4'J EDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



25702 and 25703 Continued. 



ed of each of the following: 



25702. "The nearest we can come to identifying the rice described as Sune- 

 i'iu is a rice known t<> the merchants locally as Sun teim, the translation of 

 which is 'long kernel.' This rice is said to come from Anam." (Wilder.) 



"The Baixau, as it is known here, is sometimes called 'Siamese garden 



rice,' and it commands the highest price in the market. A Chinese rice 



specialist here told me that it is knowji also as Sun tsim, which Mr. Wilder 



Bays corresponds to the Sunejin. At any rate, it is a fine rice to introduce." 



mm r. ) 



25703. "The nearest we can come to the variety Patma is Pat nor, the trans- 

 lation of which is 'soft.' This rice is said to come from Tonkin." ( Wilder.) 



"This variety is called locally Nep, or 'alcohol rice,' is very dark colored, 

 and is the one I suppose which corresponds to Patma and Mr. Wilder called 

 Pat nor. 1 ' (Conner.) 



25704 to 25716. 



From Poona, Bombay, India. Presented by Mr. M. A. Peacock, Pennellville, 

 N. Y. Received June 24, 1909. 



The following seeds: 



25704. Dolichos biflorus L. 



25705. Phaseolus max L. 

 Black. 



25706. Phaseolus radiatus L. 

 Green and brown mixed. 



25707. Phaseolus aconitifolius Jacq. 

 Brown. 



25708. Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Traub. 



25709. Cajan indicum Spreng. 

 Mauve. 



25710. Lens esculent a Moench. Lentil. 



25711. Pisum arvense L. Field pea. 

 Mottled green. 



25712. Lathyrus sativus L. 



25713. Cicer arietinum L. Chick-pea. 



25714. Vigna unguiculata (L. ) Walp. Cowpea. 

 Mixed brown and cream colored seed. 



25715. Stizolobium sp. 

 Mottled gray and brown. 



25716. Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim. Soybean. 

 Yellow. 



25717. Schinopsis balansae Engl. 



From Chaco, Argentina. Presented by Sr. Ing. D. Carlos D. Cirola, University 

 of Agriculture, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires. Keceived June 19, 1909. 



"A tree belonging to the family Anacardiacere. Native in Paraguay, where, accord- 

 ing to Engler, it grows on river banks in impervious clay soil. Said to occur also in 

 eastern and southern Argentine. Known locally as quebracho Colorado, and forms one 

 of the sources of the quebracho extract used in tanning." ( W. W. Stockberger. ) 

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