(i97) 



4363- Mayseed. Poppy seed. — The seed of Papaver somniferum L. (See No. 1517) 



4364. American sunflower seed.— The fruit of Uelianthus annuus L. {Carduaceae 

 —Thistle Family). Native of America and widely cultivated. Grown in 

 America. 



4365. Russian sunflower seed. — The preceding, grown in Russia. 



4366. Mixed bird food.— A mixture of various seeds for the feeding of song-birds. 



Cereals and Other Grains 

 Numbers 4367-4447 comprise various varieties and products 

 of maize, or Indian corn, the grain of Zea Mays L. 

 {Gramineae — Grass Family) . Native of tropical Amer- 

 ica and now cultivated in all tropical and warm- 

 temperate regions. The group comprises four general 

 divisions, each with various sub-divisions. 



A. Aboriginal forms. These are cultivated by primitive 



peoples in the native regions of the plant, and exhibit 

 the smallest degree of development from the early, 

 or original, form. They are largely used for parching. 



B. Field-corns. These are the coarser varieties, con- 



taining much starch and relatively little sugar, and 

 used for grinding. 



C. Pop-corns. These have small ears and kernels and 



are used for popping. 



D. Sweet, or sugar, corns. These contain much sugar and 



relatively little starch, and the grain shrivels or 



wrinkles in drying. They are raised for use on the 



table, in the unripe state. 



As a rule, varieties of corn developed and grown in hot, 



moist countries have longer and narrower kernels and more 



rows upon the ear. The grain is softer, but has a stronger 



and tougher covering. 



Group A 



4367. A yellow, rather hard variety, grown in the South American Andes at high 



altitudes and mostly used for grinding. Acquired by R. S. Williams, in 

 Bolivia, in 1902. 



4368. A soft white variety grown in the same region, and largely used for parching, 

 in which condition it is the principal food carried by the natives on their 

 journeys. Same source and donor. 



4369. Another soft white variety, used almost exclusively for parching. Same 



source and donor. 



