18 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



10436 and 10437. Vicia faba. Broad bean. 



From Boston, England. Received thru W. W. Johnson & Son (Limited), March 



3, 1904. 



10436. Johnson's Monster Windsor. 



10437. Johnson's Mammoth Green Longpod. 



In England these beans are frequently sown in November, being perfectly 

 hardy there. It is customary to plant in double rows, viz, 9 inches apart; 

 that is to say, the two rows in a triangular manner. If when full grown in 

 July they are attacked by black fly, cut off the tops of the plants. 



10438 to 10448. Vicia faba. Broad bean. 



From Reading, England. Received from Sutton & Sons, March 3, 1904. 



10438. Sutton's Improved Wind- 10440. Beck's Dwarf Green Gem. 



10441. Green Longpod. 



10442. Sutton's Giant Windsor. 



Culture for 10488 to 1044%. — Sow in February, March, April, and May. 

 Double rows are usual, allowing 9 inches between the two lines forming the 

 row, and from 2 to 3 feel between the rows. The best soil for beans is a deep, 

 strong loain, with plenty of manure. 



sor. 

 10439. Sutton's Green Windsor. 



10443. 



Sutton's Green Giant. 



10446. 



Improved Minster Long- 



10444. 



Sutton's Exhibition Long- 

 pod. 



10447. 



pod. 

 Royal Dwarf Cluster. 



10445. 



Sutton's Mammoth Long- 

 pod. 



10448. 



Early Mazagan. 



Cultun for 10443 ><> 10448. — A sowing may be made in November on light, 

 dry soil, but not until January, February, or March on other soils. Double 

 rows are usual, allowing 9 inches between the two lines for all except Nos. 

 10447 and L0448, for which allow only 6 inches. The double rows in all cases 

 are from 2 to 3 feet apart. The best soil for beans when sown in the spring is 

 a deep loam, which should be well manured. 



10449. Ilex crenata. Holly. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Received thru the Yokohama Nursery Company, 

 January 23, 1904. 



"Seed of a hardy evergreen, highly esteemed as a good hedge plant for cold 

 climates." (II. Suzuki. | 



10450. Voaxdzeia subterranea. Woandzu, or African goober. 



From Camden, Ala. Presented by Dr. L. E. Starr. Received February 17, 1904. 

 Grown from S. P. I. No. 8915, originally from German East Africa. 



10451 to 10453. Nicotiana tabacum. Tobacco. 



From Cuba. Received thru Mr. A. D. Shamel, of this Department, March 10, 

 1904. 



10451. 



From plantation of Senor Govino Menendez, near San Juan y Martinez, in the 

 Yuelta Abajo district. (Shamel's No. 1.) 



10452. Cuban. 



From plantation of Senor Galixto Lopez, near San Luis. (Shamel's No. 2.) 



10453. Cuban. 



From plantation of Senor Justinio Sanchez, in Yuelta Abajo district, near Pinar 

 del Rio. (Shamel's No. 3.) 



