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29154 to 29160— Continued. 



29160. Citrus trifoliata X aurantium. Citrange. 



Etonia or flowering citrange. "This is a hybrid between the common orange 

 and the trifoliata, having the same parents as the Colman, Morton, and other 

 standard citranges. So far it has borne almost no fruit. On the other hand, 

 it flowers profusely in early spring and the flowers are very large in size, larger 

 than those of either parent. They appear with the leaves and are often so 

 abundant as almost to hide the foliage. This variety is being distributed on a 

 small scale for trial in cities for dooryard planting, where an ornamental rather 

 than a fruit tree is desired." (W. T. Swingle.) 



29161. Persea Americana Miller. Avocado. 



From Barbados, British West Indies. Presented by Mr. A. S. Archer, Antigua, 

 British West Indies. Received December 16, 1910. 



"The fruits from which I obtained these seeds were purple and each weighed from 

 2 pounds 10 ounces up to 3 pounds 2 ounces; nothing better could have been desired 

 The seed cavity was small." (Archer.) 



29162. Anona reticulata L. Custard-apple. 



From Cairns, North Queensland, Australia. Presented by Prof. Howard New- 

 port, instructor in tropical agriculture and manager of the Kamerunga State 

 Nursery, Department of Agriculture. Received December 15, 1910. 



Cuttings. 



29163. Nicotiana tabacum L. Tobacco. 



From the district of Mascota, in the State of Jalisco, on the west coast of Mexico. 

 Presented by Dr. Pehr Olsson-Seffer, editor, American Review of Tropical 

 Agriculture, Mexico City, Mexico. Received December 10, 1910. 



"This seed is from the variety which supplies the cigar leaf of the locally well- 

 known Mascota cigars, and is considered one of the best in this country." (Olsson- 

 Seffer.) 



29164.- Agave sp. Agave. 



From Costa Rica. Presented by Mr. Carlos Werckle, through Prof. H. Pittier. 

 Received December 15, 1910. 



"These plants are of no value for the production of fiber, but the character of the 

 leaves indicates that they are likely to be very attractive ornamentals and I suggest 

 that they be distributed either to botanical gardens or to growers of succulent plants." 

 (L. H. Dewey.) 



29165. Citrus sp. Orange. 



From Bahia, Brazil. Presented by Mr. Southard P. Warner, American consul. 

 Received December 10, 1910. 



"Laranja da terra" Used as a stock. For description, see No. 30605. 



29166. Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. Kowliang (?) 



From Chillicothe, Tex. Grown by Mr. A. B. Conner, in charge of the Depart- 

 ment experiment farm. Received December 12, 1910. 



"Grown from No. 27764 which was secured from Mr. J. K. Freed, Scott City, Kans. 

 This variety came from Mr. Freed as White Amber sorgo, but it is evidently a kowliang. 

 It gives considerable promise, because of its earliness, as both a grain and a forage 

 crop." (Conner.) 

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