30 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



5760. Humulus LUPULUS. Hop. 



From Saaz, Bohemia. Received through Mr. D. G. Fairchild (No. 475, Novem- 

 ber 19, 1900), December 18, 1900. 



Saaz. One-year-old plants of the original Saaz hop. This variety has without 

 doubt the finest "bitter" and best "aroma" of any known sort, but its small yield 

 makes it an unprofitable kind to raise. It requires often from 300 to 480 plants to pro- 

 duce 110 pounds of hops, while 180 poles of the Semsch red will produce the same 

 amount. These plants come from the city region of Saaz, where the soil is a brick- 

 red broken-down sandstone of the Lower Permian formation. 



5761. Cochlearia armoracia. Horse-radish. 



From Malin (Kuttenberg), Bohemia. Received through Mr. D. G. Fairchild 

 (No. 479, November 22, 1900), December 18, 1900. 



Malin. The finest flavored, sharpest horse-radish in the world, being cultivated in 

 a different way from that generally practiced in America. The marketable shoots 

 are only one season old instead of several. (See Circular No. 1, Section of Seed and 

 Plant Introduction. ) 



5762. Cydonia vulgaris. Quince. 



From Carlovitz, Slavonia. Presented by Director Hess, of the Agricultural 

 School of Laun, Bohemia, through Mr. D. G. Fairchild (No. 473, November 

 15, 1900). Received December 18, 1900. 



Cuttings from a tree that bore fruit weighing 14 ounces, of excellent shape, and of 

 a deeper yellow than most quinces seen in America. Said to be an indigenous Sla- 

 vonian variety. 



5763. Arachis hypogaea. Peanut. 



From Washington, D. C. Seed of No. 4253, grown during the season of 1900 on 

 the Potomac Flats. 



5764 to 5766. Glycine hispida. Soy bean. 



From Washington, D. C. Three varieties of soy beans from Japan, grown dur- 

 ing the season of 1900 on the Potomac Flats. 



5764. Common. (S. P. I., No. 4912.) 



5765. Best white. (S. P. I., No. 4913.) 



5766. Best green. (S. P. I., No. 4914.) 



5767. PlSTACIA VERA X P. TEREBINTHUS. 



From San Francisco, Cal. Presented by Mr. G. P. Rixford, through Mr. W. T. 

 Swingle. Received December, 1900. 



"This number comprises the fruits of the terebinth tree ripened near San Fran- 

 cisco. Most of these fruits contain no seed, although they look very plump and have 

 a perfectly developed pit or stone. According to Mr. Rixford, the fruits which are 

 decayed or with dark-purple exteriors are the ones which most often contain seeds. 

 The majority of the fruits vary from wine color to pink and are more or less studded 

 over with white specks. The flesh is very thin, probably only about one thirty-second 

 of an inch," (Swingle.) 



5768. Humulus lupulus. Hop. 



From Tettnang, Bavaria. Received from Mr. J. A. Bueble, through Mr. D. G. 

 Fairchild (No. 464, November 4, 1900), December 26, 1900. 



"Sets of the earliest ripening hop variety in Europe, often maturing by the end of 

 July. They occupy a special place on the European hop market, being used by many 

 breweries for brewing their first summer beer. ' ' ( Fairchild. ) 



