DECEMBER, 1903, TO DECEMBER, 1905. 213 



15885. IIfsVka s]). Para rubber. 



Froiii Anilicot, l.owor Buriiia. Kfcoivcfl tlirn Mr. (i. X. Collins, of tlio 

 I'.mcau .if I'lant lii<lnstry, Octolu-r lH, HlOa. 



'TIk-.-c |>laiils WfiH' <,M-o\vn from st't'd wiit by Mr. W. S. To<lcl, AniliiTst, Lower 

 Burma. Tlie trcfs from which tiie seeil <-'ame wen- (loiihtli-ss gn)wn from seeil dis- 

 tributt'd thruout India by tlie British (iovernim'ut many years ago." {Collins.) 



15886. DuRio ziHKTiiixus. Durian. 



From Singapore, Straits Settlements. Presented by Mr. it. ( ). Blacker. Received 

 October 11», 1905. 



15887. (Undetermined.) Bean. 



From Chehkiang, China. Presented by Dr. S. P. Barchet, of the American con- 

 sulate, Shanghai. Received October 21, 1905. 



Stock feed bean. "This bean is found on the market in the west of Chehkiang 

 Province, and is worth further investigati<tn. It is sown broadcast in rice fields al)out 

 the time they are being drained, two or three weeks before liarve.'sting. Horses and 

 cattle are fond of this ])lant, i. e., they eat it greedily, green or cured, with or with- 

 out the bean." {Barchet.) 



15888. Panicum frumentaceum. Millet. 



From Kin-hna-fu, Chehkiang, China. Presented bv Dr. S. P. Barchet. Received 

 October 21, 1905. 



"A valuable variety of small glutinous grain millet grown in the western part of 

 Chehkiang. Used as fodder and for brewing a beer tasting like wine." ( Barchet. ) 



15889. Alocasia sp. 



From ^Itiyaguez, P. R. Received thru Mr. I). W. May, of the Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, October 24, 1905. 



"A fine ornamental, having the leaves (both sides) and petioles of a sliining-pur- 

 ple shade. Height, 3 to 5 feet. Rhizome very poisonous bv reason of its rhaphides." 

 {Barrett.) 



15890 to 15925. 



From Ukiah, Cal. Received thru Mr. Carl Purdy, October 23, 1905. 



15890 to 15895. Lilum spp. 15905 to 15925. Tulipa spp. 



15896 to 15904. Hyacinthus sp. 



15926. Phaseolus radiatus. Mung bean. 



From Augusta, Ga. Received thru the N. L. Willet Drug Company, October 21, 

 1905. 



15927. Cytisus proliferus albus. Tagasaste. 



From the Canary Islands. Presented bv Capt. Rosendo Torras, Brunswick, Ga., 

 thru Hon. W. G. Biantley. Received October 20, 1905. 



15928. Pixus parviflora. Pine. 



Froni Washington, D. C. Received October 24, 1905. 



Seed collected from a tree growing in the grounds of the United States Department 

 of Agriculture. 



15929. CiTRULLUS VULGARIS. Watermelon. 



From Dzansoul, Caucasus, Russia. Received thru Mr. Frank Benton, of the 

 Bureau of Entomology, October 24, 1905. 



"Grown at an altitude of 4,000 feet. Large, yellow-cored, slightly oval, with light- 

 green skin and thin rind. (No. 16.)" {Benton.) 



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