12 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



21737 to 21749— Continued. 



21741. Rosa spinosissima L. 



21742. Rosa sp. 



21743. Rosa sebicea Lindl. 



21744. RuBUS lasiostylus Focke. 



21745. Rubus Mil KoiMi vi. lis L. f. 



21746. Ribes cbuentum Greene. 

 Seeds of the following: 



21747. Rosa soulieana Crepin. 



21748. Rubus cbataegifolius Bunge. 



21749. Ribes wolfii Rothr. 



21750. Albizzia adianthifolia (Schum.) (Mimosa adianthi- 



folia Schum.) 



From Thornwood Estate, M'lanje, British Central Africa. Received from 

 Mr. Henry Brown, through Mr. C. J. Petherick, No. 4 Trafalgar Square, 

 London, England, January 6, 1908. 



"A very fast growing, leguminous-tree; table-topped, feathery leaved, and very 

 suitable for shade for coffee, cocoa, tea, and other productions which may grow 

 in America. The tree yields an excellent timber very like satin wood in the 

 grain." (Brown.) 



21751. Avena sterilis L. Oat. 



From the Province of Ispahan, Persia. Presented by Mr. John Tyler, 

 American consular agent, Teheran, Persia. Received September, 1907. 



Porringe. " Seed of a wild oat they call Porringe. I should think the 

 original of our 'porridge.' It is used the same as oatmeal." (Tyler.) 



21752. Cucumis sativus L. Cucumber. 



From Korea. Presented by the Yokohama Nursery Company, Yokohama, 

 Japan. Received January 2, 1908. 



" Said to be different from our variety." {Yokohama Nursery Company.) 



21753. Phoenix oiseleyana Griff. (Phoenix humilis 



Royle. ) Date. 



From Sibpur. Calcutta, India. Presented by Capt. A. T. Gage, superin- 

 tendent, Royal Botanic Garden. Received October 3, 1907. 



"The Phoenix humilis above is the P. humilis of Royle (see Royle, Illust. 

 Bot. Him.), and not P. humilis Cav. Ic, which is equivalent to Chamaerops 

 humilis of the Mediterranean region." (IF. W. Smith.) 



21754 to 21757. Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim. Soy bean. 



From Paris, France. Purchased from Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Received 

 January 3, 1908. 



21754. Yellow seeded. 



21755. Ogemaw. Extra early, brown seeded. 



21756. Black seeded. 



21757. Extra early, black seeded. 

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