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10454. riiiTU-L M DURUM. Macaroni wheat. 



iMoin Blarkfoot, Idaho. Received tliru Prof. II. T. French, (Urertor of the 

 Idaho Ajiricultural P>xperiraent Station, March 9, 1904. 



Knhankn iiuicaroni wheat grown from 8. P. I. No. 9478. 



10455. AvENA SATiVA. Oat. 



From Blackfoot, Idalio. Received thru Prof. II. T. French, (hrector of the 

 Idaho Agricultural E.xperiment Station, March 9, 1904. 



Swedish Select oat grown from S. P. I. No. 9422. 



10456. Phleum pratense. Timothy. 



From Copenhagen, Denmark. I'rcscnted by the Botanic (Janh-iis of Copen- 

 hagen, thru Prof. Dr. Warming. Received Marcii 8, 1904. 



For l)reeding purposes. 



10457. Amygdalus persica. Peach. 



From Bassorah, Arabia. Presented liv Ilaji .\bdiilla d Ncjcm, of Bassorali. 

 Received Mardi 8, l!»U4. 



Seeds of various varieties of peaches wliich are grown in the region of Abdul 

 Khasseb, the great date-growing center of .Vrabia. These peaches are subjected to 

 the extreme hot weather of this {)ortion of Arabia and are likely to l>e of interest 

 for breeding purposes in California and Arizona. 



10458 to 10461. PiiuEUM puate.nse. Timothy. 



From Austria-Hungary. Presenteil by Prof. Emanuel (jross, of the Agricultural 

 Academy, Tetschen-Liebwerd. Received March 9, 1904. 



10462. CocHLEARiA ARMORACiA. Horse-radish. 



From Grand Island, Nebr. Received thru Mr. E. Corbin, March 14, 1904. 

 Malm. Cirown from S. P. I. No. 5761. 



10463. Calophyllum ixophyllum. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Received thru Mr. J. (i. Smith, in charge of the 

 Agricultural Experiment Station, March 12, 1904. 



Seed of this tropical tree, related to tlie mangosteen, for Mr. Oliver's experiments 

 in grafting. 



10464. Psidium .sp. Guayabillo. 



From Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico. Presented by Mr. Federico Chisolm, Arcelia. 

 Received January 11, 1904. 



10465 to 10472. 



From Arcelia, Guerrero, Mexico. Presented by Mr. Federico Chisolm. 

 Received March 12, 1904. 



Native Mexican bulbs and seeds, for the most part unidentified. 



10473. SoLANUM JAMESii. Potato. 



From Moab, Utah. Received thru Mr. E. Corbin, of Grand Island, Nel)r., 

 March 14, 1904. 



Wild or Cave Dwellers' potatoes. "I obtained these potatoes last October, when 

 on a visit to southeastern I'tah, at ]\Ioab, a town about 40 miles south of the Denver 

 and Rio Grande Railway, leaving the railway at Thompson Springs. It is a small 

 town near the mouth of the Grand River where it joins the Green River. Some, 

 found where the ground was soft, were larger than others. It will be seen that there 



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