DECEMBER, 1903, TO DECEMBER, 1005. 1^1 



14963. Oryza sativa. Rice. 



From Kobe, Japan. Presfented liy M.-. K. Ojnni, tiistom-house, Kobe, Japan. 

 Received April 17, 1905. 



14964 to 14971. 



Frcni Ka^ihniir, India. Ueceivcd thni the Office of Farm jNIanagenient Investi- 

 gations, .Iniv 8, 1905. Seedy eollected bv Messry. Ellsworth Huntington and 

 K. L. Barrett. 



14964. Hdrdeu.m vrui.\Ki:. Barley. 



"Barley from Sonaniarg, in the Sind Valley, Ka,<lniiir. Altitude, S,.")00 

 feet; rainfall, probably 50 inches." {Huntington.) 



14965. HounKUM vilg-are. Ba]jley. 



Ilumix.". "From Dras, in the Indus Valley, India. Altitmle, 10, 100 feet; 

 rainfall, i)rol)al)ly about ;^0 inches, mostly as snow. Irrigation is practised. 

 Snow was 6 feet deep April 18, an«l Uists till well into May." {Huntington.) 



14966. b.vTHYRrs sp. 



From Dras, in the Indus Valley, India. 



14967. Okvz.\ s.\tiv.\. Rice. 



" From Kund, in the Sind Valley, Kashmir, India. Elevation, 6,800 feet. 

 Tlie climate of this region is so severe that on Ai>ril 7, 1905, after an unusually 

 hard winter, the ground was stdl well coverc<l with snow. The rainfall of 

 the region is perhaps 40 to 50 inches, well distributed thruout the year." 

 {JIuntington.) 



14968. rANKTM .MiLiACEiM. Broom-com millet. 



"From Kulan in the Sind Valley, Kashmir, India. Altitude, 7,200 feet. 

 Precipitation, about 40 inches. Snow lasts till April." {Huntington.) 



14969. Facioi'yki .M tataricum. Buckwheat. 



" Hindustani 'Irnmba,' from Kund, in the Sind Valley, Kashmir, India. Alti- 

 tude, 6,800 feet. The climate of tliis region is such that on April 7, 1905, after 

 an unusually severe winter, the ground was still well covered with snow. 

 This grain is said to make gofid bread, tho slightly bitter. The rainfall of 

 the region is perhaps 40 inches or more, well distributed thruout the year." 

 {Huntiyigton. ) 



14970. Tkituim vilgare. Wheat. 



"From Tashgam, Indus Valley, India. Rainfall from 25 to 30 inches, 

 mostly as snow. Irrigation necessary. Snow lests till middle of April." 



{Huntington.) 



14971. Zea MAYS. Corn. 



"From Kund, in the Sind Valley, Kashmir, India. Altitude, 0,800 feet. 

 The rainfall of the region is perhaps 40 to 50 inches, well distriliuted thruout 

 the year The climate of tins region is such that on April 7, 1905, after an 

 unusually severe winter, the ground was still covered with snow." {Hunt- 

 ington. ) 



14972 and 14973. 



From Quito, Ecuador. Presented l)y L. ]\Iartines, chief of the Department of 

 Public Instruction, Section of Agriculture. Received July 13, 1905. 



14972. Medicago sativa. Alfalfa. 



From Guanando district, Province of Chimborazo, 2,400 meters above sea 

 level. 



14973. Solanum tuberosum. Potato. 



Chauca. White and black. Early variety from Hacienda Magdalena, Prov- 

 ince of Imbabura, 2,225 meters above sea level. 



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