SEPTEMBER, 1900, TO UECEMIJEE, 1903. 241 



9020. CUCUMI8 MELO. Muskmelon. 



From Valcmia, Spain. I'ro^onteil bv Ilmi. K. AI. Bartlcman, rnited States 

 Consul. Kecc'ived Septeinher 20, l!»Ol.>. 



Proii:i\ One of the tinest Spanish varietie.s. 



9021. Trkjonella foenum-graecum. Fenugreek. 



From New York. Received thronjrli •!. ^I- Thdrlmrn iS: Co., Septemlxr L".t, |'.K)2. 

 This see<l \\ ;i.« jfrown in .southern Germany. 



9022. Cl'CUMIs mklo. Muskmelon. 



From Valencia, Sj>ain. Presented hv Hun. K. M. i'>aitltinaii. I'liitcd Stales 

 Consul. Received October 2, 1902. " 



Bronze. (These seeds may be of the same variety as .No. ;»020, but as they are 

 much lighter in color they have been given a separate nundjer. ) 



9023. PsiDiUM (JUAJAVA. Guava. 

 From Merritt, Fla. Presented by Mr. L. H. Gurney. Received Octt)l)er ti. 1002. 



9024. Anona squamosa. Custard apple. 



From ^lussoorie, united provinces of Agra andOndh, iutlia. Presented by IJev. 

 H. Marston Andrews. Received October <\ 1002. 



Sharifa or cu«iard ajifi/e seed, grown in Deiira Dun, on the .south side of a wall. 

 The trees grow to a height of from 1.5 to 25 feet. 



9025. Oknotiieua sinuata. 



From Santa Rosa, Cal. Presented by ]\Ir. Luther Burbank, througii Mr. D. G. 

 Faircbild. Received Septend)er 80, 1902. 



"Mr. Burbank tliinks this a valuable ornamental." {Fairchild.) 



9026. Tkifolium resupinatu:m. Stra-wberry clover. 



From North Australia. Presented by Mr. l^uther Burbank, of Santa Ko.sa, Cal., 

 through 'Sir. D. <t. Fairchild. Receive*! Sei)teml)er oO, 1002. 



"Found in culture at Mr. Burbank's experimental gardens." {Fairchild.) 



9027. Pyrethrum tchihatchewii. 



From Santa Rosa, Cal. Presented bv ^Ir. Luther Burbank, through 'Sh: D. G. 

 Fairchild. Received September .30, 1902. 



"Said to be from Asia Minor. Should be sown in pots and transplanted. Forms a 

 pretty mat of foliage like a lawn, and could be used for lawn purposes." {Fairchild. ) 



9028. MusA textilis. Manila hemp. 



From Manila, P. I. Presented by Mr. John W. Gilmore, of the Insular Bureau 

 of Agriculture, through Mr. L. H. Dewey, Assistant Botanist of the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. Received October 10, 1902. 



9029. Prunus cerasus. Cherry. 



From Vladimir, Russia. Received through Mr, E. A. Bessey (No. 101, Julv 22, 

 1902), October 9, 1902. 



Vladimir. " Sun-dried cherries from the garden of Feodor Gontcheroff. These 

 cherries, which will not be picked until about .July 31, are from a garden typical as 

 to the method of cultivation (or rather lack of cultivation). The trees are projja- 

 gated by shoots from the roots regardless of any order. The trees are never pruned 

 nor is the ground ever cultivated. The young shoots are allowed to grow up with 

 the older trees. The result is a dense thicket or jungle, almost impenetrable, of trees 



