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11603 to 11623— Continued. 



11618 and 11619. Triticum durum. Macaroni wheat. 



11618. Kubanka. Grown from S. P. I. No. 9478. 



11619. Velvet Don. Grown from S. P. I. No. 9479. 



11620 to 11623. Hordeum spp. Barley. 



11620. Hordeum vulgare. Barley. 

 Black. Grown from S. P. I. No. 7970. 



11621. Hordeum vulgare. Barley. 

 White. Grown from S. P. I. No. 7969. 



11622. Hordeum distichum nutans. Two-row barley. 

 Hanna. Grown from S. P. I. No. 9133. 



11623. Hordeum tetrastich um. Four-row barley. 

 Tetcherit. Grown from S. P. I. No. 7796. 



11624. Cercidiphylltjm japonicum. 



From Philadelphia, Pa. Received thru Thomas Meehan & Sbns, 1903. 

 Plants purchased to test as stocks for the mango. The scions failed to unite. 



11625. Mangifera indica. Mango. 



From Tahiti. Received thru Captain Rennie, of the steamship Mariposa, 

 August 11, 1904. 



11626 and 11627. (Undetermined.) 



From Guadalajara, Mexico. Received thru Mr. Federico Chisolm, August 13, 

 1904. 



11628. Hicoria hyb. Pecan. 

 From Washington, D. C. Received thru Mr. P. H. Dorsett, February, 1904. 



From pecans purchased in the open market. Has the appearance of a hybrid 

 between Hicoria pecan and Hicoria aquatica. Planted in the Plant Introduction 

 Garden at Chico, Cal., May 31, 1904. 



11629. Actinidia sp. "Yang-taw." 



From the borders of Yunnan.- Received thru Consul-General Wilcox, of Han- 

 kow, China, and Mr. Wilson, at the Plant Introduction Garden, Chico, Cal., 

 July 8, 1904. 



Fruit said to be very fine, has flavor of gooseberry, fig, and citron. Sometimes 

 called " Yang-tao." 



11630. Actinidia sp. "Yang-taw." 



From the borders of Yunnan. Received thru Consul-General Wilcox, of Han- 

 kow, China, and Mr. Wilson, at the Plant Introduction Garden, Chico, Cal., 



July 8, 1904. 



Possibly distinct from No. 11629, tho as yet undetermined. 



11631. Eriobotrya japonica. Loquat. 



From Orange, Cal. Collected by Mr. M. Payan, of Olive, Cal., from the orchard 

 of Mr. C. P. Taft, Orange, Cal. Received at the Plant Introduction Garden, 

 Chico, Cal., July 18, 1904. 



11632. Achras sapota (?). Sapodilla. 



From Jalapa, Vera Cruz, Mexico. Received thru Mr. Frank N. Meyer at the 

 Plant Introduction Garden at Chico, Cal., June, 1904. 



"A nice tasting fruit, in size and shape not unlike the eastern persimmon. The 

 pulp is brownish and of a sweet, pleasant taste." (Meyer. ) 

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