INVENTORY. 



16797 to 16806. 



From Budapest. Presented by Dr. A. de Degen, director of the Koyal Hun- 

 garian Seed Control. Received December 15. 1905. 



Seeds of native Hungarian grasses, as follows: 



16797. Bromis vern.\i,is. 



16798. Bromis i-axxonicus. 



16799. avex.\ decora. 



16800. Alopeccrus brachysta- 



CHYUS. 



16801. Festuca carpathica. 



16802. Festuca elatior. 



16803. PlPTATHERlM VIRESCENS. 



16804. Glyceria xemoralis. 



16805. Poa hybrida. 



16806. Poa chaixii. 



16807. Oryza sativa. Upland rice. 



From Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Presented by Prof. J. Burtt Davy, 

 agrostologist and botanist of the Department of Agriculture. Received Decem- 

 ber 18, 1905. 

 "Seed grown in a subtropical valley near Sucre, Bolivia, at an altitude of about 

 10,000 feet. It is treated as a dry-land crop, like maize." {Davy. ) 



16808. KuBUS sp. Red raspberry. 



From Baguio, Benguet Province, P. I. Presented by Mr. W. S. Lyon, Bureau 

 of Agriculture, Manila, P. I. Received December 11, 1905. 



16809. Panicum molle. Para grass. 



From Georgetown, British Guiana. Presented by Mr. A. W. Bartlett, govern- 

 ment botanist. Received December 19, 1905. 



"A valuable grass for pasture and forage in the Tropics. This grass grows luxii- 

 riantly in damp meadows and is readily eaten by horses, cattle, and sheep." 

 {Bartlett.) 



16810. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. . 



From Ancon, Panama. Presented by Mr. George F. Halsey. Received Decem- 

 ber 19, 1906. 

 "Tubers of a plant locally called Oto, Coco, or Comorata. It is very hardy and 

 grows best in a well loosened, moist soil, and the tubers can be cut into many sections 

 and planted like potatoes." {Halsey.) 



16811. ViciA AMERICANA. ' American vetch. 



From Fergus Falls, Minn. Presented by Mr. 0. J. Wright. Received Decem- 

 ber 20, 1905. 

 This is is a native vetch which grows wild in woods and copses in the northeastern 

 United States. It is much relished by stock and might perhaps be cultivated to 

 some extent with profit. 



106 _ '^ 



