206 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



15764 to 15766. 



From Hungary and Bulgaria. Secured by -Mr. Frank Benton, of the Bureau of 

 Entomology, and received September 19, 1905. 



15764. CiTRULLUS VULGARIS. ' Waternielon. 



From CJodollo. Small, round melon; dark green, with red flesh, thin rind, 

 and brown seeds; small; qualitv excellent; quite sweet and juicy. Collected 

 August 24, 1905. (No. 6.) 



15765. CicuMis MELo. Muskmelon. 



From Budapest. Small, yellowish green, closely netted, quite aromatic. 

 Flesh green, (]uite juicy, tender, and of excellent quality. Seed from melon 

 purchased on the market. (No. 7.) 



15766. CiTRULLrs vuLcJAKis. Watermelon. 



From Sophia, Bulgaria. Yellow-cored, medium-sized, good quality. Flesh 

 lemon yellow or light greenish yellow. (No. 9.) 



15767 to 15772. Narcissus spp. Narcissus. 



From Ettrick, Va. Received thru Boat Brothers, September 19, 1905. 



15773 and 15774. Narcissus .spp. Narcissus. 



From Santa Cruz, Cal. Received thru Mr. E. Leedham, of the Leedham Bulb 

 Company, September 21, 1905. 



15775. Zp]a mays. Corn. 



From Adrianople, Turkey. Received thru Mr. Frank Benton, of the Bureau of 



Entomology, September 21, 1905. 



"Small, orange-yellow flint corn, said to withstand drought well. Stalks grow 

 about 4 feet tall. " The region about Adrianoi^le is a very dry one. (No. 10.)" 

 {Benlo)i. ) 



15776. CucuMis MELO. Muskmelon. 



From Constantinople, Turkey. Received thru Mr. Frank Benton, September 



21, 1905. 



"Smooth skin, yellow outside; rather large, oval form; flesh greenish white, juicy 

 and excellent flavor. (No. 11.)" {Benton.) 



15777. Opuntia gymnocarpa. Prickly pear. 



From Nice, France. Received thru Dr. A. Robertson-Proschowskv, September 



22, 1905. 



15778. Oryza sativa. Rice. 



From Macassar, Celebes. Received thru INIr. Karl Auer, United States consular 

 agent, September 5, 1905. 



15779. Oapriola dactylon. Bermuda grass. 



From New York, N. Y. Received thru J. M. Thorburn & Co., September 28, 

 1905. 



15780. DiosPYRos LOTUS. Black jube. 



From Jamaica Plain, Mass. Received from the Arnold Arboretum, September 

 28, 1905. 



15781. Adonis amurensis. 



From London, England. Received thru William Cutbush & Son, Highgate 

 Nurseries, September 28, 1905. 



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