SEPTEMBER, 1900, TO DECEMBER, 1903. 207 



8548 to 8552 — Continued. 



8549. Triticum vulgaee. 



Pure white wheat, grown on slightly salty land irrigated with canal water. 

 (No. 2.) 



8550. Teiticum durum. 



Round red wheat, grown on slightly salty land irrigated with canal water. 

 (No. 3. ) 



8551. Teiticum dueum. 



Round white wheat, grown on strong black soil irrigated with canal water. 

 (No. 4.) 



8552. Teiticum dueum. 



Wadanak. Grown on light, slightly sandy soil irrigated with well water. 



8553 to 8562. 



From Christiania, Norway. Presented by Prof. C. Doxrud, of the Christiania 

 School of Technology, for testing in comparison with seeds from other coun- 

 tries. Received April 2, 1902. 



8553. Phleum pratense. Timothy. 



8554. Dactylis glomeeata. Orchard grass. 



8555. Teifolium peatense. Red clover. 



8556. TeifoliUxM hybeidum. Alsike clover. 



8557. Pisum sativum. Pea. 

 Early. 



8558. Avena sativa. Oat. 



8559. Hoedeum hexastichum. Barley. 



8560. Hoedeum distichum. Barley. 



8561. Triticum vulgaee. Wheat. 



Red spring. 



8562. Pisum sativum. Pea. 

 Sueding. 



8563 and 8564. Phoenix dactylifera. Date. 



From Kurrachee, India. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 

 830, February 1, 1902) , April 4, 1902. 



Cupcap, Chupchap, or Cupcup. "This is a variety of the Karak pokhta, or cooked 

 dates, and is considered one of the best of its class. These cooked dates are prepared 

 in the following way: The fruits are picked before fully ripe, while still full, plump, 

 and slightly astringent. They are boiled for an hour in fresh water, to which one 

 handful of salt per gallon of water is added. After boiling they are spread out in 

 the sun to dry. These boiled dates are sold in large quantities in India. They form 

 an indispensable part of every marriage feast. Higher prices are paid for them in 

 India, I am informed, than for the dates shipped to America. This sort is, when 

 properly prepared, quite sweet, in fact, tastes quite as if candied. The slight flavor 

 of tannin may be due to careless preparation. It is a fairly early date, coming into 

 fruit about Maskat in July. It is also a good date to eat fresh. It keeps almost 

 indefinitely. There are several qualities of this variety. That marked a came from 

 Kurrachee, while b was secured in Maskat. ' ' ( Fairchild. ) 



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