DECEMBER, 1903, TO DECEMBER, 1905. 175 



14799. Freesia sp. 



From Great Neck, Long Island, N. Y. Received thru Mr. Rudolph Fischer, 

 June 13, 1905. 



Purity. 



14800. SOLANUM TUBEROSUM. Potato. 



From Elmira, N. Y. Received thru Prof. L. R. Jones from Mr. C. F. Vander- 

 hoff, Oak Grove fruit farm, May 18, 1905. 



Blightproof. "Recommended as remarkably resistant to disease (blight) and 

 also excelling in yield, size, uniformity, an J compactness of tuber development in 

 the hills." {Jones.) (L. R. Jones's No. 64.) 



14801. Gossypium sp. Cotton. 



From Lima, Peru. Received thru W. R. Grace & Co., New York, N. Y., June 



7, 1905. 



Seed of Peruvian cotton grown at lea, in the southern part of Peru. 



14802 to 14805. 



From Pfiffelbach, near Apolda, Germany. Received thru Mr. A. Kirsche, June 



8, 1905. 



14802. A vena sativa. Oat. 



14803. Triticum vulgare. "Wheat. 

 Spring. 



14804. Beta vulgaris. Beet. 

 Ideal 



14805. Daucus carota. Carrot. 



14806 to 14810. Opuntia ficus tndica. Prickly pear. 



From Malta. Received thru Dr. G. Borg, of San Giovanni, June 12, 1905. 



14806. Small, yellow-fruited, 14809. Reddish yellow fruited, 



seedless. seedless. 



14807. White-fruited. 14810. Yellow-fruited. 



14808. Red-fruited. 



14811. Polianthes tuberosa. Tuberose. 



From Austin, Tex. Presented by Mr. F. T. Ramsey. Received June 16, 1905. 



14812. Lilium philippinense. Benguet lily. 



From Boston, Mass. Received thru R. & J. Farquhar & Co., June 16, 1905. 



14813 and 14814. 



From Manila, P. I. Received thru Prof. William S. Lyon, horticulturist in 

 charge of seed and plant introduction, Bureau of Agriculture, Manila, P. I., 

 June 6, 1905. 



14813. Eriodendron anfractuosum. 



"The lint with us is a better color than some of the kapok that comes from 

 Java, and commands a better price in this market. It is, I think, perhaps 

 due more to climatic or soil influences than to any varietal difference." 

 (Lyon.) 



14814. Oranja philippinensis. 



"Pericarp rich in starch — 24 per cent. Very ornamental." {Lyon.) 



