14 SEEDS AND PLANTS [MPOETED. 



16928. VlClA sp. Vetch. 



From Tl ias, < >reg. Presented by Mr. S. \V.< laines. Received December, 1905. 



16929 and 16930. QuERCUS spp. Truffle oaks. 



From Paris, France. Received through Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., December 

 30, L905. 



16929. Quercus ilex. Holly oak. 



16930. Queecus pi besce'ns. 

 Trees introduced for truffle culture. 



16931 to 16939. 



From St. Louis, Mo. Received through the Missouri Botanical Gardens, Janu- 

 ary 2, 1906. 



A collection of roots, as follows: 



16931. MARANTA KEGELJANI. 16936. Calathea oppenheimiana. 



16932. CALATnEA PRiNCEPS. 16937. Calathea vittata. 



16933. Calathea (.'Rotalieera. 16938. Colocasia neo-guineensis. 



16934. Calathea sp. 16939. Maranta leuconeura ker- 



16935. CAl \ l HI. \ ORNATA HANDERI- 



16940 to 16944. 



From Chico, Cal. Grown at the Planl Introduction (i unit n in l!K')f>. Received 

 December 22, L9( 



Seeds, as follows: 



16940. Arachis HY1 \i:\. ♦ Peanut. 



< iim« ii from No, 



16941. Arachis hyi \i\. Peanut. 



( rrown from No. 9406. 



16942. VOANDZEIA SOBTEBRANEA. Woandzu. 



( rrown from No. 



16943. Arachis hypogaea. Peanut. 



< rrown from No. L0622. 



16944. Arachis hypogaea. Peanut. 



< rrown from No. 1 1 14". 



16945 to 16948. 



From Victoria, Kamerun, Africa. Received through Mr. H. Nehrling, Gotha, 

 Fla., January 3, 1906. 



16945. Amomi m melegueta. Paradise seed. 



• ' Native of tropical \\ estern A frica. This plant belongs to the ginger family. 

 From a long, scaly rootstock there are produced leafy branches and short, leaf- 

 less, flower-bearing branches bearing a single white-purple flower. The fruit 

 is red, large, fleshy, and pear-shaped, containing a large number of brown 

 seeds called paradise seed or Guinea grains. Used only in veterinary medicine 

 and in adulterating liquors and pepper." ( Wheeler.) 



16946. Xaxthosoma sp. Yautia. 

 "Xanthosorna violaceum; cultivated." (Nehrling.) 



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