SEl^EMHEK, l!H^M>, TO DECEMBER, VMi. 285 



8848 to 8886 C'oiitiiiued. 



8882. S)LLV.V llETEKOl'HYLl.A. 



"A twining t'vergreen shrub with very lieautilul l>hic llowt'rs." (I'ms- 



chaiixkil. ) 



8883. Sui'UuuA lAroNKA. 



8884. 8TERCri,iA i'I.atami-cii \. 



8885. T.\fS«)MA MOI.I.l.sslMA. 



"A very heautiful (•hiiihin>; iilant, with large n^se-eolored Howern and 

 abundant }ruit.« of a j)leasant, refreshing Havor." {I^roschov'ghii.) 



8886. TKIULDCillN MAKITIMIM. 



8887 to 8889. 



From Erfurt, <terman\. Turchaf-ed from Haage it (Schmidt. Kcceive.l .lune 21, 

 1902. 

 Pahn seeds as follows: 



8887. RlIOI'ALOSTYI.Is SAI'IDA. 8889. lloWKA KOK.STEKIAXA. 



8888. HOWEA BELMORE.WA. 



8890. ERioiiOTin A .lAroMCA. Loquat. 



From Tokvo, Japan. Keeeived through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (Xo. 

 954, June 2, 1902), June 23, 1902. 



Taiutka. "The largest fruited lo«]uat in Japan. This variety originated as a seed- 

 ling in the yard of Mr. loshio Tanaka, at 72 Kinskeeho, Tokyo. Mr. Tanaka is a 

 Tioted Japanese authority on economic botany, and as originator of this remarkably 

 large locpiat, his own name has appropriately l>een given to it. A single fruit lias 

 weighed more than 97 grams, while the largest reported in Algiers, Malta, or Si)ain, 

 so far as-I am aware, was oidv S.">, and the largest I have seen was only '>() grams. 

 This is certainlv a larger sort "than any of the.«e noted African or Spanish varieties. 

 The scions were taken from the original seedling tree in rrofes.«or Tanaka's yard in 

 Tokvo, and it is to be hoped can l)e used for budding. The fruit in formalin, which 

 ProfessorTanaka showed me, was egg-shaped, and the largest lixpiat 1 have ever seen. 

 Quality is said to Ije very good. Professor Tanaka delivered an address on tliis 

 loquat'in 1897, at Nagasaki, in which he said the range of weight is between 40 and 

 80 grams only. The weight of 97 grams was exceptional." {Fairchikl.) 



8891. Panicum crus-galli. Japanese millet. 



From Niuchwang, China. Presented l>y Hon. Henry i>. Miller, United States 

 Consul, through the State Department. Received June 23, 1902. 



8892. Triticum vulgare. Wheat. 

 From Moscow, Russia. Received tiirough E. Imnier & Son, June 27, 1902. 



Romanoff S^mng. 



8893. Nicotiana tabacum. Tobacco. 



From Sumatra. Received through Messrs. Lath rop and Fairchild (No. 955), 

 July 7, 1902. 



DeVi. " From one of the best plantations in Deli, East Sumatra. Secured by Mr. 

 Barbour Lathrop personally. See special letter of explanation to Dr. Gallowav, 

 June 10, 1902, ' ' ( Fairchild. ) 



8894. CiTRU.s BIG ARABIA { Bitter orangc. 



From Shidzuoka, Japan. Received through Messrs. I.athrop and Fairchild (No. 

 956, June 16, 1902), July 8, 1902. 



Xutsa dai-dai. "A flat, broad, summer variety of the .Japanese bitter orange, 

 which is a remarkable citrous fruit and <U'serves the study of citrus growers. It is 



