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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



10979 to 10999— Continued. 



10993. Trigonella foenum-graecum. 



10994. Bkassica pe-tsai. 



10995. Apioi gkaveolens. 



10996. Lactuca sativa. 



10997. Brassica pe-tsai. 



10998. Lactuca .sativa. 



10999. Lactuca sativa. 



Fenugreek. 



Pe-tsai cabbage. 



Celery? 



Lettuce. 



Pe-tsai cabbage. 



Lettuce. 



Lettuce. 



11000. Phleum pratense. Timothy. 

 From Tokyo, Japan. Received from Mr. T. Watase, president of the Tokyo 



Plant, Seed, and Implement Company, thru Dr. Oscar Loew, Imperial Uni- 

 versity, Tokyo, May 31, 1904. 



"Seed from Hakkaido, the northern island of Japan." (Fairchild.) 



11001. Nicotian a tabacum. Tobacco. 



From Sao Paulo, Brazil. Secured thru Dr. Horace M. Lane, president of the 

 Mackenzie College. Received May 23, 1904. 

 Oriolo. 



11002. Pancratium sp. 



From Arcelia, (Guerrero, 

 Received June 6, 1904. 



Mexico. Presented l>v Mr. Federico Chisolm. 



11003. Phoenix dactylifera. Date. 



From Biskra, Algeria. Received thru Monsieur Colombo by Mr. E. F. 

 Chumard, of Imperial, Cal., Mr. E. A. Bessey, of this Department, acting as 

 agent in the transaction, the previous correspondence having been conducted 

 by Mr. Walter T. Swingle. 



Deglet Noor. 



11004 to 11009. 



From Arcelia, Guerrero, Mexico. Received thru Mr. Federico Chisolm, June 

 15, 1904. 

 A collection of native Mexican seeds and bulbs as follows: 



11004. Psidicm molle. Guayabilla. 

 Strawberry-flavored guayabillas. 



11005. Psidium molle. Guayabilla. 

 From fruits having at least four distinct flavors. 



11006. Spondias purpurea. Ciruela. 



11007. Spondias purpurea. Ciruela. 



11008. Lilium sp. (?). Scarlet lily. 



11009. (Unidentified. ) 



11010 to 11017. 



From Sepacuite, Guatemala. Received thru Mr. O. F. Cook, June 6, 1904. 



11010. Ananas sativus. Pineapple. 

 A spiny-leaved pineapple peculiar to this immediate neighborhood, where it 



grows and ripensat a higher and cooler elevation than any other sort. The 

 leaves are very broad and drooping, giving a very characteristic appearance. 

 The flesh is yellow, and of moderately good quality, inferior to the best hot- 

 country sorts, but better than the latter when grown in these humid highlands. 

 It might be of use in the mountains of Porto Rico, Hawaii, or the Philippines. 

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