78 SEEDS \N i> PL \N CS I M POB CED. 



18325. Peltandra 3AGITTAEFOLIA. Wampee. 

 Prom Cat [aland, South Carolina. Received through Mr. John Tull, April 9, 



L906. 



"The roots are extensively eaten by the colored natives." {TuU.) 



18326. Andbopogoin SORGH1 m. Sorghum. 



From Bombay Presidency, [ndia. Presented by Prof. <•. A. Ga ie, econ ic 



botanist, Ganeshkhind Botanical Gardens, Kirkee, Poona, [ndia. Received 



April '.*. [906. 



■■ S< ed ■•! a dwarf variety of Borghum cultivated in the Punch Mahals Districl of 

 tin- Bombay Presidency. It is locally known by the name of Rdtddia and grows to 

 the height ol u . | 



18327. I V\ i i,i\ i \i i-. Rough-stalked meadow grass. 



From Paris, France. Received through Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., April 7, 

 [906. 



18328. Cucurbits HELANOSPERMA. Ecuador melon. 



From Quito, Ecuador. Presented by Mr. s. Ordonez M. Received April 9, 

 1906. 



■• This plant i-^ native to this country, \\ here it i- cultivated quite extensively and 

 used For food for man as well a- for stock. Although a perennial, it is more com- 

 monly treated as an annual and planted with corn. It i~ also planted along walls 

 ami at tin- foot of trees, up.n whicb it will climb and pro. line melons continuously. 

 Tin- plant will not endure Bevere* frost, ami grows where the temperature ranges from 

 ] t to 2 i 



■ When used . - human i 1 the melon, as long as it is bo Boft thai a finger nail can 



be driven into the Bhell, is Biinply cooked and made into differenl dishes \\ ith butter 

 and Bait; when ripe it is eaten cooked, with milk added at the table. For stock it 

 is used ripe and simply cul to pieces; when < ked, however, it is far better, espe- 

 cially for stock and milch 



" The melons average 20 to 30 pound- each. The pulp is \\ hite and contains sugar 

 and some starch. When completely ripe the shell is very hard and the .seeds black, 

 giving the melons much the appearance of a watermelon. The ripe melons can 

 easily he kept a year in a dry and ventilated place, this condition making them 

 valuable for winter feed. There are two varieties the white-shelled and the green 

 and white striped. These seeds are of the latter variety." [S. Ordonez M.) 



18329 to 18331. 



From Manila. 1'. 1. Presented by Mr. William 8. Lyon, horticulturist, Bureau 

 of Agriculture. Received April .:. [906. 



18329. Canavalia bnsifobmis. Knife bean. 



•• ' Marautong' <>i the Pampangans. The young and tender pods make an 



excellent snap bean, and the green as well as the fully ripe seeds are a good 



substitute for Lima or Haricot beans. This variety, while prostrate and ram- 



bling, is distinctively nontwining. It makes pods in two months and matures 



- in four months from planting." [Lyon.) 



18330. Ckotalaeia ji-ncea. Sunn hemp. 



"Tins requires rich soil, ahundant moisture, and close planting to produce 

 long fiher. If planted wide and kept pinched it becomes very floriferous and 

 an ornamental acquisition to the garden." (Lyon.) 



18331. PAcnYKHizcs axgulatcs. Yam bean. 



18332. Beta vulgaris. Sugar beet. 



From Raunitz, near "Wettin, Germany. Received from Mr. G. Wesche, through 

 Mr. E. Nettwall, of Prague, Bohemia, April 11, 1906, 



IVesehe's Ertragreichste, or Richest in Yield. 

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