44 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



10979 to 10999 — Continued. 



10993. Tki(;onella FOExrM-fjRAECUM. Fenugreek. 



10994. Brassica pe-tsai. Pe-tsai cabbage. 



10995. Apium graveolens. Celery. 



10996. Lactuca sativa. Lettuce. 



10997. Brassica pe-tsai. Pe-tsai cabbage. 



10998. Lactuca sativa. Lettuce. 



10999. Lactuca sativa. Lettuce. 



11000. Phleum pratense. Timothy. 



From Tokyo, Japan. Received from INIr. T. Watase, president of the Tokyo 

 Plant, Seed, and Implement Company, thru Dr. Oscar Loew, Imijerial Uni- 

 versity, Tokyo, May 31, 1904. 



"Seed from Hakkaido, the northern island of Jajjan." {Fairchild.) 



11001. NiCOTIANA TABACUM. TobaCCO. 



From Sao Paulo, Brazil. Secured thru Dr. Horace M. Lane, president of tlie 

 Mackenzie College. Received May 23, 1904. 



Criolo. 



11002. Pancratium sp. 



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

 Received June 6, 1904. 



11003. Phoenix dactylifera. Date. 



From Biskra, Algeria. Received thru Monsieur Colombo by Mr. E. F. 

 Chumard, of Imperial, Cal., Mr. E. A. Bessey, of this Department, acting as 

 agent in the transaction, the previous coiTespondence having been conducted 

 by Mr. Walter T. Swingle. 



Deglet Noor. 



11004 to 11009. 



From Arcelia, Guerrero, Mexico. Received thru Mr. Federico Chisolm, June 

 15, 1904. 

 A collection of native Mexican seeds and bulbs as follows: 



11004. PsiDiuM molle. ' Guayabilla. 

 Strawberry-flavored guayabillas. 



11005. PsiDiuM molle. Guayabilla. 

 From fruits having at least four distinct flavors. 



11006. Spondias pcrpvrea. Ciruela. 



11007. Spoxdias purpurea. Ciruela. 



11008. LiLiUM sp. (?). Scarlet lily. 



11009. (Unidentified.) 



11010 to 11017. 



From Sepacuite, Guatemala. Received thru Mr. O. F. Cook, June 6, 1904. 



11010. Axax.\s sativus. Pineapple. 

 A spiny-leaved pineapple peculiar to this immediate neighborhood, where it 



grows and ripens at a higher and cooler elevation than any other sort. The 

 leaves are very broad and drooping, giving a very characteristic appearance. 

 The flesh is yellow, and of moderately good (|uality, inferior to the best hot- 

 country sorts, but Ijetter than the latter when grown in these humid highlands. 

 It might be of use in the mountains of Porto Rico, Hawaii, or the Philijjpines. 



97 



