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them in preference to rice and dates; a spineless lime and a seed- 

 less lime from Trinidad (Nos. 29123 and 29124); the Aomori chestnut 

 from Hokushu, Japan (No. 29132); the Sampson tangelo, a hybrid 

 between the pomelo and the tangerine which has been originated by 

 the Office of Crop Physiology and Breeding Investigations (No. 

 29159); and the Etonia or flowering citrange, a hybrid between the 

 common orange and the hardy Japanese trifoliate orange which 

 promises to be a remarkable ornamental tree, with its large white 

 blossoms which nearly hide the foliage (No. 29160), also a product 

 of the same office. 



This inventory was prepared by Miss Mary A. Austin, and the 

 botanical determinations are those of Mr. H. C. Skeels, working under 

 the supervision of Mr. Frederick V. Coville, of the Office of Taxo- 



nomic and Range Investigations. 



David Fairchild, 



Agricultural Explorer in Charge. 



Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction, 



Washington, D. C, May 16, 1911. 



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