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40352 to 40367— Continued. (Quoted notes by Mr. L. J. Keena.) 



. 40362. "Taken from a 25-ton shipment from the station of La Pereira, 

 on the Central Argentina Railway." 



40363. "Taken from a shipment of 50 tons from the station of 

 Cayugueo, on the Central Argentina Railway." 



40364. " Taken from a shipment of 50 tons from the station of Wilder- 

 muth. on the Central Argentina Railway." 



40365. " Taken from a shipment of 200 tons from the station of 

 Irigoyen, on the Central Cordoba Railway." 



40366. "Taken from a 300-ton shipment from the stations of Pilar and 

 Moisesville, on the Santa Fe Railway." 



40367. " Taken from a 90-ton shipment from the station of Cruz, on 

 the Central Argentina Railway." 



40368. Rosa sertata Rolfe. Rosacea 1 . Rose. 



From Kew, England. Presented by Mr. Arthur W. Hill, assistant director, 

 Royal Botanic Gardens. Received March 29, 1915. 

 For previous introduction and description, see S. P. I. No. 40193. 



40369. Zea mays L. Poacea?. Corn. 



From Santa Rosita, Guatemala. Presented by Mr. John J. Gruchy. Re- 

 ceived March 31, 1915. 

 " In regard to weevil-proof corn, I regret to say that further experience shows 

 the corn to which you refer to be not entirely weevil proof, although it is more 

 resistant to the weevil than the ordinary flint corns here, probably owing !o the 

 fact that it has a much thicker skin. It is a native sweet corn discovered by 

 me when endeavoring to improve a yellow flint corn cultivated here. It was 

 of extremely mixed type, so that a single ear would often contain grains of 

 four or Ave quite distinct types. As a starter, I separated my seed into lots 

 belonging more or less to the different types represented, and planted them 

 separately for comparison. For several seasons after the segregation new 

 types kept appearing, many of them quite different from the original planting, 

 and finally I observed in some ears scattering grains which looked like sweet 

 corn. I secured two distinct ears of sweet corn, one yellow and the other of a 

 reddish brown color. At this altitude, 4,800 feet, I believe it takes between 

 four and five months to mature. The reddish strain has been lost and I doubt 

 if it reappears. As a roasting ear it is quite sweet, but the skins are so thick 

 that I spit them out. This characterise is quite undesirable in a sweet corn, 

 hut possibly if it could be transferred by crossing to a denl corn, it might help 

 to increase its resistance to weevil while still green in the field." (Gruchy.) 



40370 to 40376. So ja max (L.) Piper. Fabaceae. Soybean. 



(Glycine hispida .Maxim.) 



From Wakamatsu, Iwashiro, Japan. Presented by Rev. Christopher Noss. 

 Received March 27, 1915. Quoted notes by Mr. \< ss. 



40370. " No. 33. Hikagedaizu (shade), produces in shady places; used 

 for miso." 



40371. "No. 34. Dekisugidaisu (excessive yield); used for miso." 



40372. " No. 35. Kurodaisu (black); eaten boiled and sugared." 



40373. " No. 36. Nakatedaizu (medium early) ; used for miso." 

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