42 SEEDS A]SrD PLANTS IMPORTED. 



10962. ViciA FABA. Horse bean. 



Fnjiu Tunis, Tunis. Received thru ^Ir. R. Gagev, Agricultural College, Tunis, 

 ,AJay 17, 1904. 



"Roots of horse bean, dried in the shade, for material from which to secure the 

 micro-organism which forms the nitrogen-collecting nodules." {Fairchild.) 



10963. LiLiUM NEiLGHERREXSE. Neilgherry lily. 



From Utakaniand, India. Presented by Mr. H. F. Macmillan, curator, Royal 

 Botanic Garden, Peradeniya, Ceylon, thru Mr. Faircliild, May 20, 1904. ■ 



10964. GossYPiUM TOMENTOSUM. Cotton. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Presented by Mr. Jared G. Smith, special agent in 

 charge of tlie Agricultural Experiment Station, May 18, 1904. 



10965. MusA SAPiENTUM. Banana. 



From Grand Canary, Canary Islands. Received thru Mr. Alaricus Delmard, 



May 20, 1904. 



"Suckers of the so-called 'Chinese' banana, commonly grown in the Canary 



Islands and shipped to England in large quantities. It is reported that this \ ariety 



of banana brings a higher price on the London market than the Jamaican or Central 



American varieties." {Faircliild.) 



10966. LiLiuM PHiLippiNENSE. Lily. 



From Manila, P. I. Received from Mr. Elmer D. Merrill, botanist of the 

 Bureau of Government laboratories, ^Manila, thru Capt. George P. Ahem, May 

 28, 1904. 

 "Benguet lily, introduced especially for experiments in hybridizing lilies." {Fair- 

 child. ) 



10967. FURCRAEA FOETIDA. 



From Port Luis, Mauritius. Presented by Mr. John W. Holway, United States 

 vice-consul, to Mr. L. H. Dewey. Received May 10, 1904. 



"My principal object in introducing them is to determine whether there is any 

 difference between Porto Rico 'maguey' and Mauritius 'alser vert.'" [Dewey.) 



10968. Magnolia pumila. Magnolia. 



From Canton, China. Presented by Mr. Thomas (irifhth. Received Mav 23, 

 1904. 



"Plants of an ornamental known in Canton as ' Yei-hap.' Said by C'aptain Berna- 

 dou, of the United States Navy, to be a great favorite among the Chinese, the flowers, 

 which are fragrant, being used for boutonnieres. Occasionally cultivated in the 

 South." {Fnirchild.) 



10969 to 10974. 



Presented by Mr. Frederick Cramer, thru Dr. L. O. Howard. Received May 

 23, 1904. 



10969. (Undetermined.) Cactus. 



From the City of Mexico, ^Mexico. 



" A low-growing species of cactus, the small berry-like cactus fruit of which 

 is said to be edible. Probably comes from Michoacan." {Fairchild.) 



10970. Citrus aurantium. Orange. 



From Atotonilco, State of Jalisco, near Guadalajara, IMexico. 



Telon. Said to be the very best seedling orange raised in southern Mexico. 

 " Like a lemon but round like an apple. Sweet tasting." {Fairchild. ) 



10971. 



From the City of Mexico, Mexico. 

 A collection of seeds secured by Mr. Cramer from all over Me.xiio, mostly 

 of ornamental flowers, shrubs, and trees. 

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