24 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



25894 to 25897— Continued. 



25896. Prunus puddum Roxb. Cherry. 



Distribution.— A tree, native of the northern part of India, extending from 

 the Indus to Sikkim, usually at an elevation of between 2,500 and 7,000 feet. 



25897. Pyrus sp. Pear. 

 "These seeds were collected from wild Himalayan fruit trees, growing at an eleva- 

 tion of 7,000 feet about Simla." (Cotes.) 



25898 to 25901. Vicia faba L. Horse bean. 



From United Provinces, India. Presented by Mr. T. F. Main, Deputy Director 

 of Agriculture, Poona, Bombay Presidency. Received August 27, 1909. 

 "The three last numbers seem to be of one variety collected from different villages, 

 while the first is quite different." (Main.) 



25902 and 25903. Vicia faba L. Horse bean. 



From Egypt. Presented by Mr. George P. Foaden, secretary, Khedivial Agri- 

 cultural Society, Cairo. Received August 28, 1909. 

 Seeds of the following; notes by Mr. Foaden. 



25902. Saidi. Planted in Upper Egypt under basin irrigation. 



25903. Beheri. Planted in Lower Egypt under canal irrigation. 



These are the same variety, but recognized by the cultivators as being cultivated 

 under two different systems of irrigation. 



25904 to 25907. Vicia faba L. Horse bean. 



From Friesland Province, Holland. Presented by Dr. M. Greshoff, Koloniaal 

 Museum, Haarlem, Holland. Received August 6, 1909. 



25908. Myrica nagi Thunb. 



From Tangsi, China. Procured by Rev. Alexander Kennedy, at the request of 

 Mr. Frank N. Meyer. Received August 21, 1909. 

 See S. P. I. Nos. 22977 and 22904 to 22906 for descriptions. 



"These seeds are for stocks; better varieties are to be grafted on to them later. The 

 plants are exceedingly hard to transplant. The trees thrive wherever the loquat 

 does." (Meyer.) 



25909. Mimusops kauki L. "Adam's-apple." 



From Lawang, Java. Presented by Mr. M. Buysman, Hortus tenggerensis. 

 Received August 26, 1909. 

 A large tree, native of India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia. The fruit 

 resembles Zizyphus jujuba in flavor, and is edible. The wood is red, fine grained, 

 and easy to work. 



25910. Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. Cowpea. 



From Entebbe, Uganda, British East Africa. Presented by the Botanical, For- 

 estry, and Scientific Department. Received August 26, 1909. 

 Brown. There seem to be several varieties in this lot. 



25911 and 25912. 



From Lai Bagh, Bangalore, India. Presented by Mr. G. A. Gammie, Imperial 

 Cotton Specialist, Kirkee, India, at the request of Mr. J. Mollison, Inspector- 

 General of Agriculture in India. Received August 30, 1909. 

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