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25261 and 25262. Stizolobii jm spp. 



From Saig< >n, Cochin China. Presented by the director of the Botanical Garden, 

 through Mr. Jacob E. Conner, American consul. Received April 12, 1909. 



25261. Florida velvet bean. 



25262. 



Black seeded. 



25263. Stizolobium sp. 



From Calcutta, India. Presented by Mr. William H. Michael, consul-general, 

 who procured them from the Reporter of Economic Products to the Govern- 

 ment of India. Received April 13, 1909. 



"These were collected from wild plants in the neighborhood of Calcutta, but the 

 Mucuna (Stizolobium) can not be said to be cultivated here." (Michael.) 



25264 to 25266. 



From province of Saxony, Germany. Secured from Mr. Ludwig Pfoh, Ober- 

 ^ Inspector des Ritterguts, Zdschen, near Merseburg, Germany, through Mr. 

 Charles J. Brand. Received April 12, 1909. 



25264. Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa. 

 Alt-Deutsche Frarikische luzerne. 



25265. Medicago sativa varia (Mart) Urb. Sand lucern. 



25266. Trifolium pratense L. Red clover. 



This sample of German red clover was grown from seed originally produced 

 in Wiirttemberg. 



25267 and 25268. Medicago spp. 



From Berlin, Germany. Secured from Metz & Co., Steglitz, near Berlin, Ger- 

 many, through Mr. Charles J. Brand. Received April 13, 1909. 



25267. Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa. 

 Grown in Germany. (P. L. H. No. 3454. ) 



25268. Medicago sativa varia (Mart) Urb. Sand lucern. 



Bohemian. 



25269 and 25270. Medicago sativa L. . Alfalfa. 



From Bucharest, Roumania. Secured from the Ministry of Agriculture, Indus- 

 try, Commerce, & Domains of Roumania, through Mr. E. W. Jenkins, Dover, 

 Del. Received April 12, 1909. 



"Both of these samples of seed were grown on the model farms conducted by the 

 experiment station for the selection and breeding of cereals of the Roumanian 

 Government/' (C. J. Brand.) 



25269. Was grown on the model farm "Studina," at Frasinet. 



25270. Was grown on the model farm "Laza," which is located at Vasluiu. 



25274. Litchi chinensis Sonner. Leitchee. 



From Fuchau, China. Received through Mr. Samuel L. Gracey, American 

 consul, at the Plant Introduction Garden, Chico, Cal., March 30, 1909. 



For previous introductions, see No. 23202, etc. 



Distribution. — Native and cultivated in the southeastern part of China; also culti- 

 vated in India. A few plants of the species are reported as growing in the West 

 Indies. 



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