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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



7118 to 7129— Continued. 



7120. Trifolium ciliatum. 



7121. Trifolium macraei. 



7122. Trifolium involucratum. 



7123. Trifolium pauciflorum. 



7124. Trifolium pauciflorum. 



7125. Trifolium trldentatum. 



7126. Trifolium microceph- 



alum. 



7127. Trifolium microdon. 



7128. Trifolium fucatum. 



7129. Trifolium fucatum, var. 



FLAVULUM. 



7130. SOLANUM MELONGENA. Eggplant. 



From Raleigh, N. C. Received through Prof. W. F. Massey, March 18, 1901. 



7131. Passiflora sp. 



From Melbourne, Australia. Received from Carolin & Co. through Mr. G. W. 

 Hill, Chief of the Division of Publications, U. S. Department of Agriculture. 



7132. Ceratonia siliqua. 



Carob. 



From Alicante, Spain. Received through Mr. D. G. Fairchild (No. 744), 

 August 3, 1901. 



Vera. "This is a poor yielder, but its fruits are so full of sugar that drops of sirup 

 run out when the pods are broken. It is too dear for horse food and is eaten by the 

 people as a delicacy. Its flesh is very crisp and lacks the harshness of other varieties. 

 Its seeds are of a lighter color and the pods thicker. As a shade tree it is a finer 

 looking variety, with larger leaves, than No. 7063." (Fairchild.) (See also Nos. 

 7060 and 7461.) 



7133. Amygdalus communis. Almond. 



From Alicante, Spain. Received through Mr. D. G. Fairchild (No. 745), August 

 3, 1901. 



Castillet. "A superlative sort of hard-shelled almond which was found in a garden 

 at Mucha Miel, near Alicante. I have not been able to learn that this sort is known 

 on the markets, although the owner assured me it brought a higher price than the 

 Planeta. It is a larger, fuller shaped almond." (Fairchild.) 



7134. Amygdalus communis. 



Almond. 



From Alicante, Spain. Received through Mr. D. G. Fairchild (No. 746) , August 

 3, 1901. 



Planeta. "Taken from an orchard at Mucha Miel, near Alicante. The names of 

 these varieties are often mixed, and this may be slightly different from No. 7062." 

 ( Fairchild. ) 



7135. Amygdalus communis. 



Almond. 



From Alicante, Spain. Received through Mr. D. G. Fairchild (No. 748), August 

 3, 1901. 



Fabrica. "A smaller and inferior sort to the Planeta, but said to be a good bearer. 

 It is ten to fifteen days later than the Planeta, ripening about the middle or last of 

 August. ' ' ( Fairchild. ) 



7136. Prunus armeniaca. 



Apricot. 



From Alicante, Spain. Received through Mr. D. G. Fairchild (No. 749), August 

 3, 1901. 



Patriarca. "One of the largest fruited varieties of apricot in eastern Spain. Said 

 to be of excellent quality. The apricots of Spain probably were introduced from 



