286 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



only of fair quality, but ripent^ at a time when our pomelos are over, and when the 

 craving for a sour breakfast fruit is perhaps strongest, i. e. , in May and June. These 

 scions came from a noted old citrus grower near Shidzuoka, and are a gift to the 

 United States Government. For fuller notes on this fruit see No. 8903. Tanaka 

 gives in his 'Useful Plants of Japan' Citrus bigaraclia as the species name for Dai-dai, 

 but does not identify the Natsu dai-dai ' ' {Fairchild. ) 



8895. Citrus bigaradia (?)• Bitter orange. 



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

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



Natsu dai-dai. "A globular formed, slightly different variety of summer bitter 

 orange from No. 8894. Donated by a famous old citrus grower near Shidzuoka, 

 where the government is going to start an experiment station for citroiis and other 

 fruits. For a fuller description on this fruit see Nos. 8894 and 8903." {Fairckild.) 



8896. Citrus japonica. Kumquat. 



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

 958), July 8, 1902. 



Nimpo. ' ' Scions of one of the best varieties of kumquat in Japan ; with large, round 

 fruit«. These kumquats, which are small oranges, eaten skin and all, are much more 

 common in China and Japan than in America, and are worthy of Ijeing much better 

 known on our market.s. Donated by a veteran citrus grower in Shidzuoka." 

 ( Fairchild. ) 



8897 to 8899. Triticum durum. Wheat. 



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

 945, April 2, 1902), July 14, 1902. 



Three varieties of hard wheat from Ralli Brothers, in Bondjay, fruited for macaroni 

 making. One sack of each forwarded Vjy Latham & Co., of Bombay. 



8897. 



Khata. "This variety has been tested in Nag Pur, where it proved the 

 most rust resistant of any kind experimented with. Nag Pur is one of the 

 hottest regions in Ijidia, and any wheat which endures the heat of that region 

 will be likely to do well in our desert regions of Arizona and California. This 

 Khata is said by Ralli Brothers to be the best of all Indian hard wheats, and 

 whenever they Can buy it cheap enough and ship it to Genoa it brings as good 

 a price as the "hard Russian wheats. This deserves the serious attention of the 

 hard-wheat experimenters, and may prove superior to the Algerian, Russian, 

 or Spanish varieties for our conditions." {Fairchild.) (No. 945a.) 



8898. 



Kharidva. " This is not so good from the standpoint of such big firms as 

 Ralli Brf)thers, and it does not have the reputation of being as rust resistant as 



the Khata.'' {Fairchild.) (No. 945b.) 



8899. 



Pila (jheen. "This is not so good fi'om the standpoint of such big firms as 

 Ralli Brothei-s, and it does not have the rei)utation of being as rust resistant as 

 i\\e Khata.'' {Fairchild.) (No. 945c.) 



8900. Glycine hispida. Soy bean. 



From Anjo, Japan. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 963, 

 June 29, 1902), July 24, 1902. 



"Twenty -six numbered seeds of a giant soy bean presented to the Department by 

 Mr. K. Obata, director of the Tokai branch agricultural experiment station at Anjo, 

 .Tapan, on condition that should any of the seeds jirove to have inherited the charac- 

 teristics of its fomalc i)arent he is tn have rt'tunu-d to him a fair quantity of the beans 

 which it produces. All the beans have been numbered, and it is desired especially 

 that a record of each be kept for infonnatiiMi. This most exceptional sport froui 



