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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



16175 to 16188. Ipomoea batatas. Sweet potato. 



From the Arlington Farm of the United States Department of Agriculture. 

 Received November 1, 1905. 



Fourteen of the best varieties, selected by Mr. W. R. Beattie. 



16189. Oryza glutinosa. Glutinous rice. 



From Kiangsu Province, China. Presented by Dr. S. P. Barchet, of Shanghai, 

 China. Received November 4, 1905. 



"Dpctor Barchet states that the glutinous rice of China brings a higher price and 

 has a better flavor than ordinary rice. He personally prefers it to the latter and 

 advises a mixture of the glutinous with the ordinary rice, claiming that it adds dis- 

 tinctly to the flavor of the dish. This is not the red rice which is considered by our 

 planters as a weed, but is a distinct variety." {Fairchild. ) 



16190. Zea mays. 



Corn. 



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

 Bureau of Entomology, November 2, 1905. 



16191 to 16193. 



From the Bulgarian exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904. 

 Received November 7, 1905. 



16191. 

 16192. 

 16193. 



ViCIA VILLOSA. 

 ViCIA Sp. 



Brassica napus. 



16194. Curcuma amada. 



Hairy vetch. 



Vetch. 



Hape. 



Mango ginger. 



From Madras, India. Received thru G. Rajah Gopal Naidu, agricultural inspect- 

 or, June 26, 1903. Numbered November 10, 1905. 



16195. Zingiber sp. 



(Origin in doubt.) Received in November, 1905. 



16196. Curcuma longa. Turmeric. 



From Mayaguez, P. R. Presented by Mr. H. C. Henricksen, horticulturist of 

 the Agricultural Experiment Station. Received November 7, 1905. 



"This plant was introduced from the Orient many years ago and has escaped from 

 cultivation and become a troublesome weed in pastures in the western portion of 

 Porto Rico. It flowers freely, but spreads only from the roots. It is one of the two 

 or three commercial turmerics, but has no sale in this country because the special 

 process by which it is prepared in the Orient is unknown here." {Barrett.) 



16197 to 16207. 



From Dr. J. N. Rose, of the United States National Museum, Washington, D. C. 

 Received November 7, 1905. 



16197. Yucca sp. 

 Lower Cahfornia, 1905. (E. W. Nelson No. 7129.) 



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