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415 1. The fruits (acorns) of the preceding. The fruits of Q. Prinus L. Native of 

 eastern North America. 



4152. Biotis. Emory's oak. Western white oak.— The fruits (acorns) of Quercus 

 Emoryi Torr. Native of the southwestern United States and Mexico. 

 Acquired at Torres, Sonora, Mexico, by D. T. MacDougal, February, 1902. 



4153. Quinoa, or Kenoa dulce. Sweet Quinoa. Pettyrice — The seed of Cheno- 

 podium Quinoa Willd. (Chenopodiaceae—Gooseioot Family). Native of 

 the South American Andes, and the principal grain there cultivated and 

 eaten. Acquired by R. S. Williams in Bolivia, in 1902. i 



4154. Another specimen of the same, from Chile. 



4155. Quinoa dulce blanca. Bleached Quinoa.— The same, bleached white. 



From Peru. 



4156. Canagua dulce.— Another name for the preceding. Grown in Bolivia. 



From the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo, 1901. 



4157. Salt-bush. Salt-grass.— The branches of a species of Atriplex (same family), 

 from which the seeds have been removed. 



4158. The grain threshed from the preceding. 



4159. Spurry. Cornspurry. Beggars '-weed. Sand-weed.— The seeds of Spergula 

 arvensis L. (Alsinaceae— Chickweed Family). Native of Europe and a 

 widely distributed weed. Eaten to some extent. 



4160. Lotus. Sacred Indian, or Egyptian, lotus. Egyptian bean. The fruking 

 torus of Nelumbo Nelumbo (L.) Karst. {Nymphaeaceae— Water-lily Family). 

 Native of Asia and cultivated. Grown in the New York Botanical Garden. 



4161. Another sample of the same. 



4162. The fruits, or "nuts," of the preceding. Same source. 



4163. The shelled kernels or seeds of the same. From the New York market. 



4163. 1. Another sample of the same. 



4163.2. American lotus.— The fruiting inflorescence of Nelumbo lutea (Willd.) 

 Pers. Native of the eastern and central United States. Grown in the New 

 York Botanical Garden. 



4164. Poppy seed. Maw seed.— The seed of Papaver somniferum L. (Papavera- 

 cea e— Poppy Family). Native of the Mediterranean region and cultivated. 

 From the New York market. 



THE PLUM FAMILY (Amygdalaceae) 



Numbers 4165-4181 represent the sweet almond, the seed of Amygdalus communis 

 L. Native of western Asia and cultivated in subtropical regions. 



4165. Fruiting leafy branches of the sweet almond tree. Collected by H. H. Rusby 



at Redlands, California, August 24, 1909. 



4166. California-grown sweet almonds. Donated by Lehn & Fink, of New York 



City. 



4167. Jordan almonds in the shell. Same donor. 



4168. The same, removed from the shell. Same donor. 



4169. Commercial sweet almonds in the shell. From the Paris Exposition of 1900. 



4170. Paper-shelled almonds.— A choice variety, with very thin shell. Same 



donor. 



