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18536 and 18537 — Continued. 



ham bread, which is good and much more nutritious, or so they claim, than corn or 

 meal bread. I have been told that quinoa does not grow well at a less altitude than 

 about 8, 000 feet. ' ' ( Jackson. ) 



18538. Lilium longiflorum eximium. Easter lily. 



From Washington, D. C. Numbered May 23, 1906. 

 Plants grown from seed propagated in the Department greenhouse. 



18539. Carissa arduina. Amatungulu. 



From Cape Town, South Africa. Presented by the Corporation of the City of 

 Cape Town Public Gardens. Received May 21, 1906. 



(See No. 9612, Inventory No. 10; and Nos. 13239 and 13967, Inventory No. 11.) 



18540 to 18542. Hordeum spp. Barley. 



From Svalof, Sweden. Received through Dr. N. H. Nilsson, of the Swedish 

 Seed Breeding Institute, May 24, 1906. 



Pedigreed brewing barleys produced by selection and each variety said to be 100 

 per cent pure seed. (See Nos. 10583, 10585, and 10586, Inventory No. 11, for descrip- 

 tion. ) 



18540. Hordeum distichum nutans. 

 Hannchen. 



18541. Hordeum distichum erectum. 

 Primus. 



18542. Hordeum distichum nutans. 

 Prinsess. 



18543 to 18545. Solanum melongena. Eggplant. 



From Cairo, Egypt. Presented by Mr. George P. Foaden, of the Khedivial 

 Agricultural Society. Received May 26, 1906. 



18543. A black-fruited variety. 



18544. A white-fruited variety. 



18545. A round, violet-fruited variety. 



18546 to 18548. 



From Toledo, Ohio. Received through S. W. Flower & Co., May 26, 1906. 



18546. Trifolium pratense. s Red clover. 

 Mammoth. 



18547. Trifolium hybridum. Alsike. 



18548. Phleum pratense. Timothy. 



18549. Acacia sp. Acacia. 



From Jammu, Kashmir. Received through Mr. Frank Benton, May 29, 1906. 



"An Acacia which grows wild on very poor, dry, and stony soil in southern Kash- 

 mir. It is used as a hedge plant. Single specimens standing alone sometimes attain 

 a diameter of 2 feet at base of trunk and 30 to 40 feet in height. Covered in April 

 with a profusion of ornamental white, tassel-like blossoms, which are quite freely 

 visited by bees and yield a fine quality of honey." (Benton.) 



18550. Citrus australasica. Finger lime. 



From Wellington Point, near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Presented by 

 Mr. James Pink. Received May 29, 1906. 



(See No. 14993, Inventory No. 11.) 

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