28 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



26225 to 26227. Citeullus vulgaris Schrad. Watermelon. 



Prom Buchareel . Etoumania. Presented by Mr. William (J. Boxshall, vice consul- 

 general, through Mr. Horace G. Knowlee. Received November L3, 1909. 



Seed ol the following small melon-: 



26225. Red flesh. 26227. Red flesh. 



26226. Yellowflesh. 



26228 and 26229. Avi;\.\ sativa L. Oat. 



From Peuchtwangen, Germany. Purchased from Mrs. Sophie Kreiselmeyer. 

 Received April 20, 1909. Numbered for convenience in recording distribution 

 November r>. iTM)!), at which time definite information regarding this shipment 

 was received. 

 - .1 of the following: 



26228. Giant of Ligowa. 26229. Fichtelgebirge. 



26230 to 26235. Castanea hybrids. 



From Little Silver, X. J. Presented by Dr. W. Van Fleet. Received October, 

 1909. 

 26230 and 26231. Castanea pumila X crenata. 



"Mostly shrubby in habit; good growers; nuts twice as large as C. pumila, 

 often three in a bur; productive, and bears at two to three years from seed. 

 Supposed to be resistant to bark disease." ( Van Fleet.) 



26230. (Seeds.) 26231. (Plants.) 



26232 and 26233. Castanea pumila X sativa (Paragon variety). 



"Nuts four times as large as those of C. pumila, sometimes three in a bur; good 

 growers; arborescent; productive and bears at six years from seed." (Van 

 Fleet.) 



26232. (Plants.) 26233. (Seeds.) 



26234 and 26235. Castanea pumila X crenata. 



"Second generation from self-pollinated seeds; vigorous; not fruited; sup- 

 posed to be resistant to bark disease." ( Van Fleet.) 



26234. Arborescent plant. 26235. Shrubby plant. 



26236 and 26237. Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim. Soy bean. 



From Cedara, Natal, South Africa. Presented by Mr. E. R. Sawer, director, 

 Division of Agriculture and Forestry. Received November 12, 1909. 



Seeds of the following: 



26236. "Mammoth yellow." 26237. ' ; Chinese," yellow. 



"This is our principal field crop in the Midlands." (Sawer.) 



26238 to 26240. Rubus spp. 



From Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, England. Purchased from Messrs. J. R. 

 Pearson & Sons, at the request of Mr. Walter T. Swingle. Received November 

 16, 1909. 

 Plants of the following: 



26238. Blackberry. 



Parsley leaved. "This is said to be of English origin, supposed to have orig- 

 inated at Handsworth, and is, in the opinion of Messrs. Pearson & Sons, 'far 

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