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14963. Oryza sativa. Rice. 



From Kobe, Japan. Presented by Ma K. Ojuni, custom-house, Kobe, Japan. 

 Eeceived April 17, 1905. 



.14964 to 14971. 



- Frcm Kashmir, India. Received thru the Office of Farm Management Investi- 

 gations, July 8, 1905. Seeds collected by Messrs. Ellsworth Huntington and 

 R. L. Barrett. 



14964. Hordeum vulgare. Barley. 



"Barley from Sonamarg, in the Sind Valley, Kashmir. Altitude, 8,500 

 feet; rainfall, probably 50 inches." (Huntington.) 



14965. Hordeum vulgare. Barley. 



Hull-less. "From Dras, in the Indus Valley, India. Altitude, 10,100 feet; 

 rainfall, probably about 30 inches, mostly as snow. Irrigation is practised. 

 Snow was 6 feet deep April 13, and lasts till well into May." (Huntington.) 



14966. Lathyrus sp. 



From Dras, in the Indus Valley, India. 



14967. Oryza sativa. Rice. 



"From Kund, in the Sind Valley, Kashmir, India. Elevation, 6,800 feet. 

 The climate of this region is so severe that on April 7, 1905, after an unusually 

 hard winter, the ground was still well covered with snow. The rainfall of 

 the region is perhaps 40 to 50 inches, well distributed thruout the year." 

 (Huntington.) 



14968. Panicum miliaceum. Broom-corn millet. 



"From Kulan in the Sind Valley, Kashmir, India. Altitude, 7,200 feet. 

 Precipitation, about 40 inches. Snow lasts till April." (Huntington.) 



14969. Fagopyrum tataricum. Buckwheat. 



" Hindustani ' (rumba,' from Kund, in the Sind Valley, Kashmir, India. Alti- 

 tude, 6,800 feet. The climate of this region is such that on April 7, 1905, after 

 an unusually severe winter, the ground was still well covered with snow. 

 This grain is said to make good bread, tho slightly bitter. The rainfall of 

 the region is perhaps 40 inches or more, well distributed thruout the year." 

 (Huntington. ) 



14970. Triticum vulgare. Wheat. 



"From Tashgam, Indus Valley, India. Rainfall from 25 to 30 inches, 

 mostly as snow. Irrigation necessary. Snow lasts till middle of April." 

 (Huntington. ) 



14971. Zea mays. Corn. 



"From Kund, in the Sind Valley, Kashmir, India. Altitude, 6,800 feet. 

 The rainfall of the region is perhaps 40 to 50 inches, well distributed thruout 

 the year. The climate of th\s region is such that on April 7, 1905, after an 

 unusually severe winter, the ground was still covered with snow." (Hunt- 

 ington. ) 



14972 and 14973. 



From Quito, Ecuador. Presented by L. Martines, chief of the Department of 

 Public Instruction, Section of Agriculture. Received July 13, 1905. 



14972. Medicago sativa. Alfalfa. 



From Guanando district, Province of Chimborazo, 2,400 meters above sea 

 level. 



14973. Solanum tuberosum. Potato. 



Chauca. White and black. Early variety from Hacienda Magdalena, Prov- 

 ince of Imbabura, 2,225 meters above sea level. 

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