76 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



28267 to 28273. Impatiens Bpp. 



From Peradeniya, Ceylon. Presented by Mr. J. C. Willis, Director, Royal 

 Botanic Garden. Received June '1 1. 1910. 



Seeds of ill*' following: 



28267. Impatiens lati folia L. 



Distribution. — Mountain slopes of the western peninsula of India from 

 Eonkan to Travancore, at an altitude of 3,000 to 7,000 feet, and in Ceylon 

 and Java. 



28268. Impatiens flaccida Arnott. 



Distribution. — Mountain slopes of the Malabar coast of southern India and in 

 Ceylon, where it ascends to 3,000 feet. 



28269. Impatiens glandulifera Arnott. 



Distribution. — The Central Province of Ceylon at an altitude of 4,000 to 6,000 

 feet. 



28270. Impatiens gibbosa Arnott. 



Distribution. — Wooded slopes of the mountains in the Central Province of 

 Ceylon, at an altitude of 5,000 to 8,000 feet. 



28271. Impatiens macrophylla Gardn. 



Distribution. — Wooded slopes of the mountains of Ceylon, at an altitude of 

 5,000 to 7,000 feet. 



28272. Impatiens sultani Hook. f. 



Distribution. — Introduced into cultivation from Zanzibar. 



28273. Impatiens truncata Thwaites. 



Distribution. — Wooded slopes of the mountains at an elevation of 4,000 to 

 6,000 feet in the Central Province of Ceylon. 



28274. Coffea arabica L. Coffee. 



From Ponce, Porto Rico. Received through Mr. J. W. Van Leenhoff, agent and 

 expert, Porto Rico Experiment Station, June 29, 1910. 



Maragogipe. "This is a variety of coffee supposed to have originated as a mutation 

 from the common Arabian coffee. It was discovered in Brazil about 1870. The leaves 

 of this variety are much broader and the berries larger than in the ordinary type. The 

 plants are very vigorous, but are. usually shy bearers." (G. N. Collins.) 



28275. Mangifera indica L. Mango. 



From Miami, Fla. Presented by Messrs. Hickson Bros. Received June 23, 1910. 



Cecil. "Form oblong, flattened, curving to a V-shaped beak about one-half inch 

 from vertical center; size large or medium, about 4J by 2| by 2f inches; stem medium 

 slender, fleshy at union with fruit; surface moderately smooth; color greenish yellow 

 marbled with rich yellow; dots numerous, subcutaneous, green and gray; bloom 

 whitish; skin medium thick, tenacious; seed long, flat; flesh yellow, rather tender, 

 juicy, very little fiber; flavor sweet, pleasant, aromatic; quality good to very good; 

 season probably four to six weeks earlier than Sandersha." (W. N. Irwin.) (Seed.) 



28276 and 28277. Medicago arborea L. 



From Maison Carree, Algeria. Presented by the Botanic Garden. Received 

 June 30, 1910. 



28276. (Cuttings.) 28277. (Seeds.) 



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