212 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



8601. Citrus limonum. Lemon. 



From Bagdad, Arabia. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 



889, March 8, 1902), April 21, 1902. 



Hameth. "A Bagdad variety which is of most excellent quality and characterized 

 by a dark orange ' blush ' at the stem end, making it a peculiar and showy fruit. 

 The skin is very thin, and the fruit very juicy and of medium size. The shape of 

 those I saw was almost that of an egg." (Fairchild.) 



8602. Citrus aurantium. Orange. 



From Bagdad, Arabia. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 



890, March 8, 1902), April 21, 1902. 



Portugal Asfar. ' ' A common Bagdad orange which is in all respects, except the 

 presence of seeds, a remarkably fine orange. It does well in the alluvial adobe soil 

 of Bagdad, and even where there is some alkali in the soil. These scions came 

 from the garden of Abdul Kader Kederry, at Bagdad." (Fairchild.) 



8603. Citrus aurantium. Orange. 



From Bagdad, Arabia. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 



891, March 8, 1902), April 21, 1902. 



Aboul serra. "A navel orange, with seeds, of especially fine aroma, I am told, 

 which is cultivated by Sheik Abdul Kader Kederry, and is worth testing as a 

 new variety. The oranges of Bagdad are in general excellent, and this one, although 

 I was unable to test it, may be no exception." (Fairchild.) 



8604. Citrus aurantium. Orange. 



From Bagdad, Arabia. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 



892, March 8, 1902), April 21, 1902. 



Narinji. "A variety of orange with a ' button ' at the flower end; from a tree in 

 the garden of Sheik Abdul Kader Kederry. It has an excellent flavor and has few 

 seeds. This is one of the common varieties of Bagdad, and is an excellent orange." 

 (Fairchild.) 



8605. Vitis vinifera. Grape. 



From Bagdad, Arabia. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 



893, March 9, 1902), April 21, 1902. 



(L. & F. No. 893 is Citrus aurantium, but the tube so marked contained grape cut- 

 tings without data.) 



8606. Citrus decumana. Pomelo. 



From Bagdad, Arabia. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 



894, March 9, 1902), April 21, 1902. 



"A species of pomelo or shaddock, of which the skin is used for making preserves. 

 I did not have an opportunity to taste the fruit, but presume it is of second quality." 

 (Fairchild.) 



8607 to 8642. Citrullus vulgaris. Watermelon. 



From Monetta, S. C. Received November 5, 1901. 



A collection of seeds of hand-pollinated watermelons grown by Mr. T. S. Williams 

 from seed furnished by the Office of Seed and Plant Introduction. 



8607. Grown from No. 18. 8611. GroAvn from No. 39. 



8608. Crown from No. 25. 8612. Grown from No. 48. 



8609. Grown from No. 26. 8613. Grown from No. 55. 



8610. Gr«»wn from No. 33. 8614. Grown from No. 84. 



