42 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



29167. Zea mays L. Corn. 



From near Ciudad del Maiz, State of San Luis Potosi, Mexico, the latitude being 

 approximately 22° 2(K and the longitude being approximately 20 miles west 

 of the line which runs exactly north and south through Mexico City. The 

 elevation of the ranch is approximately 1,000 meters. Presented by Mr. Wil- 

 bert L. Bonney, American consul, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Received Decem- 

 ber 16, 1910. 

 "This corn was grown by an American ranchman who selects his seed corn carefully, 



and this sample may be regarded as representing the best corn now grown in this 



State." (Bonney.) 



29169 and 29170. 



From Seharunpur, India. Received through Mr. R. S. Woglum, of the United 

 States Department of Agriculture, December 20, 1910. 



Seeds of the following: 



29169. Bambos sp. Bamboo. 

 "Said to be seed of a bamboo which grows wild around Seharunpur." 



(Woglum.) 



29170. LlMONIA ACIDISSIMA L. 



"I found one tree of this species in the Botanical Garden at Seharunpur. 

 Tree 25 to 30 feet tall and very healthy. Fruit ripening at this time of year 

 (November 15). A small blackish fruit, almost half an inch in diameter, con- 

 taining a small pit of roundish form." (Woglum.) 



See No. 26496 for previous introduction. 



29171. Diospykos sp. Persimmon. 



From Tampico, Mexico. Presented by Mr. Clarence A. Miller, American consul, 



who procured them from Mr. Mordelo Vincent. Received December 17, 1910. 



"The fruits from which this seed was taken are not very large. They have green 



skins and black meat and resemble in contour the Japanese persimmon. They are 



very sweet but insipid and full of seed." (Miller.) 



29172. Nicotiana trigonophylla Dunal. Wild tobacco. 



From the neighborhood of San Pedro de Ocampo, Mexico. Presented by Dr. 

 Elswood Chaffey, Cerros, Mazapil, Zacatecas, Mexico. Received December 19, 1910. 



Cimarron. 



Distribution. — In sandy soil, Texas to California and southward to the vicinity of 

 Coahuila in central Mexico. 



29173. Zizania latifolia (Griseb.) Stapf. Wild rice. 



From Canton, China. Presented by Mr. G. W. Groff, Canton Christian College. 



Received December 20, 1910. 

 " Woo hau or hau sun." 

 See No. 26760 for previous introduction. 



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