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27651 to 27659 Continued. 



27652. lliilnj (Jmtii. "Round to oblong, flattened; skin pnrplo; eyes 

 shallow. Very early." 



27653. Fiirsl Bismarck. "Medium-sized, round tubers; skin deep flesh 

 color; eyes Bhallow." 



27654. Norma, CimbalVs. "Long, cylindrical, medium-sized tubers; skin 



yellowish: eyes shallow. A medium-early variety. " 



27655. Epicure. "Medium-sized, round to oblong tubers; skin yellowish- 

 white; eyes rather deep. An early variety." 



27656. Entente Corclialc. "Medium-sized, yellowish-skinned tubers, round 

 to oblong, slightly flattened; eyes shallow. An early variety." 



27657. Cacilia. "Tubers medium-sized, oblong, flattened; skin white; 

 flesh yellowish white." 



27658. Imperator, Richtefs. "Medium-sized, oblong, flattened tubers; skin 

 yellowish white; eyes shallow." 



27659. Industrie. "Medium-sized, oblong, flattened tubers; skin yellowish 

 white; eyes shallow; sprouts white." 



27660 and 27661. 



From Mayaguez, Porto Rico. Received through Mr. D. W. May, special agent 

 in charge, Porto Rico Agricultural Experiment Station. Received April 19, 

 1910. 



Seeds of the following: 



27660. Erythrina umbrosa H. B. & K. 



"This is a most excellent leguminous shade for coffee, and a windbreak for 

 citrus groves." (May.) 



Distribution. — On the mountains along the coast of Venezuela between La 

 Guayra and Caracas. 



27661. Sterculia foetida L. 

 See No. 17139 for description. 



27662 to 27674. 



From Tiflis, Caucasus, Russia. Received through Mr. Frank N. Meyer, agricul- 

 tural explorer, April 8, 1910. 



Seeds of the following: 



27662. Fagus orientalis Lipsky. 



From Tiflis, Caucasus, Russia. "(No. 1286a, Mar. 21, 1910.) The Caucasian 

 beech, which grows to be a tall and imposing tree and forms whole forests all 

 through Caucasus. The wood is excellent material for tubs and barrels, furni- 

 ture and tools. These seeds came from the vicinity of Yelisavetpol, eastern 

 Caucasus, where there is only a slight annual rainfall (10-12 inches). Recom- 

 mended as a shade and timber tree for mild-wintered, semiarid sections of the 

 United States. Obtained from Mr. A. C. Rollow, director of the Botanic Gar- 

 dens at Tiflis. Also see note for No. 406 (S. P. I. No. 26862)." (Meyer.) 



Distribution. — Throughout the Caucasus region and in the province of Ghilan, 

 northwestern Persia. 



27663. Allium cepa L. Onion. 



From Tiflis, Caucasus, Russia. "(No. 1287a, Mar. 19, 1910.) A many -headed 

 variety of native Caucasian onion, coming originally from the vicinity of Yeli- 

 savetpol, but now also much grown around Tiflis. The curiosity about this 

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