226 SEEUvS AND PLANT8 IMPOKTED. 



8798. GossYPiUM sp. Cotton. 



From Arabia. Keceived through ^lessrn. Lathrop and Fairchild, June 7, 1902. 



"Probably fruni the garden of Abdul Kader Kederrv, on the Tigris River." 

 [Falrchlld.y 



8799. Capsicum annuum. Red pepper. 



From Bassorah, Arabia. Keeeived through ^lessrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 

 852, February 26, 1902), June 7, 1902. 



"A lance-shaped variety of red pepper from the market of Bassorah. The fruits are 

 not over 1 inch to 1] inches long." {Fairchild. ) 



8800. PiSTACiA VERA X {() Butum. 



From Bagdad, Arabia. Received througli Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 

 874, March 9, 1902), June 7, 1902. 



"A small packet of seeils from the market of Bagdad. These may be hardier 

 than the European butum." [Faurhild. ) 



8801. PiSTAciA MUTiCA. Meneiigech. 



From Bagdad, Arabia. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchil('i (No. 

 874, March 9, 1902), June 7, 1902. 



"Sample of seed from Bagdad market. The.se may prove iiardier stocks than the 

 European sorts." {Fairchild.) 



8802. (Undetermined.) Sissi. 



From Bagdad, Arabia. Received througli Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 

 87.5, March 11, 1902), June 7, 1902. 



"Seeds brought from tlie mountains of Persia beyond Mosul. They are edible 

 and are eaten ))y the Arabs as the Cliinese eat melon seeds. The flesh is sweet, but 

 there is little of it. The plant which produces these fruits is said to be a shrub and 

 likely to withstand desert conditions." {Fairchild.) 



8803. Amakanthus hypochondkiacus (?) Chagoggee. 



From Wonsau, Korea. Presented by Mr. C^ F. S. Billbrough, of AVonsau, 

 through Messrs. Latlirop and Fairchild (No. 77o), June 10, 1902. 



"Used in Korea as an ornamental, having masses of bright red foliage. The 

 ]ilant is an annual, 6 feet liigh. It is useil by the natives for food, being boiled like 

 caljl)age. It is, further, much relished by stock. It should l)e grown for identifica- 

 tion and may prove a new thing as an ornamental or may be of use as a fodder plant." 

 ( Fairchild. ) 



8804. Oryza satiya. Rice. 



From Niuchwang, China. Presented by Hon. Henry B. Miller, United States 

 consul, through the Department of State. Received June 10, 1902. 



ICiea Tzv. " Dry land rice, sown the last of April or the first of May and har- 

 vested early in Septend^er. It grows best on low land or on rich yellow soil. It 

 must not be flooded, but requires rain at the time the grain is forming. It will not 

 grow on high, dry clay land." [Miller.) 



8805. Panicum .miliaceum. Broom-corn millet. 



From Bassorah, Arabia. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 

 85.3, February 25, 1902), June 7, 1902. 



Duhkhu. "A kind of millet which is sown on the mud after flooding the soil 

 with irrigation water and left to mature its crop without further watering. It is said 

 to produce and rijien its heads in forty days, so that two crops are generally grown 

 each year (»n the same soil. This is sent for trial iu the Colorado Desert region and 

 western Texas. ' ' ( Fairchild. ) 



