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16160. POLYTTERIS TEXANA. 



Fruiii Kosse, Tex. Collected by Mr. A. J. rietens in October, 1905. 

 Very brilliant rose-eolored flowers. 



16161. Arachis hypogaea. Peanut. 



From Paris, France. Received thru \'ilniurin-An<lrieiix ctCo., October 28, 1905. 



16162 to 16164. Akac'HIS hypocaka. Peanut. 



From St. Louis, j\Io. Secured by ^Ir. M. \. Carleton at the Louisiana I'lircha.se 

 Exposition, 1904. 



16162. Niipuli. From Italy. 16164. (Unnamed sample from 



16163. Salerno. From Italy. Argentina.) 



16165. Zizama AguATiCA. Wild rice. 



From Port Hope, Canada. Received thru Mr. Charles (iilchrist, Xovend)er 2, 

 1905. 



1616S to 16168. ViGNA SINENSIS. Cowpea. 



From St. Louis, Mo. Obtained by Mr. >L A. Carleton in the summer of 1904, at 

 the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. 



16166. Black-eyed. Labeled Co- 16167. Black-eijcd. 



*^"^"- From Regsi' ' Calabria. 



ProVjablvfrom Italy. From the Italian ex- 



hibit. 



16168. Same as 16167, but labeled Caserta. 



16169 and 16170. Persea spp. 



From JNIonte, Grand Canary. Received thru Mr. Alaricus Delmard, Hotel Santa 

 Brigida, November 2, 1905. 



16169. Persea indic.a. 



16170. Perse.\ C4RATI.SSIMA. Avocado. 



16171 to 16174. Bromus inermis. Smooth brome-grass. 



From Dwight, Xebr. Received thru Mr. J. P. Dunlap, November 1, 1905. 



16171. Yellow. 



" Best of all the varieties." {Dunlap. ) • 



16172. Hansen's. 



"Much like the yellow, but heads show less pink color when ripening and 

 blades show more purple when dying. Field generally shows less yellow color; 

 nearly as tall as yellow, but less stout in sod. Originally from South Dakota 

 Experiment Station." {Dunlap.) 



16173. Colorado. 



" Dark purplish heads; nearly as dark as the darkest kinds, but fading as the 

 heads ripen. Blades nearly as light as those of the Yellon:. Not so large a 

 grower as the Yelloic or Hansen. Has been experimented with at the Colo- 

 rado Experiment Station. From Keen Brothers, Pueblo, Colo." {Dunlap.) 



16174. Large Dark. 



"Very dark-colored heads when ripening, turning to a reddish brown. 

 Barely equals other kinds in amount of feed; quality not quite so good. On 

 hard land does not stand as well as the others. From R. Rabler, Leigh, Nebr." 

 {Dunlap.) 



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