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17709. Ornithopus sativus. Serradella, 



From Paris, France. Received through Vihnorin-Andrieux & Co., February 

 26, 1906. 



17710 to 17712. Arachis iiYrooAEA. Peanut. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Received through the Yokohama Nurserv Company, 

 Felirnary 26, 1906. 



Seed of tlirec varieties of peanuts grown in Shimoj^a Province, as follows: 



17710. Small variety. 



17711. Ilirata; the best in Japan; large variety. 



17712. /?ac/j((7«t (outsider); large variety. 



17713 and 17714. Coffka arabica. Coffee. 



From Harrar, Abyssinia. Received through the OHice of Rionomic Investiga- 

 tions, February 26, 1906. 



17713. Cultivated coffee. 17714. \Vii,i) cokkke. 



17715 and 17716. Agave si)p. Century plant. 



From Washington, D. C. Received through Mr. L. H. Dewey, February, 1906. 

 Plants, as follows: 



17715. Agave lecheguilla. 

 From Mexico. 



17716. Aoj.wE RiGiHA sisALANA. Sisal. 

 From the Bahama Islands. 



17717. PsoPHOCARPus TETRAGONOLOBus. Seguidillas. 



From Manila, P. I. Presented by Mr. W. S. Lyon, of the Bureau of Agricul- 

 ture. Received February 26 and April H, 1906. 



"The pods if boiled when exceedingly young and tender taste not unlike aspar- 

 agus. Vigorous climber, fruiting in three "months from the seed and annually from 

 a perennial rootstock in warm climates." (Lijon. ) 



17718 and 17719. Vixis vinifera. Grape. 



From Salonica, Turkey. Received through Rev. J. Henry House, February 15, 

 1906. 



Cuttings, as follows: 



17718. White Kapadjulari. 17719. Black Kapadjulari. 



17720. AvENA SATivA. Oat. 



From Aberdeen, S. Dak. Received through Mr. Isaac Lincoln, February 28, 1906. 



Sixty-Day. 



17721. Pappophorum nigricans. 



From Victoria, Australia. Presented by Prof. Hugh Pye, of the Dookie Agri- 

 cultural College. Received February 21, 1906. 



17722. Phaseolus radiatus. Mung bean. 



From Terrell, Tex. Received through W. C. Porter & Co., February 28, 1906. 

 Probably grown from No. 10527. 

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