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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



8710 to 8726. Pyrus malus. 



Apple. 



From New South Wales, Australia. Presented by Messrs. Hunter & Sons, of 

 " The Penang," near Gosford, through Hon. D. C' McLaehlan, undersecretary, 

 department of mines and agriculture, Sydney, to replace trees and cuttings 

 received in bad condition in June, 1901. Received May 29, 1902. Hunter & 

 Sons' numbers are given. 



Apple trees as follows: 



8710. 



Allsops early. (No. 237. ) 



8711. 



American Golden Pippin. (No. 

 2.56. ) 



8712. 



Carrington, Small's. (No. 238. ) 



8713. 



Early Richmond. (No. 83.) 



8714. 



George Neilson. (No. 157.) 



Apple scions as follows: 



8715. 



Lady Hopetoim. (No. 234. ) 



8716. 



Menagerie. ( No. 220. ) 



8717. 



Perfection, Shepherd's. (No. 4.) 



8718. 



Sharp's Early. ( No. 232.) 



8719. (Label missing.) 



8727. Mangifera indica. 



Mango. 



From Bombav, India. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 

 814, January 28, 1902), June 5, 1902. 



Douglas Bennett's Alphonse. " Named in "honor of the superintendent of markets in 

 Bombay, who has called our attention to this superlative strain and who has very 

 kindly donated to the American Government the trees which he guarantees to be of 

 this special variety. This sort should be compared with No. 8419, which latter num- 

 ber is compo.sed of scions from the tree of which these are believed to be grafts." 

 {Fairchild.) 



8728. GossYPiuM brasiliense (?) Kidney cotton. 



From Ciego de Avila, Cuba. Presented by Mr. Felix M. Catala. Received 

 June 5, 1902. 



Wild Cuban kidney cotton. 



8729 to 8734. Mangifera indica. Mangoes. 



From Bombay, India. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 944, 

 March 30, 1902), June 7, 1902. 



A collection of trees donated to the Department by Mr. J. N. Tata, of Bombay, 

 who has a very large collection of the best mangoes from all over India. These are 



