174 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



21660 to 21662. Trifolium alexandrinum. Berseem. 



From Cairo, Egypt. Received from Mr. George P. Foaden, Khedival Agri- 

 cultural Society, December 10, 1907. 



21660. Muscowi. 21662. Saidi. 



21661. Fachl. 



21663 and 21664. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Received from Yokohama Nursery Company 

 (Limited), December, 1007. 



21663. EuTREMA iikm.kaki oi.ia. Dry-land wasabi. 

 YuH-wasabi. 



See Nil. 10579, Inventory No. 21, for description. 



21664. Dioscorea sp. 



21666. Mucdna sp. 



From Gasparee Island, Trinidad. Received through Mr. O. W. Barrett, 

 December 14, 1907. 



"Found mi the rocky hillsides in virgin forests; possibly a Venezuelan spe- 

 cies, not seen on the mainland of Trinidad." {Barrett.) 



21667 to 21683. 



From [chang, Hupeh, china. Collected by Mr. E. II. Wilson, of the Ar- 

 nold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain. .Mass., in cooperation with this Depart- 

 ment. Received in November and December, 1907. 



21667. Tbiticuw \m...ai;i.. Wheat. 



"(No. L'i'T. i IIsik, mesh. The hairy red wheat, said to he awned; 

 sown ninth to eleventh moon : ripe fourth to fifth moon. Cultivated at 

 [chang and in the mountains. Used for making flour." (Wilson.) 



21668. Turrn i \\i volgare. Wheat. 



"(No. 208.) Esao mesh. Smooth white wheat, said to he without 

 awns: sown tenth moon (November) : ripe fourth and fifth moons (May 

 and early June). Cultivated at [chang and in the mountains. Used for 

 making Hour. This is considered the best wheat in this region." 

 ( Wilson, | 



21669. Hordeum vdlgabe xudum. Hull-less barley. 



"(No. 209.) Me mesh. Sown ninth moon (October): ripe fourth to 

 tifth moons. Cultivated in the mountain regions. Not used for making 

 flour, but ground into coarse meal and made into cakes." (Wilson.) 



21670. Hordeum vulgare nudum. Hull-less barley. 



"I No. 210. i Me mesh. Sown ninth moon : ripe fourth and fifth moons. 

 Cultivated around Ichang and in the mountain region. Used in the same 

 way as No. 209 (S. P. I. No. 21669)." (Wilson.) 



21671. Hordeum vulgare. Barley. 



"(No. 211.) Fa mesh. Sown ninth moon; ripe fourth to fifth moons. 

 Cultivated around Ichang and in the mountains. Used mainly by peas- 

 ants." (Wilson.) 



21672. A vena, sativa. Oat. 



"(No. 212.) Yen mesh. Sown eleventh moon (December) ; ripe fourth 

 and fifth moons. A mountain crop; eaten after the manner of porridge; 

 also used for feeding horses." (Wilson.) 



"A hull-less variety." (Carleton.) 



