Oerst. ? Seedlings of the palm which we saw scattered over the valley near Rabinal on our way to Coban. It strikes me as the same I saw cultivated in the City Square or Plaza of Sta. Caterina in Antigua. See Photo 25700-6.

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If I am correct in the name it was one of the economic plants of the ancient Indians according to Pittier & its name ‘Coyal’ is of Aztec origin. As a landscape palm its dead leaves that hang down from the base of the green ones give it a ragged appearance. On the palm photo 25700-0 I noted that the young fruits ¾ in. through are coated with short black hairs that are easily rubbed off. Oct. 30-1941

1148 Photo 25686-7 Sprekelia formosissima, Herb. The “Jacobean Lily”. Half hardy bulbous plant with large showy bright crimson fls. 3 to 4 in long with ”gaping” perianth. It is one of the most strikingly, beautiful bulbous of all these Amaryllis type of flowers I have seen. It has short stems and lends itself splendidly to household decorations. Known in Greenhouse trade but I send these bulbs in for trial as out of door plants. In Colombia I saw it at Akabeko. See photo taken there and Mrs. Hempstead of Coban had many in her garden. See photo 25686-7. According to Bailey there is only one species in the genus & it comes from Mexico. It must have been sent in to Linnaeus quite early. The name is from J.H. Sprekelsen of Hamburg. See Bailey [???] [????] p. 3218. [Bulles green?] by Mrs. Robert Hempstead of Coban, Guatemala.

1149 Chamaedorea sp. Tall cluster palm that fills the space around a magnolia tree in the patio in Mrs. Robert Hempstead’s house at Coban, Guatemala. It is one of the handsomest species I have seen with black round berries on a one branched fruit stalk, the branches of which are much curled & twisted. It is classed as a Pacaya sometimes and in Antigua I saw a clump that I take to be the same but which has not fruited. It was called then the Capuco. See no. 1142 and photo 26590-4.

1150 Olmediella betschleriana The “Manzanote” tree of Guatemala which is used quite extensively as a street tree in the cities of Antigua and Guatemala City as a street tree. In Antigua, it is pollarded & for pollarded trees is very attractive looking like are seen with large leaves having spiny margins. When not pollarded it is very handsome pyramidal tree for street use. Although I saw it only at 4000

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– 5000 ft. altitude I believe it may grow in South Florida. Its fruits are tomato shaped – flattened with a shell so hard it has to be cracked with a hammer. Seeds small ovate thin. These seeds given me by Don Mariano Pacheco, Director of Agriculture of Guatemala who has quantities of seeds in flats. Oct 3rd, 1941 A Flacourtiaceae

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