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21508 to 21511— Continued. 



21509. 



" From the same source as S. P. I. No. 21508 and of similar habit. 

 Seeds dark clay color. Grown under the temporary No. .0514." (G. V. 

 Piper.) 



21510. 



" From the same source as S. P. I. No. 21509 and very similar in habit. 

 Seeds small white, with large black eye. Grown under the temporary 

 No. .0515." (G. V. Piper.) 



21511. 



" Grown from seed received from Dr. S. P. Barchett, Shanghai, China, 

 June, 1907. A black-seeded variety related to the above (S. P. I. No. 

 21510). Grown under the temporary No. .0521." (C. V. Piper.) 



21513. Secale cereale. Rye. 

 From estate " Petkus," Baruth, Brandenburg, Germany. Received from 



Herr F. von Lochow, October 29, 1907. 



Petkuser. "A pedigreed rye, produced by selection carried on for the last 

 twenty-six years under the direction of Herr von Lochow, Petkus estate, 

 Brandenburg, Germany, combining the best averages in the following quan- 

 tities: Wintering, size and stiffness of straw, erectness of head, shape, color 

 and plumpness of kernel, stooling, earliness of ripening, productiveness." 

 (Illus. Landwirtscltaftliche Zeitung, April 7, 1906.) 



21514. Avena sativa. Oat. 



From Orebro, Sweden. Presented by Mr. C. A. Hagendahl's son, through 

 Hon. Edward L. Adams, American consul-general, Stockholm, Sweden, 

 at the request of Mr. A. J. Pieters. Received October 29, 1907. 

 Bed Rustproof. 



21515 to 21518. Mangifera indica. Mango. 



From Port of Spain, Trinidad. Procured by Mr. O. W. Barrett. Received 

 October 31, 1907. 



21515. Julie. 21517. Martin. 



21516. Divine. 21518. (Label indistinct.) 



21520. Berberis thunbergii X vulgaris purpurea. Barberry. 



From Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Presented by Mr. William Saunders, 

 director of experimental farms, Central Experimental Farm. Received 

 November 2, 1907. 



21521. Dianthus caryophyllus X barbatus. Carnation. 

 From Miami, Fla. Procured by Mr. P. J. Wester, Subtropical Labora- 

 tory and Garden. Received November 4, 1907. 



" This variety, which I found growing in a back yard a few miles out of 

 Miami, was blooming very profusely in July, and on that account its vigor 

 attracted my attention. A few cuttings were secured, from which several 

 propagations have been made. The plant is exceedingly vigorous and blooms 

 well throughout the year and does not seem to be subject to any diseases so 

 far. The flowers are dark red. It has been distributed during the past year 

 and a half to several people in Florida under the name Augusta, Lab. No. 272. 

 All who have received it are pleased with it." ( Wester. ) 



21522 to 21529. Manihot spp. Cassava. 



From Port of Spain, Trinidad. Presented by Mr. E. Andre. Received 

 October 31, 1907. 



21522 to 21525. Manihot palmata. Sweet cassava. 



21522. Butter Sticks. 21524. Cammanioc Blanc. 



21523. Boujon Bleu. 21525. Cammanioc Rouge. 

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