28 SEEDS AXD PLANTS [MPOBTED. 



23551 to 23623 Continued. 

 23578 to 23623— Continued. 



23614. Purple with white a round eyes, round, Irregular. Flesh 

 yellow, marked with r<'<i. 



23615. White elongated, irregular, uniform. 



23616. Red, round, Battened, regular. Flesh streaked with red. 



23617. While with pink eyes, elongated, Irregular. 



23618. Dull red, coarsely mottled in small patches, elongated, 

 ami flattened. 



23619. Red. elongated, flattened, Irregular. Flesh, deep yellow. 



23620. White, elongated, irregular. 



23621. Dull red, elongated, irregular. 



23622. White, round or elongated, flattened, irregular. 



23623. Red, elongated, knobby, irregular. 



23625 to 23627. 



From Orenburg. Russia. Presented by Mr. W. S. Bogdan, agronomist. 

 Received September 8, 1908. 



The following seeds : 



23625. Medicago falcata L. 23627. Glycyrrhiza glabra L. 



23626. Lathyrus tuberosus L. 



23631. Colchicum autumnale L. Colchicum. 



From Baumschulenweg, near Berlin, Germany. Purchased from Mr. L. 

 Spiith. for Doctor True's experiments. Received September 17, 1908. 



See No. 23436 for description. 



23632 to 23643. Musa spp. Banana. 



From Ceylon. Procured by Dr. C. Drieberg, secretary, Ceylon Agricultural 

 Society. Colombo, Ceylon, at the request of Mr. O. W. Barrett. Re- 

 ceived September 4, 1908. 



The following suckers : 



23632. Hambanpuicalu. 23638. Kolikuttu. 



23633. Suramondan. 23639. Rata Hondarawala. 



23634. Sudu Puwalu. 23640. Maha Alumondan. 



23635. Marthawalu. 23641. Puspakedeli. 



23636. Kalu Rata Hondarawala. 23642. Dalena. 



23637. Suwadel. 23643. Alumondan. 



" S. P. I. Xos. 23632 to 23641 and 23643 are varieties indigenous to Ceylon, 

 while S. P. I. No. 23(142 is a variety imported from Queensland some time since, 

 but is by no means an improvement on the Ceylon varieties. Varieties S. P. I. 

 Xos. 23637 and 23638 are generally considered the best." (Drieberg.) 



23644. Coelococcus amicarum (Wendl.) W. F. Wight. 



Caroline ivory-nut palm. 



From Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. William S. Lyon, Gardens of 

 Xagtajan, Manila, P. I. Received September 21, 1908. 



See No. 21044 for description. 



23645. YlOLA CALCARATA L. 



From Kew, England. Presented by Mr. David Prain, director, Royal 

 Botanic Gardens. Received September 21, 190S. 



" Introduced for the purpose of hybridizing with the common pansy to pro- 

 duce an improved pansy that will withstand hot summer weather." (Oliver.) 



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