20 SEEDS ami PLANTS IMPORTED. 



22637 to 22640. Pisum \i;\ i nse L. Canada field pea. 



Prom Guelph, Canada. Presented by Prof. 0. A. Zavltz, Ontario Agricul- 

 tural College, through Mr. C. V. Piper. Received April 16, L908. 



22637. Multipliers. 22639. White Scimitar. 



22638. Clamart. 22640. Canadian Beauty. 



22641 and 22642. 



Prom Paris, Prance. Purchased from Vilmorin-Andrieux <v Co. Received 

 April 8, 1908. 

 22641. Bryonia dioica Jacq. 



"An herbaceous, climbing member of the pumpkin family, Interesting 

 on account of tin* handsome foliage with development of remarkably long 

 tendrils. The large perennial root, sliced and dried, appears on the drug 

 market under the name of Bryonia, and is a very highly valued drug, 

 especially in homeopathic medicine." (R. II. True.) 



22642. ECBALLIUM ELATEBITJM (L.) A. Rich. 



"An herbaceous, hairy annual, producing a trailing vine and character- 

 istic cucurbitaceous inflorescence. The fruit on ripening undergoes a 

 process of softening, which results finally in the splitting of the coating 

 of the fruit and the squirting out of the seeds and soft pulp. Hence the 

 name ' Squirting cucumber.' The drug elaterinm is obtained from the 

 juice pressed from the nearly ripe fruit. This juice after straining 

 deposits an opaque grayish sediment which forms the characteristic 

 elaterium cakes seen in the commercial article." (R. II. True.) 



22643. Penniseti m americanum (L.) Schum. Pearl millet. 



From Cape Town, South Africa. Presented by Dr. E. A. Nobbs, Department 

 of Agriculture. Received April IT, 1008. 



" Seed of X'l/oiit, pronounced knee-out : is extensively grown in Bechuanalaml 

 and all over Rhodesia ; is used as a native food and is also given to mules. It 

 is similar in character to Kafir corn but finer and smaller, and I think may be 

 of considerable value.'* i\nhh 



22644 to 22649. 



From Hangchow, Chehkiang, China. Presented by Mr. John L. Stuart. 

 Received April 18, 1908. 



The following seeds, varietal descriptions by Mr. H. T. Nielsen : 



22644 to 22646. Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim. Soybean. 



22644. Smoky yellow. Looks like it might possibly be a mixture. 



22645. Greenish yellow. Similar in appearance to Haberlandt, 



No. 17263. 



22646. " Yellow. Practically identical with No. 18619. 



22647. Vigna sesquipedalis (L.) W. F. Wight. - 



Black. 



22648. Vigna sesqi cpedalis (L.) W. F. Wight. 

 Red. 



22649. Medicago denticulata Willd. Bur clover. 

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