16 SEEDS USD PLANTS IMPORTED. 



26581. Ajtoropogon carioosus L. 



From Antigua, Leeward [elands, British Weal Indies. Presented by Mr. S. 

 Jackson, curator, Botanic Station. Received January 15, 1910. 



"Hay grass. This is an Easl Indian grass, and in the West Indies, at present, is 

 only found in Antigua. The history of its introduction is obscure. It is readily 



tablished, and once this is done tak<- possession of the land to the exclusion of 

 other grasses. It grows on flat pasture areas, and when cut at the right time makes 

 excellent hay." Extractjrom the Agricultural AV//.S-, May J, 1909, p. 181.) 



Distribution. -On the plains and low hills of India, from Scind to Burma; in the 

 Province of Yunnan, China; and in Ceylon, Mauritius, and Timor. 



26590. Medicago sativa gaetula Urb. 



From Aures, Algeria. Procured by Mr. A. Clave, director, Academy of Algiers, 

 Oued-Zenati, Algeria. Received January 22, 1910. 



'A wild form, said to occur in arid, exposed situations, and presumably very 

 drought resistant." (J. M. Westgate.) 



Distribution. — Slopes of the Atlas Mountains in the vicinities of Batna and Biskra, 

 Algeria. 



26591. Pyrus sp. Pear. 



From Manchuria. Presented by Mr. Edward C. Parker, agriculturist, Bureau of 

 Agriculture, industry, and Commerce, Mukden. Received January 24, 1910. 



"Seeds of the native Manchurian pear. I am of the opinion that the pear seedlings, 

 when tested out in western nurseries or used for grafting purposes, will prove more 

 valuable than the scions (S. P. I. Nos. 26485 to 26489)." (Parker.) 



26592. Yigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. Cowpea. 



From Millard, Arkansas. Presented by Mr. J. L. Forlines. Received January 

 24, 1910. 



"Similar to Taylor Crowder but with the micropylar end white. The original seed 

 said to have been found in the craw of a wild goose." (C. V. Piper.) 



26593 to 26596. 



From Mamuretul-Aziz (Harput), Turkey. Presented by Mr. Wm. W. Masterson, 

 American consul. Received January 21 and 22, 1910. 



Seeds of the following; notes by Mr. Masterson: 



26593. Amygdalus persica L. Peach. 



"This peach is rather large, has an excellent flavor, with the ordinary stone, 

 but a peculiar thing is, it has a smooth, tough skin of a mottled red and green 

 color, like an apple, but with the ordinary peach shape. 



"One of the great drawbacks in handling peaches in America is the easily 

 broken, fuzzy skin; in addition, this fuzz is exceedingly uncomfortable to 

 the touch. This new peach is perfectly smooth, without the slightest sign of 

 fuzz; it is of a size a little larger than the average shipping peach of America, 

 grows on the same kind of a tree, and instead of its being a budded or hybrid 

 fruit as I supposed, it is grown from the seed, and in this instance like pro- 

 duces like." 



26594 and 26595. Elaeagnus angustifolia L. 



26594. Large fruited. 26595. Small fruited. 



'Trebizond date. This might be called a shrub. It grows in clusters to a 

 height of some 8 or 10 feet and has a few rather sharp thorns on each limb. 

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