224 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED, 



16213. Medicago maculata. Bur clover. 



From Abbeville, S. C. Received thru Mr. Arthur Parker, November 11, 1905. 



16214. MusA TEXTiLis. Manila hemp. 



From INIanila, P. I. Received thru Mr. W. S. Lyon, Insular Bureau of Agricul- 

 ture, November 13, 1905. 



16215 to 16222. Erodium spp. 



From Geneva, Switzerland. Received thru Mrv^H. Correvon, November 13, 

 1905. 



16215. P]rodium HYMENODES. 16219. Erodium GLANDULosuM. 



16216. P]rodium chelidonifo- 16220. Erodium macradenum. 



LIUM. 



16217. Erodium pelargonifo- 



LIUM. 



16218. Erodium daucoides. 



16221. Erodium manescavi. 



16222. Erodium macrophyl- 



lum. 



16223. Carum gairdneri. 



From Pendleton, Oreg. Received thru Mr. W. H. Bleakney, November, 1905. 



"This plant was formerly a staple article of food among the Umatilla and other 

 Indian tribes of the Pacific Northwest. The roots may be eaten either raw or 

 cooked. They have a delicious flavor." {Coville.) (See also No. 12932.) 



16224. Blighia sapida. Akee. 



From Kingston, Jamaica. Received thru Mr. G. N. Collins, November, 1905. 



"Unless fully matured, the white fleshy arillus of this excellent fruit is regarded 

 as poisonous by the natives of Jamaica." [Collins. ) 



16225 and 16226. Xanthosoma spp. Yautia. 



From Floral Park, Long Island, N. Y. Received thru Mr. John Lewis Childs, 

 November 17, 1905. 



16225. Xanthosoma sagittifo- 16226. Xanthosoma sp. 



LIUM. 



16227. Eucalyptus goniocalyx. Eucalypt. 



From Guadalajara, Mexico. Received thru Mr. Federico Chisolm, November 

 17, 1905. 



16228. PoA PRATENSis. Kentucky bluegrass. 



From Winchester, Ky. Received thru Mr. D. S. Gay, November 17, 1905. 



16229. ViGNA SINENSIS. Cowpea. 



From Bristol, Conn. Received thru Mr. Herman Ockels, November 10, 1905. 



16230. Paspalum dilatatum. Large -water grass. 



From Biloxi, Miss. Received thru Mr. S. M. Tracy, November 18, 1905. 



16231. Aralia racemosa. Spikenard. 



From North Clarendon, Vt. Received thru Mr. James Barrett, November 21, 

 1905. 



Roots and berries of the wild spikenaid are used in the preparation of a remedy 

 for catarrhal affections. For use in breeding with Aralia conluta, the Japanese 

 "udo." 



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