24 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



17147. Bordeum DIST1CHUM NUTANS. Barley. 



From Fori Atkinson, Wis. Received through Mr. W. D. Hoard, January 17, 



1906. 



Hanna. 



17148. A\ i.na sattva. Oat. 

 From Brandon, Wis. Received through Mr. David Jones, January 20, 1906. 



Kin r8on. 



17149. Kanthosoma sp. Yautia. 

 From Lilian-. Nueva Leon, Mexico. Presented by I>r. F. Franceschi, Santa 



Barbara, Cal. Received January 22, 1906. 

 Linares. 



17150. Ui.iim \n \i \ w.i i. \ i \. 



Fn.in Narberth, Pa. Received through Mr. William Tricker, January lit, 1906. 



"Introduced by James Veitch A: Bon, L Ion, England. A nativeof central China; 



has proved hardy on the Cotewold 1 1 ill-. England, 750 feel above Bea level, without 

 ction; ami with moderate protection withstood the severe winter of 1904 5 in 

 Massachusetts. Awarded certificate of meril at Royal I lorticultural Society in L903. 

 Seedlings raised in the spring of 1905, which were planted oul under similar condi- 

 tions with other herbaceous plants, made rapid progressand some commenced to 

 flower in July and were still in flower October 19. Others probably will not flower 

 until 1906, exhibiting more the character of biennials. The plants arc vigorous, 

 leaves radical laciniate, of a deep green color and 12 to L5 inches long. Some plants 

 up one Bpike from the main crown, while others senl up several spikes but 

 weaker. Main spikes have produced lateral growths\vith flowers. Several spikes 

 were 4 feel tall. Flower- like Bignonia grandiflora (except in color) are produced 

 at the axils ol the leaves. Size, 3 inches in diameter, color, rose-purple with a 

 rieh yellow thr->at spotted with purple. The individual (lower resembles Tncarvillea 

 dclavayi. Plants thrive in ordinary garden soil; should have full sunshine and 

 ample space between plants— about 2 feet. Flowers are good for cutting, remaining 

 several days in g 1 condition." i Tricker.) 



17151. Citrus iurantium. Orange. 



From Siang-tan, Hunan Province, China. Received from Mr. S. A. McCalla, 

 through Prof. 11. A. Morgan, director of the Agricultural Experiment Station, 



Knowille. Teiin.. January 17, 1906. 



i (range seeds said by I >octor Webber to l f a tangerine type. 



" The oranges grown hereabouts are of both the loose-skinned and the tight-skinned 

 varieties. None of them are especially good. The town of Li-ling, which has a 

 latitude of 27 42' N., is the northern limit of the tight-skinned oranges, but the 

 loose-skinned variety grows as far north as < ihang-sha, which is probably about 400 

 feel above sea level. Nearly every winter there are one or two Dig snows. 1 have 

 seen two in the last five years about 9 inches deep; also, from time to time there are 

 freezes, but the orange trees never seem to suffer." (McCalla.) 



17152 to 17162. 



From Chi-li Province, China. Received through Air. Frank X. Meyer, December, 

 1905. 



Cuttings of fruits and vines, as follows: 



17152. Prints armexiaca. Apricot. 



From Tchu-chunir. "(No. U.S.) This is one of the finest white apricots 

 that grows in China, as 1 have been told by the natives. They describe the 

 fruit as being very large and white skinned, with a few red spots." (Meyer.) 



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