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3938. Panax quinquefolium. Ginseng, 



From Apulia Station, New York. Received December 1, 1899. 



Ginseng seeds are said to require eighteen months for germination, and must be 

 kept moist during the entire period. The roots are exported in great quantities into 

 China, where they are used for medicinal purposes. Distributed. 



3939. Nicotiana tabaccum. Tobacco. 



From Cuba. Presented by Dr. William Trelease, Director of the Missouri 

 Botanical Gardens, St. Louis, Mo., November, 1899. 



This seed is a part of a supply obtained by the British Government in Cuba for 

 use in Jamaica, and sent to Dr. Trelease by William Fawcett, Director of the Botanic 

 Gardens in Jamaica. Distributed. 



3940. Orchid. 



From Porto Rico. Received through Mr. O. F. Cook, December 1, 1899. 



Sent to Henry Pfister, gardener, Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C. Dis- 

 tributed. 



3941. Beta vulgaris. Sugar beet. 



From France. Received through Messrs. Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., December, 

 1899. 



White improved (Vilmorin, France). Imported for use in cooperative experiments 

 during 1900, under the direction of the Division of Chemistry, "United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Distributed. 



3942. Beta vulgaris. Sugar beet. 



From Germany. Received through Ad. Strandes, December, 1899. 



Zehringen (Strandes, Germany). Imported for use in cooperative experiments during 

 1900, under the direction of the Division of Chemistry, United States Department 

 of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Distributed. 



3943. Beta vulgaris. Sugar beet. 



From Russia. Received through Dr. Mrozinski, of Podolien, March, 1900. 



Kleinwanzleben (Mrozinski, Russia). Seeds from beets grown on clay soil. Imported 

 for use in cooperative experiments during 1900, under the direction of the Division of 

 Chemistry, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Distributed. 



3944. Beta vulgaris. Sugar beet. 



From Germany. Received through Dippe Brothers, December, 1899. 



Kleinwanzleben (Dippe, Germany). Imported for use in cooperative experiments 

 during 1900, under the direction of the Division of Chemistry, United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Distributed. 



3945. Cucumis melo. Winter muskmelon. 



From Utah. Grown from seed No. 114, imported from Khiva, Turkestan, by 

 Prof. N. E. Hansen. 



Khiva. Sow r in hills and cultivate like other melons. Irrigate sparingly. After 

 vines have four leaves pull up all but three or four of the healthiest plants in each hill. 

 Allow only one melon to ripen on each vine, pinching off all but the first fruit to set. 

 Cut the melon from the vine just before the autumn frosts, leaving 3 inches of 

 stem attached to the fruit. Handle carefully and store in cool, dry place, but protect 

 from frost until the melon ripens, about Christmas or later. The Khiva melon is 

 shaped like a watermelon, without longitudinal furrows. The melons are 12 to 20 

 inches long and 8 to 10 inches in diameter, weighing 10 to 25 pounds; dark green at 

 first, later becoming striped with dull lemon yellow. When fully ripe the stem will 

 drop off, showing a yellow spot underneath. Flesh thick, crisp, yellowish green to 



