DECEMBER, 1903, TO DECEMBER, 1905. 



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it was only by tasting the rooty thenisi'lves that the difference could be detected. 

 Both varieties are considered equally valuable. They are eaten raw, especially by 

 traveler.^* on long tours thru the drier portions of the country, as then- \yatery 

 character makes them valuable for quenching one's thirst. They are also considered 

 nutritious and are said to make good pickles. It is i)ossible that they niay also be 

 cooked as turnips are and could be cultivated in regions where the turnip will not 

 thrive." {rahner.) 



12370. Iris sp 



From Fairfield, 



Iris. 



Wash. 



Collected bv Mr. A. J. Pieters, August 21, 1904. 



12371 to 12393. 



Abyssinian seeds. 



From Abyssinia, Africa. Received thru Hon. Robert P. Skinner, commissioner 

 of the United States to Abyssinia, December 1.5, 1904. 



A collection of seeds made for Mr. Skinner under his direction by Mr. Eugene 

 Carette Bouvet. This collection is supplementary to the i-ollection received June 3, 

 1904, Nos. 11039 to 11119, from the same source. The names given are transcribed 

 from' those written upon the original packages. 



Sorghum. 



Sorghum. 



Sorghum. 



12371. AnDROPOGON SORGHUM. 



12372. Andropogon sorghum. 



12373. Andropogon sorghum. 



12374. Andropogon sorghum. 



12375. HORDEU.M sp. 



12376. HoRDEUM sp. 



12377. Triticum sp. 



12378. Eragro.stis ahyssinica. 



12379. Triticum diococcum. 



12380. CoFFEA sp. 



12381. CoFFEA sp. 



12382. CoFFEA sp. 



12383. Zea mays. 



12384. Zea mays. 



12385. Ekageostis abyssinica. 



12386. Eragrostis abyssinica. 



12387. Sesamum indicum. 



12388. Pimpinella anisum. 



12389. GuizoTiA oleifera. 



12390. Eleusine coracana. 



12391. LiNUM sp. 



12392. PisuM sativum. 



12393. Cicer arietinum. 



12394. Beta vulgaris. 



Sorghum.. 



Barley. 



Barley. 



Wheat. 



Teff. 



Emmer. 



Wild coffee. 



Harrar coffee. 



Cultivated coffee. 



Corn. 



Corn. 



Teff. 



Teff. 



Sesame. 



Anise. 



Flax. 

 Pea. 



Chick-pea. 



Sugar beet. 



From New York, N. Y. Received thru Mr. Albert Bohm, Wool Exchange 

 Building, West Broadway and Beach streets, December 21, 1904. 



Said by Mr. Bohm to be more subject to outside influences than ordinary seed. 



12395. Physalis sp. G-round cherry. 



From Columbus, Ohio. Received thru the Livingston Seed Company, December 

 23, 1904. 

 Ordered for Mr. Burbant's experiments. 

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