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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



16928. ViciA sp. 



From Thomas, Oreg. Presented by Mr. S. W. Gaines. 



Vetch. 



Received December, 1905. 



16929 and 16930. Quercus spp. Truffle oaks. 



From Paris, France. Received through Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., December 



30, 1905. 



16929. QuERcrs ilex. 



16930. Quercus pubescens. 

 Trees introduced for truffle culture. 



Holly oak. 



16931 to 16939. 



From St. Louis, Mo. Received through the Missouri Botanical Gardens, Janu- 

 ary 2, 1906. 



A collection of roots, as follows: 



16931. Maranta kegeljani. 



16932. Calatrea princeps. 



16933. Calathea crotalifera. 



16934. Calathea sp. 



16935. Calathea ornata sanderi- 



ana. 



16936. Calathea oppenheimiana. 



16937. Calathea vittata. 



16938. Colocasia neo-(;uineensis. 



16939. Maraxta leuponeura ker- 



choviana. 



16940 to 16944. 



From Chico, Cal. Grown at the Plant Introduction Garden in 1905. Received 

 December 22, 1905. 



Seeds, as follows: 



16940. Arachis iiypogaea. 

 GroM-n from No. 4253. 



16941. Arachis hypogaea. 

 Grown from No. 9406. 



16942. VOANDZEIA subterranea. 

 Grown from No. 10450. 



16943. Arachis hypogaea. 

 Grown from No. 10622. 



16944. Arachis hypogaea. 

 Grown from No. 11140. 



16945 to 16948. 



From Victoria, Kameruu, Africa. 

 • Fla., January 3, 1906. 



16945. Amomum melegueta. 



Peanut. 



Peanut. 



Woandzu. 



Peanut. 



Peanut. 



Received through Mr. H. Nehrling, Gotha, 



Paradise seed. 



' ' Native of tropical \v estern A f rica. This plant belongs to the ginger family. 

 From a long, scaly rootstock there are produced leafy branches and short, leaf- 

 less, flower-bearing branches bearing a single white-purple flower. The fruit 

 is red, large, fleshy, and pear-shaped, containing a large number of brown 

 seeds called paradise seed or Guinea grains. Used only in veterinary medicine 

 and in adulterating liquors and pepper." ( Wheeler.) 



16946. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. 



''Xanlhosoma violaceum; cultivated." {Nehrling.) 



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