94 



5EEDS AND PLANTS 1 M PORTED. 



12552. A.MTGDALUS COMMUNIS. 



From Niles, I al. Received thru th 

 L905. 



Almond. 



California Nursery Company, January I, 



Jordan. " These trees arc from stock introduced by Mr. John Rock, seed of which 

 was submitted to the United states consul in Malaga, and pronounced the true .Ionian 

 type. They arc not from trees of stocks introduced by this Department." I Fairchild. I 



Terminal] \ -p. 



1 thn 



12553 to 12556 



From New York, X. Y. Re< 

 .Inly 11 ami August I. 1904. 



12553. Jubblepore, No. l. 



12554. Bhimlew, No. 2. 



A. Klip.-t.Mn A: 



Myrobalan. 

 L22 Pearl street, 



12555. 

 12556. 



Jubblepore, N< 

 Bimleii, No. 2 



"The fruits of the myrobalan contain one of the hest tanning substances in 

 the world. Large quantities of myrobalans are exported from [ndia to Eng- 

 land, ami it i< believed that the cultivation Of these trees, of Which there are 



evidently several species, may bea lucrative one in part- of California. The 



tree i- known to he a drought-resistanl species ami suited to extremely hot 



climates. Some of the specie- are trees and, consequently, may withstand the 

 slight cold to which they will he subjected in i lalifomia." ( Fairchild. | 



12557 and 12558. Xi.a mai 



Sweet corn. 



Selected seed corn for use in a series of experiments to determine the effect of soil, 

 location, etc., on standard varieties of sweet corn, the idea being to distribute this 



seed I" reliable parties in different localities, and to secure fr them samples of the 



product for examination ami further distribution. 



12557. Received from Mr. A. N. Clark. Milford, Conn., .March 25, L904. 

 StoweWs Evt rgreen. 



12558. Received from Mr. A. N. Clark, Milford, Conn., March 25, L904. 

 Early Crosby. 



12559 to 12561. Xi.a mays. 



From Fall- church. Va. Received thru 



12559. Malakof. Grown in 1903 fron 



12560. Malakof. Selected eat-. 



12561. Malakof. Crown in 1903 Iron 



Sweet corn. 



lr. Upton Galligher, March 25, 1904. 

 S. I'. I. No. 9357. 



S. V. I. No. 9356 



12562. Zea MAYS. Sweet corn. 



From Auburn, X. Y. Received thru Mr. <■. W. Boynton, May 6, Hi<>4. 



Malakof. Seed from selected amber ears, probably from same lotas S. 1'. J. No. 

 10401. 



12563. Zea mays. Sweet corn. 

 From Garrettsville, Ohio. Received thru Mr. George J. Streator, May 6, 1904. 



Malakof. Seed from selected ears. 



12564. Dahlia sp. 



Dahlia. 



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

 30, 1904. 



12565. Lililm sp. 



Lily. 



From Guadalajara, Mexico. Received thru Mr. Federico Chisolm, January 4, 

 1905. 



