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21126 to 21185. Phoenix dactylifera. , Date. 



From Biskra, Algeria, North Africa. Received from Mr. Colombo, sr., 

 through Mr. W. T. Swingle. Received June 27, 1907. 



21126 to 21135. M'Kentishee Degla. 21147 to 21185. Thooree. 



21136 to 21146. Horra. 



Offshoots numbered separately, as under numbers 21096 to 21125. 



21186. Vicia faba. Broad bean. 



From Shanghai, China. Presented by Dr. S. P. Barchet, American deputy 

 consul-general, through Prof. C. V. Piper, June 3, 1907. 



O'deo Shai. 



21188. Chamaedokea sp. Palm. 



From El Cacao, Trece Aguas, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Received through 

 Mr. G. P. Goll, of the Bureau of Plant Industry, July 1, 1907. 



"A dwarf palm growing at an altitude of 1,200 feet ; introduced for its orna- 

 mental value, as it withstands the dry heat of dwellings better than any other 

 variety and is the most graceful of the smaller ones." ( Goll. ) 



21190. Colocasia sp. Taro. 



From Lima, Peru. Presented by Mr. T. F. Sedgwick, director, Estacion 

 Experimental, through Mr. O. W. Barrett. Received July 3, 1907. 



" So far as I can learn, this variety of taro is the only kind eaten here, and 

 even this is not very extensively used." (Sedgwick.) 



21194. Cyperus exaltattjs. Samar. 



From Cairo, Egypt. Received from Mr. George P. Foaden, secretary, 

 Khedivial Agricultural Society, July 2, 1907. 



" This is a sedge which is grown in Egypt on irrigated lands, particularly on 

 lands which are being flooded in order to wash out the salt. Its stems grow to 

 a height of or S feet and are split by the manufacturers and made into rather 

 rough, but effective, mats, which they use in their houses. Introduced for the 

 purpose of experiments in the manufacture of floor matting." (Fairchild.) 



21198. Arachts hypogaea. Peanut. 



From Aburi, Gold Coast, British West Africa. Presented by Prof. A. E. 

 Evans, Acting Director of Agriculture. Received July 5, 1907. 



" So far this is the only variety grown in this colony. It is known as Nkate or 

 Nkatie and is largely used as an article of food by the natives. It is exported 

 from this colony, chiefly to France. The Gambia exports this nut in very large 

 quantities, chiefly to France." (Evans.) 



21199 to 21201. Ipomoea batatas. Sweet potato. 



From Bridgetown, Barbados, British West Indies. Presented by Mr. John 

 R. Bovell, superintendent, Agricultural Department, through Mr. Rudolph 

 Anstead, agricultural superintendent, Botanic Station, St. George's, Gren- 

 ada, British West Indies, and Sir Daniel Morris, the Commissioner of 

 Agriculture for the West Indies, at the request of Mr. O. W. Barrett. 

 Received July 5, 1907. 



" The varieties of sweet potatoes sent you are those that give a good yield all 

 over the island and are free from disease. The Trinidadian is a potato that 

 keeps well." (Bovell.) 



21199. Trinidadian. 21201. White Sealy. 



21200. Johns. 

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