58 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



19978. Psidium sp. Guayabilla. 



From Colombia. Presented by Mr. Alfonso Delgada, Colombian consul, 

 New Orleans, La., through Mr. O. W. Barrett. Received March 14, 1907. 



" Seed of a guayabilla said to be native to the mountains of central Colombia 

 and to resemble guava in many points." {DvJgada.) 



19979. Mucuna LYOM. 



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

 culture, February lo, 1907. 



"This series was grown in a number of places in the South in comparison 

 with the ordinary velvet bean, and our belief, based on one season's work, is 

 thai lyoni is a distinct advance over Utilis. It is especially characterized by 

 its more rapid growtb and much greater proliflcness, which ought to make it 



possible to grow s 1 considerably cheaper than the seed of the Florida velvet 



bean." (C. V. Pip< r. | 



19980 to 19993. 



Prom Yokohama, Japan. Received through L. Boehmer & Co.. March 10, 

 1907. 



19980. Phaseolus VDXGABIS. g Bean. 

 Received under the name .if ■• Fuiri Itfame, speckled soja bean." 



19981. Glycine hispida. Soy bean. 

 Received under the name i<f ■■shim tfame, the white soja bean." 



19982. Glycine hispida. Soy bean. 

 Received under the name .it" " Kuro Ma/me, the black soja bean." 



19983. Glycine hispida. Soy bean. 

 Received under the name of " Daizu or 0-mane, Dolichos soja." 



19984. Glycine hispida. Soy bean. 

 Received under the name of "Wase <>v Natsu Mame, early summer 



19985. Glycine hispida. Soy bean. 

 Received under the name of "Nagate Manic, middle late bean." 



19986. Glycine hispida. Soy bean. 

 Received under the name of "Okute Manic, late bean." 



19987. Glycine hispida. Soy bean. 



Received under the name of " Kvro-Teppo Maine, round, middle-late 

 bean." 



19988. PhaseOi/us angulaeis. Adzuki bean. 

 Received under the name of "Oku Adzuki, late P. typicus." 



19989. Phaseolus angulabis. Adzuki bean. 

 Received under the name of "Azuki, P. radiatus." 



19990. Canavalia ensifoemis. Knife bean. 



Received under the name of "Nata Mame, white sword bean; Dolichos 

 incurvus." 



19991. Canavalia -ensifoemis. Knife bean. 



Received under the name of "Akai Nata Mame, red sword bean ; 

 Dolichos incurvus." 



-19992. Pueeaeia thttnbebgiana. Kudzu vine. 



19993. Lespedeza cyetobotbya. 

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