66 seeds anii plants [mported. 



17990. Chamaectparis lawsoniana. 



From Sacramento, Cal. Presented by Mr. II. A. Alspach. Reeened Marcli I. 

 1906. 



This is a native of California and Oregon, where it grows to a height of 200 feet. 

 Ii i- one of the mosl beautiful conifers, of which about fMKgarden forms exist in 

 European nurseries and collections. [For Foreign exchange.) 



17991. Saccharum ciliare. 



Fr si. Kitts, British Wesl Indies. Presented by Mr. F. R. Shepherd, curator, 



Botanic Gardens, at the requesl of sir Daniel Morris, Commissioner of Agri- 

 culture for the Wesl In. lies. Received. October 27, 1905. 



Concerning this plant the following brief notice appeared in the Agricultural 

 the fortnightly review of the Imperial Department of Agriculture for the 

 Wesl Indies I Vol. I\ : . p 



■ \ number of plants of Saccharum ciliare raised from seed received through the 

 [mperial Department of Agriculture from Lndiain May last are growing at the Botanic 

 Station, St. Kitts, These plants, which are aow arrowing, appear to withstand 



drought well, and trials are being made t<> test their a8efulne8S for fodder purposes. 

 pecies may also he suitable for forming ornamental clumps on law ns, similar to 

 J -:i M 1 1 



17992. Mi. i.n LGO 8ATH \. Alfalfa. 



Province of Valencia, Spain. Received througb lion. R. L. Sprague, 

 United States consul, ' ribraltar, Spain, March 2, 1906. 



■■ The mosl and best quality of alfalfa gro^ n in the Province of Valencia, 



producing continuous crops the whole year." [Sprag\ 



17993. Phoenix dactylifera. Date. 



From Nefta, Tunis. Presented by Mr. Louis Greeh, through Mr. T. II. Kear- 

 ney. Received November l. 1905. 



hi r. 



17994. Triticuw vulgare. Wheat. 



From Rieti, Italy. Received through Uhione Produttori Grano da Seme, March 

 14. I*m m;. 



17995. Garctnia biorella. Gamboge. 



From Kingston, Jamaica, British Wesl Indies. Received through Dr. W. Faw- 

 cett, director of Public Gardens, March 15, 1906. 



introduced for the purpose of growing stocks upon which to graft the mangosteen. 



17996 to 17998. Sechium edule. Chayote. 



From Mayaguez, Porto Rico. Received through the Porto Rico Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, February 5 and April 26, 1906. 



Fruit of apparently three varieties, as follows: 



17996. White. 17998. Large, green. 



17997. Small, green. 



17999. Tkifolium incarnatum. Crimson clover. 



From Richmond, Va. Received through T. W. Wood & Sons, March 17, 1906. 

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