52 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



28788 to 29793— Continued. 



Seeds of the following: 



28788. Medicago hispida denticulata (Willd.; Urb. Bur clover. 



28789. Medicago orbicularis (L.) All. 



28790. Medicago sp. 



28791. Trifolium agrarium L. 



28792. Trifolium clypeatum L. 



Distribution. — In the countries along the eastern part of the Mediterranean 

 from Crete to Syria and Palestine. 



28793. Trifolium scutatum Boiss. 



Distribution. — On the hills in the vicinity of Smyrna, and in Syria and 

 Palestine. 



28794. Talauma mutabilis Blume. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by the director. Department of Agriculture. 

 Received June 3, 1910. Numbered September, 1910. 



Variety sjplendens. 



Distribution. — Along the banks of the rivers in the interior of the province of Ban- 

 tam, Java. 



28796 and 28797. 



From Port Louis, Mauritius. Presented by Mr. G. Regnard. Received Sep- 

 tember 23, 1910. 

 Seeds of the following: 



28796. Artocarpus communis Forst. 

 See No. 26936 for previous introduction. 



28797. Mimusops sp. 



28798. GossYPiuM sp. Wild cotton. 



From Riviere du Rempart, Mauritius. Presented by Mr. G. Regnard, Port 

 Louis, Mauritius. Received September 26, 1910. 



See Nos. 28879 and 28880 for note. 



28799 and 28800. Feronia lucida Scheffer. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by the director, Department of Agriculture. 

 Received September 16, 1910. 

 "This plant is known as Kaivis watoe in Javanese and Kairista-batoe in Malayan. 

 It differs from the wood-apple {Feronia elephantum) (S. P. I. No. 25888) in having 

 yellowish petals and anthers instead of reddish as that has; also calyces linear-laciniate 

 instead of ovate-acute as in the latter. Occurs in the province of Rembang, Java." 

 {Extract from Scheffer in Natuurk. Tijds. Ned. Ind., vol. 31, p. 19. 1870.) 



28801 to 28809. 



From Datum, Caurasus, Russia. Received througli Mr. Frank N. Meyer, agri- 

 cultural explorer, March 31, 1910. 



Seeds of the following: 



28801. Amygdalus communis L. Almond. 



"A very small almond, but with thin shell and of good flavor. Said to 

 come from Persia." {Meyer.) 

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