DECEMBER, 1903, TO DECEMBER, 1905. 6 I 



11676. Balsamokrhiza sp. Balsam root. 



From Bozeinan, Mont. Received thru Mr. A. J. Pieters, August, L904. 



11677. Vicia sativa. Common vetch. 



From New York, N. Y. Received thru J. M. Thorburn & Co., -36 Cortlandt 

 street, September, 1904. 



11678. Hordeum vulgare. Barley. 



From St. Authony Park, Minn. Received thru Prof. W. M. Have, of the Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Station, September, 1904. 



11679. Vicia sativa. Common vetch. 



Frojn Richmond, Va. Received thru T. W. Wood & Sons, September, 1904. 



11680. Vicia yillosa. Hairy vetch. 



From Richmond, Va._ Received thru T. W. Wood & Sons. September, 1904. 



11681. Brucea sumatrana. "Kosam." 



From Singapore, Straits Settlements. Received from the Botanic Gardens, thru 

 the German consulate, September 12, 1904. 



• The fruit of this plant is said to be an infallible remedy for dysentery. 



11682. LlPPIA REPENS. 



From Santa Barbara, Cal. Received thru Dr. F. Franceschi at the Plant Intro- 

 duction Garden, Chico, Cal., August 26, 1904. 



"Thrives in any soil, no matter how poor. Rapidly covers the ground with a 

 very dense matting. Takes one-tenth as much water as any lawn; needs no mowing; 

 will stand intense heat and several degrees of cold. Can be established in sloping 

 |round." {Franceschi.) (See S. P. I. No. 4263.) 



11683. Humulus LUPULTJS. Hop. 



From "Wheatland, Cal. Received at the Plant Introduction Garden, Chico, Cal., 

 August 15, 1904. 



11684. Brassica napus. Rape. 



From New York. X. Y. Received thru Henry Xungesser & Co., September 15, 

 1904. 



Dwarf Essex. 



11685 to 11696. 



From Guadalajara, Mexico. Received thru Mr. Federico Chisolm, September 

 19, 1904. 



Miscellaneous seeds and bulbs, mostly unidentified. 



11697. Vicia faba. Horse bean. 



From Ottawa, Canada. Received thru Graham Brothers, September 21, 1904. 

 Tick. 



11698 to 11713. AIamHot spp. Cassava. 



From Sao Paulo, Brazil. Received thru Prof. Alberto Lofgren, director of the 



Botanic Gardens, September 24, 1904. 

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