16 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



10403 to 10404. Gossypium arboreum (?). Tree cotton. 



From Guadalajara, Mexico. Secured by Mr. Edward B. Light, United States 

 consular agent for Sefior Hilario Cuevas, of San Luis Soyatlan, Jalisco, Mexico. 

 Eeceived February 10. 1904. 



10403. (Light's No. 1.) 



"The common variety which grows wild in many parts of the state. It is 

 claimed that the tree resists the effects of the drought when other trees 

 perish. There are no known cultivated cotton trees, but there are native 

 trees which have produced a harvest oi* 50 pounds of cotton. Neither the 

 light frosts we have, nor the boll weevil, nor any other insects injuriously 

 affect the trees. This is claimed by people who have known the tree for fifty 

 years." ( Light. ) 



10404. (Light's No. 2.) 



"The finest quality of cotton, and yields more prolifically. It seems that a 

 quarter of a century or more ago the natives used this cotton for making 

 cloth, but none has been made of late years and the trees have never been 

 cultivated by the presenl generation with that end in view. This tree is 

 readily grown and is vei*j hardy. The tree usually begins to bear when it is 

 from 4 to 5 years old." I Light.) 



10405. Misa h:\tii.is. Manila hemp. 



From Manila. 1'. I. Presented by Mr. II. T. Edwards, of the Bureau of Agri- 

 culture, to Mr. L. II. Dewey. Received February 29, L904. 

 Seed collected in Tayanas Province. 



10406. Viola vw.\. Broad bean. 

 From London, England. Received thru James Veitch it Sons (Limited), 544 



King's road, Chelsea, March 1. L904. 

 VeitcKs Improved Longpod. This variety should he sown in pots or boxes in a cold 

 frame in January and transplanted early in March, lifting with a good ball and 

 molding u]> the plants. This is better for early supplies than sowing in the open in 

 autumn. For succession the seed should he sown every three weeks from Febru- 

 ary 1 until June, on a north holder in heavy loam in rows 3 feet apart. To get early 

 pods, topping should take place when a good set of blooms is secured. 



10407. Phaseolus radiatus. Mung bean. 



From Whittier, Cal. Received thru Mr. C. W. Leffingwell, jr., March 5, 1904. 

 Grown from S. P. I. No. 6430. 



10408. (Undetermined.) 



From Cochin China. Presented by Mr. J. B. de Taillac, Astoria, Long Island 

 City, N. Y., February 25, 1904. 



According to Mr. de Taillac's letter this plant exhales an essence which is so dis- 

 agreeable to mosquitoes that when placed in windows the insects do not enter the 

 room. Tins evidence of the efficaciousness of the plant Mr. de Taillac asserts on 

 the information of a friend in Cochin China, where the plant is indigenous. 



Mr. de Taillac further remarks that this is also a fodder plant of some value, altho 

 it gives to the milk a slightly disagreeable taste, w T hich can be remedied, however, 

 by the addition to the ration of such a fodder as beets. (See letter of February 3, 

 1904.) 



10409. Swietenia mahagoni. Mahogany. 



From Santa Clara, Cuba. Presented bv Julio S. Montero & Brothers, March 4, 

 1904. 

 Caoba. Seeds of mahogany from the plantation of the father of Montero & Brothers, 

 situated in the province of Santa Clara. 



10410. Aleurites cordata. Wood-oil tree. 



From Hankow, China. Presented by Hon. L. S. Wilcox, consul-general. 

 Received March 3, 1904. 

 Seed of the wood-oil tree from the province of Hunan, China, fall crop of 1903. 

 According to Consul-General Wilcox's letter of January 12, 1904, "this tree grows 



