78 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



28286 to 28289. 



From Port Louis, Mauritius. Presented by Mr. G. Regnard. Received June 

 25, 1910. 

 Seeds of the following; notes by Mr. Regnard: 



28286. Dovtalis iikiU'Carpa (Gardn.) Warb. 

 "A fruit tree from Ceylon." 



Distribution. — In the jungles of the Central Province of the island of Ceylon. 



28287. ANONA sp. 



"A species from Ceylon." 



28288. Combretum comosum Don. 



"Pretty, ornamental shrub." 



Distribution. — Along Bagroo River in the vicinity of Sierra Leone in upper 

 Guinea. 



28289. Flacourtia ramontchi L'Herit. 

 "A large-fruited thornless species." 



See No. 26655 for previous introduction. 



28290 to 28292. Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. Sorgo. 



From Island of Tsungming, China. Obtained by Mr. D. MacGregor, superin- 

 tendent, parks and open spaces, Shanghai, China. Received June 25, 1910. 



Seed? of the following; quoted notes by Mr. Carleton R. Ball: 



28290. Early variety. "Apparently typical. Spikelets obovate; glumes 

 black and shining, pubescent at tip; awned." 



28291. Late variety. "Same remarks apply to this as to the preceding 

 (S. P. I. No. 28290). This is the only sample yet received in which the seeds 

 were all plump and mature." 



"The two preceding lots are similar to or probably identical with S. P. I. 

 No. 28024." 



28292. Light-colored variety. "This differs from the preceding numbers in 

 having reddish-brown glumes. Very few of the seeds are developed. It is 

 probably identical with S. P. I. No. 28025." 



28293 and 28294. Anona cherimola Miller. Cherimoya. 



From Nice, France. Presented by Dr. A. Robertson-Proschowsky. Received 

 June 27, 1910. 



28293. (Cuttings.) 28294. (Seeds.) 



"A very hardy variety found in my garden. The seeds may reproduce this hardy 

 strain. The fruits are of no value." (Proschowsky.) 



28296 to 28303. Medic ago falcata X sativa. Alfalfa. 



Hybrid alfalfa plants. Parentage identical with S. P. I. No. 27742. Parents 

 selected and hybrids made by Messrs. J. M. Westgate and W. J. Morse at the 

 Arlington Experimental Farm during the summer of 1908. Numbered in the 

 summer of 1910. 



28296. Agrost. No. 2113. Sixth plant in row. 



28297. Agrost. No. 2113. Seventh plant in row. 



28298. Agrost. No. 2113. Eighth plant in row. 

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