44 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



26887 to 26890. Zea mays L. Corn. 



From n.ar Tegucigalj)a, Honduras. Presented by Mr. Samuel McClintock, 

 American consul. Received February 4, 1910. 



Seeds of the following; notes by Mr. McClintock: 



26887. Yellow mountain corn, from the Santa Lucia region. 



26888 to 26890. Corn grown on the plains, from the farm of Sefior Con- 

 stantino Fiallos: 



26888. Bluish black. 26890. Reddish yellow. 



26889. Red. 



26891 to 26894. 



From near Gagri, Caucasus, Russia. Received through Mr. Frank N. Meyer, 

 agricultural explorer, February 24, 1910. 



Plants of the following: 



26891. ULMussp. Elm. 



"(No. 407, February 2, 1910.) An elm found on stony mountain sides. Of 

 value like No. 406 (S. P. I. No. 26862)." (Meyer.). 



26892. Tilia sp. Linden. 



"(No. 408, February 2, 1910.) A linden growing to very large dimensions. 

 Found in ravines in the more elevated mountain regions. Of value as an 

 ornamental tree in the mild-wintered regions of the United States." (Meyer.) 



26893. Fraxinus sp. Ash. 



"(No. 409, February 2, 1910.) A very tall species of ash, found mainly on 

 moist mountain slopes in the more elevated regions. Of value as a timber tree 

 in the mild-wintered regions of the United States." (Meyer.) 



26894. (Undetermined.) 



"(No. 410, February 2, 1910.) A low-growing shrub, found on cliffs in shady 

 places; perhaps of ornamental value. In appearance between a Lonicera and 

 a Hypericum." (Meyer.) 



26895. Yitis vinifera L. Grape. 



From Aghin, fourteen hours distant from Mamuretul-Aziz (Harput), Turkey. 

 Procured by Mr. Wm. W. Masterson, American consul, from Dr. Barnum, 

 missionary. Received February 5 and 7, 1910. 



"A kind of yellow grape of good size, which has been developed to such an extent 

 that it is easily kept until the following May and even into June. I understand from 

 our missionaries, who frequently visit the place, that the grapes are most excellent 

 in flavor, and are noted throughout this country for their keeping qualities." 

 (Masterson.) 



26896. Bromelia sp. 



From Panama. Presented by Mr. Henry F. Schultz, Ancon, Canal Zone. Re* 

 ceived February 23, 1910. 



"A small plant, which may have some value as a fiber producer. It appears to be 

 a species of Bromelia, and in fact resembles B. pinguin rather closely, except that it 

 grows tall and upright, while B. pinguin, as I have seen it in the jungle in different 

 parts of the Zone and Panama, develops a trailing habit. When grown in the open, 

 as in Chiriqui, where it is used for fencing pastures, the leaves, of course, stand up 

 stiffly, but seldom grow higher than 3 to 4 feet, rarely 5 feet; in the woods individual 

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