DECEMBER, 100"), TO JULY, 1006. 89 



18505. Chaetochloa italica. Korean millet. 



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

 :May 7, 1006. 



Payhipsnl. 



18506. Trk.onella foenum-graecum. Fenugreek. 



From Kohat, Northwest Frontier Province, India. Rereivp<l througli Mr. Frank 

 Benton (No. 70), April 30, 1006. 



18507. CucuMis MELO. ' Muskmelon. 



From Lahore, India. Received through Mr. Frank Benton, April .SO, 1006. 



"(No. 76.) Seed from a freshly out melon purchased in the market at Lahore, 

 India, in March, 1006. Melon small, round; yellow, with green marking; netted. 

 Had a strong but rather fragrant odor, which "is difficult to indicate, but reminded 

 one of musk. ' ' ( Benton. ) 



18508. Acacia farnesiana. Popinac. 



From Kohat, Northwest Province, India. Received through Mr. Frank Henton 

 (No. 73), April 30, 1006. 



(See No. 3340, Inventory No. 7, and No. 3o28, Inventory No. H. ) 



18509. Aebizzia lebhek. , Siris tree. 



From Dera Ismail, Northwest Province, India. Receive<l through Mr. Frank 

 Benton (No. 74), April .30, 100«;. 



18510 and 18511. Trifolium pratense. Red clover. 



From Riga, Russia. Receiveil through Mr. Ileinrich Goegginger, May 0, 1006. 

 18510. fja. 18511. Jt'lelz. 



18512 to 18517. Eleustne coracana. Ragi. 



From Bangalore, South India. Presented by F. Fletcher, esq.. Deputy Director 

 of Agriculture, Bombay Presidency. Received April 27, 1006. 



A collection of ragi : 



18512. Konanakombina. 18515. didda. 



18513. Janumuddina. 18516. Sannakari. 



18514. Balepatte. 18517. Gundutanekari. 



18518. Andropogon sorghum. Sorghum. 



From Manchuria. Received through the Yokohama Nursery Company, May 0, 

 1006. 



"Kcmlien sorghum of Manchuria, which forms the staple produce of that country 

 and which has been made famous in the last year. It grows 8 to 10 feet high; the 

 stalks and grain were indispensable for all concerned." ( Yokohama Nursery Com- 

 pany. ) 



18519 to 18522. Vigna unguiculata. Cowpea. 



From Richmond, Va. Received through T. W. Wood & Sons, May 0, 1006. 



18519. Clay. 18521. Whippoorwill. 



18520. Red Ripper. 18522. New Era. 

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