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19800. Trifolium repens. White clover. 



From Milan, Italy. Received from Mr. Fratelli Ingegnoli, through Mr. 

 Edgar Brown, February 7, 1907. 



Lodino. 



19806. Oroxylon indicum. 



From Manila, P. I. Presented by Mr. W. S. Lyon, of the Bureau of Agri- 

 culture, February 11, 1907. 



" Seed of a medium to large tree, the timber of which is in special demand 

 for the manufacture of matches." {Lyon.) 



19807. Dioscoeea SATTVA. Yam. 



From Mayaguez, Porto Rico. Received through the Porto Rico Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station, February 12, 1907. 



" Guinea. The cylindrical shape, the medium thick skin, the tendency to 

 produce only one or two large roots to the hill, and its resistance to drought 

 render the variety the favorite among the natives of Porto Rico." {Barrett.) 



19810 to 19821. Ipomoea batatas. Sweet potato. 



From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Presented by Prof. C. F. Austin, chief, 

 Department of Horticulture, Estacion Central Agronomica, through Mr. 

 O. W. Barrett. Received February 15, 1907. 



A collection of Cuban varieties collected by the Estacion Central Agronomica. 

 The numbers in parentheses are those under which they were received. 



19810. 





19816. 



Barbacoa. (No. 6076.) 





Papa. (No. 60S3.) 



19811. 





19817. 



Morado. (No. 6079.) 





Cuban. (No. 5221.) 



19812. 





19818. 



Yema de huevo. (No. 



60S2.) 



Matojo. (No. 6078.) 



19813. 





19819. 



No. 10. (No. 6085.) 





No. 6. (No. 60S1.) 



19814. 





19820. 



Mulato. (No. 6077.) 





No. 9. (No. 60S4.) 



19815. 





19821. 



Cinco dedos. (No. 60S0.) 



Mono Negro. (No. 5369.) 



19822 and 19823. 



From Marsovan, Turkey. Presented by Mr. H. Caramanian, Monastery 

 Farm, through Prof. C. V. Piper. Received February IS, 1907. 



19822. Medicago sativa. Alfalfa. 



19823. Vicia sativa. Common vetch. 



19824 to 19827. 



From Sapporo, Japan. Presented by Prof. K. Oshima, director, Hokkaido 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. Received February 18, 1907. 



19824. Lotus corniculatus japonicus. Yellow trefoil. 



19825. Polygonum sachalinense. 



19826. Brachypodium japonicum. Japanese wheat-grass. 



19827. Miscanthus sinensis. Eulalia. 

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