234 Keport of the Acting Director and Chemist of the 



Miscellaneous. 



February 1. John J. McGowan, Forest Home, N. Y., one lio. T 

 McGowan nozzle. 



March 18. George Coote, Horticulturist, Experiment Station, 

 Corvallis, Oregon, Thimble Berry, native Oregon species ; native 

 Oregon Rose plants. 



March 22. J. H. Gregory & Son, Marblehead, Mass., several 

 packets of seeds. 



March 26. Frost & Co., Rochester, N. Y., Polygonum Sagalinese 

 tvs^o small roots (Sacaline). 



March — . Prof. T. Minami, Sapporo Agricultural College, Japan, 

 No. 7 Chestnut, cultivated ; ISTo. 8 Chestnut, wild ; ISTo. 9 "Walnut, 

 wild. 



April 18. C. Schaefer, Rutlidge, Helidon, Queensland, Australia, 

 seeds as follows : Grass (Paspalum Galmarra), Bailey ; the Russell 

 river grass ; Cyas Media (one fruit) ; Bunya Pine, one seed; Cassia 

 Brewsteri, F. & M., several seeds ; Mezoneurum Brachycarpum ; 

 Yitex, var lignum vitfe, two fruits ; Lance Wood ? (three nuts) ; 

 Parkinsonia Aculeata, commonly called Jerusalem Thorn or Bird of 

 Paradise Tree, several seeds ; a native Raspberry of Queensland, 

 several fruits ; Yitis Opaca, F. & M., seeds. 



April 24. C. E. Brown, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Rhubarb, Carl- 

 ton Club, received through G. H Hicks, assistant botanist, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



July 26. John G. Schumaker, 189 Montague street, Brooklyn, N. 

 Y., one-horse power vineyard sprayer. 



April 27. Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, IST. Y., one Rosa 

 Setigera. 



April 27. The Lovett Co., Little Silver, N. J., quince, two 

 Fuller. 



May 4. A. Blanc & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., two Stanley berry, 

 Rubus Capenses ; one Spimea, Anthony Waterer ; one Golden May- 

 berry, one Logan berry, May 20. 



May 24. C. W. Ward, Queens, N. Y., Carnations, twelve plante 

 each, William Scott, Storm King, Stuarts. 



MUSKMELON. 



March 20. W. A. Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., Melrose, Tip 

 Top, Nutmeg, Cannon Ball, Acme or Baltimore. 



