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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



7902 to 7907. Thea viridis. 



Tea. 



From ' ' Pinehurst, " near Summerville, S. C. Received through Dr. Charles U. 

 Shepard, special agent in charge of tea culture investigations, United States 

 Department of Agriculture, November 18, 1901. 



American grown tea seed as follows: 



7902. 



Japanese. Very hardy. 



7903. 



Amoy. A very hardy Chinese 

 variety. 



7905. 



Kangra. Hardy, fragrant, and 

 dwarf. 



7906. 



Assam Hybrid. Good and relia- 

 ble. 



7904. 



Darjeeling. Tender, but very 

 fine. 



7907. 



Chinese Dragon's Pool. Very good, but probably the plants are short lived. 



7908. Beta vulgaris. 



Beet. 



From Eisleben, Saxony. Presented by Mr. Franz Jodl, of Prague, Bavaria. 

 Received November 14, 1901. 



Verbesserte Kleinwanzleben. This seed was grown by W. Ramdohr, on the Wim- 

 melburg domain, Saxony. 



7909 to 7941a. Chrysanthemum spp. 



From Paris, France. Received from Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., November 20, 

 1901. 



A collection of 34 varieties of large-flowering chrysanthemums, planted in the 

 Department greenhouses. 



7909. 



Alcon. 



7910. 



Alcyone. 



7911. 



Altair. 



7912. 



Antares. 



7913. 



Bellatrix. 



7914. 



Fatinte. 



7915. 



Henry. 



7916. 



Megrez. 



7917. 



Orves. 



7918. 



Perfection Rose. 

 7919. 



Perle. 

 7920. 



Princesse Galitzine. 

 7921. 



Mrs. A. Barrest. 

 7922. 



Miss Ida Barwood. 



7923. 



Mrs. Ch. Birch. 



7924. 



Alice F. Carey. 



7925. 



Miss Lucy Chesseman. 



7926. 



Col. Baden-Powell. 



