38 SEEDS AND PLANTS TMPOETED. 



10753. Vicia faba. Horse bean. 



From Valetta, Malta. Received thru Dr. J. Borg, San Antonio Gardens, May 



11', 1904. 



Roots of a horse bean from the island of Malta, which, according to Doctor Borg, 

 were from plants already in pod. Doctor Borg remarks that the nodules are not so 

 plump as they were when the plant was just beginning to set fruit, and that the 

 roots came from the best bean-producing lands in Malta, lands entirely free from 

 orobanche, which is a bad weed in the bean fields and their worst enemy. "But 

 for its ravages the bean would l>e the most printable crop for agriculture." (Borg.) 



10754. Hordeum TETRASTicm ■M. Four-row barley. 



( Originally from the Agricultural Experiment Station at Madison, Wis. Received 

 thru the Wahl-Henius [nstituteof Fermentology, Chicago, 111., May 9, 1904. 



0d( rbrucker. "A variety of barley which, upon analysis, proves to contain 15 per 

 cent of protein matter. Dr. Hubert Wahl considers it essential that this type of 

 barley with high nitrogen content be experimented with for beer-making purposes, 

 and Mr. II. M. Cottrell, of Odebolt, Iowa, is interested in it as a type especially 

 adapted for feeding purposes." | Fairchild. I 



10755 and 10756. Capsicum annuum. Paprika pepper. 



Prom Budapest, Hungary. Received thru llou. Frank D. Chester, United 

 States consul at Budapest, .May 4. L904. 



Seeils of the two varieties of /iii/irifoi which wore requested by the Botanical Drug 

 Company, of Bridgeport, Ala. 



10755. Szegedrose. 10756. Hungarian. 



From Szeged, Bungary. From near Debreczen, Hungary. 



•It is worthy of note that the best varieties of paprika are not imported 



into this country and thai the highest priced, called 'Edelsuss,' brings 6 crowns 



a pound, while that generally imported into America is quoted at 1.65 crowns. 



There would seem to be a chance for the paprika industry in America." 



Fairchild.) 



10757 to 10958. Phoenix dactylifera. Date. 



From Biskra, Algeria. Purchased from Monsieur Colombo by correspondence 

 conducted by Mr. W. T. Swingle. Plants paid for by Mr. E. A. Bessey, who 

 superintended the packing and shipping to the United States. Received May 

 17, 1904. 



10757 to 10832. Deglet Noor. From Ourlana oasis. 



Among these palms there may be as many as four palms that are not Deglet 

 Noors, since four lost their numbers and were confused with this lot of Deglet 

 Noors. Nos. 10841, 10883, 10902, and 10904 are doubtful, and are probably 

 Deglet Noors. The varieties of these four misplaced suckers are as follows: 

 Tezerharit, Abd en noor, Sokria, and Iteema. These varieties are mostly quite 

 unlike the Deglet Noor and can probably be recognized when the offshoots get 

 of some size. 



10833. Deglet Beida. From Ourlana oasis. 



10834. Deglet Beida. From Ourlana oasis. 



10835. Deglet Beida. From Ourlana oasis. 



10836. Tenaseen. From Ourlana oasis. 



10837. Tenaseen. From Ourlana oasis. 



10838. Tenaseen. From Ourlana oasis. 



10839. Tezerharit. From Ourlana oasis. 



10840. Tezerharit. From Ourlana oasis. 



10841. (No label.) 

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