SEPTEMBER, 1900, TO DECEMBER, 1903. 241 



9020. Cucumis melo. Muskmelon. 



From Valencia, Spain. Presented by Hon. R. M. Bartleman, United States 

 Consul. Received September 20, 1902. 



Bronze. One of the finest Spanish varieties. 



9021. Trigonella foenum-graecum. Fenugreek. 



From New York. Received through J. M. Thorburn & Co., September 29, 1902. 

 This seed was grown in southern Germany. 



9022. Cucumis melo. Muskmelon. 



From Valencia, Spain. Presented by Hon. R. M. Bartleman, United States 

 Consul. Received October 2, 1902. 



Bronze. (These seeds may be of the same variety as No. 9020, but as they are 

 much lighter in color they have been given a separate number. ) 



9023. Psidium guajava. G-uava. 



From Merritt, Fla. Presented by Mr. L. H. Gurney. Received October 6, 1902. 



9024. Anona squamosa. Custard apple. 



From Mussoorie, united provinces of Agra and Oudh, India. Presented by Rev. 

 H. Marston Andrews. Received October 6, 1902. 



Sharifa or custard apple seed, grown in Dehra Dun, on the south side of a wall. 

 The trees grow to a height of from 15 to 25 feet. 



9025. Oenothera sinuata. 



From Santa Rosa, Cal. Presented by Mr. Luther Burbank, through Mr. D. G. 

 Fairchild. Received September 30, 1902. 



"Mr. Burbank thinks this a valuable ornamental." (Fairchild.) 



9026. Trifolium resupinatum. Strawberry clover. 



From North Australia. Presented bv Mr. Luther Burbank, of Santa Rosa, Cal., 

 through Mr. I). G. Fairchild. Received September 30, 1902. 



"Found in culture at Mr. Burbank' s experimental gardens." (Fairchild.) 



9027. Pyrethrum tchihatchewii. 



From Santa Rosa, Cal. Presented by Mr. Luther Burbank, through Mr. D. G. 

 Fairchild. Received September 30, 1902.' 



"Said to be from Asia Minor. Should be sown in pots and transplanted. Forms a 

 pretty mat of foliage like a lawn, and could be used for lawn purposes." (Fairchild. ) 



9028. Musa textilis. Manila hemp. 



From Manila, P. I. Presented by Mr. John W. Gilmore, of the Insular Bureau 

 of Agriculture, through Mr. L. H. Dewey, Assistant Botanist of the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. Received October 10, 1902. 



9029. Prunus cerasus. Cherry. 



From Vladimir, Russia. Received through Mr. E. A. Bessey (No. 101, July 22, 

 1902), October 9, 1902. 



Vladimir. " Sun-dried cherries from the garden of Feodor Gontcheroff. These 

 cherries, which will not be picked until about July 31, are from a garden typical as 

 to the method of cultivation (or rather lack of cultivation). The trees are propa- 

 gated by shoots from the roots regardless of any order. The trees are never pruned 

 nor is the ground ever cultivated. The young shoots are allowed to grow up with 

 the older trees. The result is a dense thicket or jungle, almost impenetrable, of tree;? 



