B. P. I.— 518. 



SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED DURING THE 

 PERIOD FROM APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1909: 

 INVENTORY NO. 19; NOS. 25192 TO 25717. 



INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT. 



The material listed in this nineteenth inventory of seeds and plants 

 imported was secured almost entirely through friends and correspond- 

 ents abroad and by the efforts of coworkers in this country. No agri- 

 cultural explorers were in the field during the time covered, although 

 three varieties of alfalfa and one of clover secured by Professor 

 Hansen in central Asia are included here, having arrived too late for 

 the last inventory, and as this inventory goes to press Mr. Frank N. 

 Meyer is on his way to Chinese Turkestan, where he goes in search of 

 hardy fruits, forage crops, and grains. 



The following are some of the more important items in this in- 

 ventory : 



A collection of named German and other European varieties of 

 alfalfa (Nos. 25193, 25191, 25257, and 25264 and following numbers) 

 has been secured for the work in Plant Life History Investigations. 



Following the example of Louisiana and Hawaii, it is hoped that 

 some valuable work can be done for the newly opened region in 

 southern Texas with a fine collection of sugar-cane hybrids recently 

 received at the South Texas Garden from the Harvard Botanic Station 

 in Cuba (Nos. 25225 to 25212). 



A remarkable eucalvpt hybrid (No. 25216) which comes true from 

 seed, an acquisition from Algeria, should be of value to growers of 

 these trees in California. 



A clover and three varieties of alfalfa, previously mentioned (No. 

 25276 and following numbers), were secured through Prof. N. E. 

 Hansen on his central Asian journey, but arrived too late to be 

 grouped with the forage crops described in the last inventor}'. 



The specialists in cereals of the Department of Agriculture and the 

 state experiment stations making oat trials will undoubtedly find some 

 good material in the collections from Spain, Italy, and Koumania (No. 

 25317 and following numbers, No. 25351 and following numbers, and 

 No. 25580 and following numbers). 



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