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24419. Garcixia sp 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by Dr. M. Treub, director, Department of 

 Agriculture. Received December 30, 1908. 



Variety pyriformis. 



24420. Trifolium subterraneum L. 



From Auckland, New Zealand. Presented by Mr. A. B. Leckenby, Central 

 Hotel, through Mr. C. V. Piper. Received December 21, 1908. 



•'Abundant and useful in New Zealand." (Leckenby.) 



24421. Axon a cherimola Mill. 



From Calabria, Valley of Messina, Italy. Presented by Mr. C. Sprenger, Vomero, 

 Naples, Italy. Received December 3, 1908. 



Variety Calabrica. 



24422 to 24428. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by Dr. M. Treub, director, Department of 

 Agriculture. Received December 28, 1908. 



The following seeds: 



24422. Stizolobium sp. 24426. Mucuna sp. 



24423. Stizolobium sp. 24427. Mucuna sp. 



24424. Stizolobium sp. 24428. Mucuna sp. 



24425. Mucuna sp. 



24429. Cucumis melo L. Muskmelon. 



From Odessa, Russia. Presented by Mr. Alfred W. Smith, American vice and 

 deputy consul. Received December 28, 1908. 



"This is a variety of sweet melon grown here and cultivated in several colors. It 

 is known here as 'Kachanka' and sometimes also called ' Tsesarka,' on account of its 

 spotted surface, resembling a guinea fowl's plumage." {Smith.) 



