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13136 to 13142— Continued. 



13137. Anona sp. Custard-apple. 



"Edible. Tree very imu-h rest>inblt'9 tho doinestic variety; fruit lias u 

 delightful Havor." 



13138. Fici'ssp. Fig. 



"Edible. Grows on the river banks. These have a sweet Havor. There 

 is also another variety larger, i)erhaps, than any domestic tig. They are com- 

 paratively flavorless. " 



13139. (Undetermined.) "Wild plum." 



"Edible. Tree very similar to your persimmon. Natives also eat the ker- 

 nel, which has a luitty flavor with a touch of almond, and contains a large 

 percentiige of oil, which the natives extract." 



13140. EuPHORBi.v sp. (?). "Footah." 



"Fruit is used by the natives for making a i)leasant drink by soaking the 

 ripe seeds in water, which turns milky when stirred. Seeils are also crusht 

 for oil, of which they contain a large quantity. Tree grows to a height of 

 about 50 feet; den.se, "sliiny, dark-green foliage giving immense sha<le." 



13141. (Undetermined.) "Mutwzwa." 



"Edible. Flavor somewhat similar to damson. Grows in stony ground; 

 bush about 7 feet in height." 



13142. (Undetermined.) "Eecha." 



"Species of nut. May be eaten raw, but is usually roasted by the natives. 

 It is only to supplement food supplies in lean years." 



13143 to 13153. Zea may!s. Sweet corn. 



First generation from R. P. I. Nos. 125ri7 and 1255S. Distributed during the 

 season of 1U05 for further trial to test the effects of soil, location, etc. 



13143 to 13147. Sloirell's Evergreen. Grown from S. P. I. No. 12557. 



13143. Received from Prof. J. C. Whitten, Columbia, Mo., February, 



1905. 



13144. Received from Mr. J. C. Robinson, Waterloo, Nebr., Febru- 



ary, 1905. 



13145. Received from Prof. R. A. Emerson, Lincoln, Nebr., February, 



1905. 



13146. Grown on the Arlington Farm during the summer of 1904. 



13147. Received from A. Mitchelson & Son, Tariffville, Conn., Feb- 



ruary, 1905. 



13148 to 13153. Early Crosby. Grown from S. P. I. No. 12558. 



13148. Received from Prof. C. P. Ball, Minneapolis, Minn., February, 



1905. 



13149. Received from Prof. R. A. Emerson, Lincoln, Nebr., .Febru- 



ary, 1905. 



13150. Received from A. Mitchelson & Son, Tariffville, Conn., Feb-' 



ruary, 1905. 



13151. Received from Mr. J. C. Robinson, Waterloo, Nebr., Febru- 



ary, 1905. 



13152. Received from Prof. J. C. Whitten, Columbia, Mo., February, 



1905. 



13153. Grown on the Arlington Farm during the summer of 1904. 



13154. PiSTACiA .sp. Pistache. 



From Aintab, Turkey. Presented by Rev. A. Fuller thru Mr. Walter T. Swingle. 

 Received March 27, 1905, 



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