APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1914. 73 



37956 to 37964. 



From Victoria (Pittoa, near Garua), Karuerun, German West Africa. Pre- 

 sented by the Agricultural Experiment Station. Received April 15, 1914. 

 37956 to 37961. Holcus sorghum L. Poacea?. Sorghum. 



(Sorghum vulgar e Pers. ) 



37956. No. 1. Kakassirie. 37959. No. 7. Kilburie. 



37957. No. 5. Baierie bode~rie. 37960. No. 8. Deparie dan&rie. 



37958. No. 6. Danerieballoi- 37961. No. 9. Ssanerari. 

 ssolod&rie. 



37962. Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Brown. Poaceas. Pearl millet. 

 (Pennisetum typhoideum Rich.) 



No. 10. Jadirie (Kolbenhirse) . 

 37963 and 37964. Holcus sokghum L. Poacea?. Sorghum. 



(Sorghum vulgar e Pers.) 



37963. No. 11. Gaderie. 



37964. No. 12. Gordori or Deparie bod&rie. 



37965 to 37972. 



From Peru. Presented by Mr. A. Martin Lynch at the request of Dr. 

 Harry V. Harlan, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Received April 2-3, 

 1914. Quoted notes by Dr. Harlan. 



37965 to 37967. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



"Purchased in Sicuani (elevation, 11,500 feet), but possibly coming 

 from lower down the valley of the Vilcanote." 



37965. "(No. 1. Arequipa, Peru.) Large-grained calico maize." 



37966. "(No. 2. Sicuani, Peru.) Large white-grained maize." 



37967. "(No. 3. Arequipa, Peru.) Large-grained yellow and mixed 

 maize." 



37968. Hoedeum vulgare L. Poacea?. Barley. 



"(No. 5.) Seed purchased in Juliaca (elevation, 12,500 feet) ; a coarse 

 6-rowed barley grown for hay as horse feed on the pampas and for grain 

 in some of the protected areas." 



37969 and 37970. Chenopodium spp. Chenopodiaceae. 



37969. Chenopodium sp. Caiiagua. 

 "(No. 6.) Canagua from Juliaca, Peru. Commonly grown as a 



cereal crop in elevations as high as 13,500 feet. Is not injured by 

 light freezes at any stage of growth. Not particularly palatable. 

 Might prove useful in high mountain areas, but should be tested 

 under strict control, as it is possible that it might become a weed." 



37970. Chenopodium quinoa Willd. Quinoa. 

 "(No. 7.) Quinoa from Juliaca. Only slightly less hardy than 



Canagua, It is a very palatable cereal and is much less likely to 

 become a weed. Worth testing in areas subject to frosts where 

 wheat and barley are grown with difficulty." 



37971. Triticum aestivum L. Poaceae. Wheat. 



(Triticum vulgare Vill.) 



"(No. 8.) Wheat purchased in Juliaca but imported probably from the 

 valley of the Vilcanote. Apparently mixed." 



