DECEMnKR. 1W3, To DKCEMBKK. liMt"). 219 



15956 to 16128 -C'ontimied. 



16125. Bhomits VAKiKOATis, Vienna, I !»()•_'. (I--"') 



16126. Bromos VKSTrns, Griepswald, HH)3. (228) 



16127. llKuMts viKKNs, Bt'narv, ]!H)2. (124) 



16128. liKOMis wii.i.DKN'owii Ktli., r. S. Dept. Agr., 1902. (195) 



16129. Phaseolus max. Mung bean. 



From New Orlean;^, La. Received tlirn Mr. R. K. Blouin, as.'^istant director, 

 Louisiana Sugar Experiment Station, AndnV)on l':irk, Nt>vend)erS, 1905. 



16130. PisuM AHVEXSE. Canada field pea. 



From Chicago, 111. Received thru A. Dickinson it Co., Noveml)er S, 1905. 



16131. Garcinia mangostana. Mangosteen. 



Fnim Heneratgoda, Cevl<>n. Received tlirn .1. V. William it Bros., November 

 10, 1905. 



"For experiments in grafting on a more resistant stock." ( Fninhild. ) 



16132. (Undotormined.) Aroid. 



From greenhou.<esof I'ublic r)uildingsand ( ironnd.^, Wasliingtun, !).('. Received 

 in June, 1904. Numbered Novend)er 10, 1905. 



16133. Persea tndica. 



From Funchal, Madeira, rresented bv -Mr. J. B. Bland v. Received November 

 9, 1905. 



"A species related to the avocado of commerce; for breeding purposes and as a 

 stock." {Fair child.) 



16134. (Undoterminod.) "Catispa." 

 From Guadalajara, Mexico. Received thru Mr. A. W. Geist, November 10, 1905. 



"A quick-growing hardwood tree used for live posts for wire fences." {(Icixt.) 



16135. Melilotus alba. Sweet clover. 



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

 8, 1905. 



16136. Medicaoo sativa. Alfalfa. 



From Billings, Mont. Received thru Mr. I. D. O'Donnell, October 81, 1905. 



16137. Lathyrus silurus. 



From Salonica, Turkey. Received thru Mr. J. Henry House, October 30, 1905. 



"Extensively used as food for cattle. When burned like coffee it is said to make 

 very good cereal coffee — better than barley." {House. ) 



16138. Medicago lupulina. Black medick, or yellow trefoil. 



From New York, N. Y. Received thru J. ^I.Thorburn & Co., October 30, 1905. 



16139. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. 

 From Tepatitlan, Jalisco, Mexico. Received thru Mr. W. E. Safford, from ]\Ir. 



C. V. Mead, October 31, 1905. 



"This yautia apparently belongs to a type distinct from the West Indian forms; 

 the petioles are purplish" but the rhizome, tho <jf two seasons' growth, shows no 

 indications of having produced tubers. This ])lant is prized by the natives, who 

 sometimes call it "Papa de Colomo." The water in which the rhizomes are boiled 

 should be changed several times." {Barrett.) 



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