150 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



13576 to 13582. 



From Christiania, Norway. Prosented by INlr. C. Doxrud, thru IMiss Carrie Har- 

 rison, of this Department. Received April 13, 1905. 



13576. AvEN.\ s.\TivA. Oat. 

 117/ (7c. Cuhivated in 1898 under the Arctic Circle. 



13577. AvE.NA s.^TivA. Oat. 

 Bind-. Cultivated at northern latitude of 64°. 



13578. HoRDEijM VCLGARE (?). Barley. 

 Cultivated in 1898 under the Arctic Circle. 



13579. PisiM SATiviM. Pea. 

 Cultivated at northern latitude of 685°. 



13580. Phleum pratense. Timothy. 

 Cultivated at northern latitude of 602°. 



13581. Tkifolum pratexse. - Red clover. 

 Cultivated at northern latitude of 605°. 



13582. ViciA sp. Vetch. 



Cultivated at northern latitude of 63^°. 



"Wearci informed that these seeds have been collected within the Arctic 

 Circk% and it is probal)le tliat they represent very short-seasoned types, which 

 are likely to be of unusual value in northern Alaska and possil)ly in portions 

 of our Northern States." {Fah-child.) 



13583 to 13585. Gossypium sp. Cotton. 



From Peru. Received thru W. R. Grace & Co.. New York, N. Y., April 19, 1905. 



13583. Vitark'. 



Smooth cotton seed from Vitarte; represents the seed of cotton grown in the 

 valleys of Peru. This cotton is similar to Esyptian and is known as '^ Egjipto" 

 cotton. It is used by the various cotton mills in this country in the manufac- 

 ture of "domestics." The surplus is shipped to Liverpool, where it finds a 

 market at a price a little over American cotton, say 0.40d. per pound. There 

 is one crop of this cotton every year, the same as with American cotton. The 

 seed is planted in September or October and the cotton is feathered in May or 

 August the following year. The annual crop is about 7,500,000 pounds. 



13584. Palpa. 13585. Xazca. 



Palpa, Xazca, and lea (No. 14801) represent seed of Peruvian cotton grown 

 in these different places, which are in the southern ))art of Peru. Here the 

 crop is twice a year, same seasons as the "Full rough," Crop varies from 

 6,000 bales (of 100 pounds) in a drv vear to 15,000 bales in a good year. The 

 cotton seed of the "Full rough" (No. 129.38) and "Moderate rough" {Palpa, 

 Nazal, and Ira) is exported to England, while the seed of the " Egjipto" is 

 prest liere and the cotton-seed cake, known as "Pasta," is shipped to Liver- 

 pool. The oil is sold here chiefly for use in mines, and portions of it as 

 Italian salad oil. 



13586. Phalaris canariensis. Canary grass. 



From Patras, Greece. Presented by Mr. S. Xanthopoulo, of the Station Agricole. 

 Received April 19, 1905. 



In his letter of April 1, ]\Ir. Xanthopoulo stated that this seed was procured by 

 him from Turkey. 



13587 to 13599. 



From Chelsea, England. Received thru James A'eitch it Sons, JVIarch 28, 1905. 

 Flower seeds. 

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