DECEMBER, 1903, TO DECEMBEK, l!)0o. TH 



11778. PiSTACiA VERA. Pistachc. 



From Kashgar, Ka-shniir. Britisli Iii.lia. Prosciitt'.l l.y Ucv. I'. .1. 1'. niii.lriks. 

 Receivc-a (Mobor L'4, 1904. 

 "The.«e seeds were collected In' Mr. Heiulriks from the liazaiir in Kashgar. He is 

 ■ifraid tliev will have lost their germiiiativc power, l.iit as they come from the hot 

 valleys ofBadakhshaii, west of the ramiis, they may prove a different strain Irom 

 those introduced from the Levant and to be of unusual value. These were receive(l 

 by parcels post thru Latham <k Co., of Jioml)ay, India. Larger shipments must be 

 sent 1)V caravan from Kashgar to Ladak, thence by caravan to Kashmir, thence to 

 Rawlpnidi and ]>\ rail to Bombay. The costs of transit \yould be about 2 rupees per 

 kilogram and the time required ain.ut two months." (FaircliihI.) 



11779. Man(;ifeka indk a. Mango. 



From Beira, Ka.«t Africa. Presented by Hon. Arthur \V. ii.(deuny, United 

 States consular agent, Beira, Fast Africa. 



Lathrop. See description of No. 9t)(»9. 



11780. HoRDEir^i viTLGARE. Barley. 



From McPherson, Kans. Received thru INIr. L. A. I'it/.. October 25, 1904. 

 TenneKsee Winter. 



11781. SeSBAMA MACROCAIM'A. 



From Tucson, Ariz. Received thru Prof. R. H. FV)rbes, director of the Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Station, October 25, 1904. 

 "I am convinced from its verv shallow root system that it will probably only 

 prove useful in a situation where it can be constantly and abundantly ungated, 

 altho it is possible that its rooting habits may be modified by new cultural condi- 

 tions." {Forbes.) 



11782. Trifolium alexandrinum. Berseem. 



From Cairo, Egypt. Received thru Mr. George P. Foaden, secretary of the 

 Khedivial Agricultural Society, October 2r., 1904. 



Fachi. 



11783. NuPHAR roLYSEPALUisi. Red-anthered yellow water lily. 



From Bozeman, 3Iont. Presented by Dr. .1. W. Bhuikinshii.. Received 

 October 27, 1904. 

 "An unusual species of pond lily, with red anthers somewhat resembling large 

 petals As this has never, so far as we are aware, been brought under cultivation, 

 It is thought bv .Mr. Peter Bisset, of "Twin Oaks," Washington, D. C to be ol 

 possible value tor breeding purposes. Coming from the northern latitude ot Mon- 

 tana, it will prove perfectly hanly in any part of the United States.' {l'<urcbdd. ) 



11784. Garcinia xanthochymus. 



F>om Peradeniva, Cevlon. Presented by Dr. John C. Willis, director of the 

 Royal Botanic (hardens. Received October 29, 1904. 



11785 to 11790. (iAR( INIA .spp. 



From Peradeniya, Cevlon. Received thru Dr. John C. Willis, director of the 

 Royal Botanic (iardens, October 31, 1904. 



11785. G. CAMBOGiA=G. cowA. 11788. G. xanthochymus. 



11786. G. MANGOSTANA. 11789. G. SPICATA. 



11787. G. CAMBOGlA = (i. COWA. 11790. <T. MORELLA. 



11791. ViciA SATiVA. Common vetch. 



From Corvallis, Oreg. Received thru Mr. John Whitaker, October ?A, 1904. 

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