56 SEEDS AND PLANTS tMPOBTED. 



27996 to 28015 Continued. 



28003. G0S8YPIXTW sp. Kidney cotton. 

 From Madre <!»• I >ios River. 



28004. EOBD] im vh.i;are L. Barley. 

 From Guzco Valley. 



28005. Lagenaria vulgaris Ser. 

 From Urubamba River. 



28006 to 28008. Lycopersicon sp. 



28006. From Urubamba Valley. 



28007. From Urubamba Valley. 



28008. From St. Ana on Urubamba River. 

 Grow the size of a cherry. 



28009. Medicago hispida confinis (Koch) Burnat. 



28010. Passiflora sp. 



From Mishajua (?) River. Small pomegranate-like fruits that grow on a vine. 

 Very good . 



28011. Rubus sp. Wild raspberry. 



Growing at an elevation of 11,000 feet, 13° S. lat. Red, much larger than the 

 common sort, good flavor, but sour. 



28012. Sicana odorifera (Veil.) Naud. Cassabanana. 



From Urubamba River. Seed from a red gourd or pumpkin, grows on a vine 

 which makes good shade. The fruits are good to eat and have a very pleasant 

 odor when taken off the vine, left in the sun a short time, and then brought into 

 the house for a few days. 



See No. 27969 for previous introduction. 



28013. Triticum sp. Wheat. 

 From Cuzco Valley. 



28014. Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. Cowpea. 



From Urubamba River. A small white bean which grows on the sandy 

 banks and needs hot sun. Contains a great deal of oil. 



28015. Zea mays L. Corn. 

 From Cuzco Valley. Large, white seeded. 



28016. PftOTEA MELLIFERA Tllimb. 



From Cape Town, South Africa. Presented by the Conservator of Forests, at the 

 request of Prof. J. Burtt Davy, agrostologist and botanist, Transvaal Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. Received May 28, 1910. 



A South-African bush, useful both as an ornamental and as a bee plant. 



See No. 26207 for previous introduction. 



28017. Chenopodium quinoa Willd. Quinoa. 



From Bolivia, South America. Presented by Senor Don Ygnacio Calderon, 

 E. E. and M. P., Bolivian Legation, Washington, D. C. Received May 24, 1910. 



"This grain is very nutritious, the plant grows well in high altitudes, and requires 

 little moisture." (W. A. Rei'J, of the Legation.) 



Distribution . — Cultivated in Colombia, Peru, and Chile; probably native in the 

 same region. 



See Nos. 18536 and 18">37 for further description. 

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