

20 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOETED. 



22637 to 22640. Pisum arvense L. Canada field pea. 



From Guelpli. Canada. Presented by Prof. C. A. Zavitz, Ontario Agricul- 

 tural College, through Mr. C. V. Piper. Received April 16, 1908. 



22637. Multipliers. 22639. White Scimitar. 



22638. Glamart. 22640. Canadian Beauty. 



22641 and 22642. 



From Paris, France. Purchased from Yilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Received 

 April S, 1908. 



22641. Bryonia dioica Jacq. 

 "An herbaceous, climbing member of the pumpkin family, interesting 



on account of the handsome foliage with development of remarkably long 

 tendrils. The large perennial root, sliced and dried, appears on the drug 

 market under the name of Bryonia, and is a very highly valued drug, 

 especially in homeopathic medicine." (R. H. True.) 



22642. Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Rich. 

 "An herbaceous, hairy annual, producing a trailing vine and character- 

 istic cucurbitaceous inflorescence. The fruit on ripening undergoes a 

 process of softening, which results Anally in the splitting of the coating 

 of the fruit and the squirting out of the seeds and soft pulp. Hence the 

 name ' Squirting cucumber.' The drug elaterium is obtained from the 

 juice pressed from the nearly ripe fruit. This juice after straining 

 deposits an opaque grayish sediment which forms the characteristic 

 elaterium cakes seen in the commercial article." (Ri H. True.) 



22643. Pennisetum americanum (L.) Schum. Pearl millet. 



From Cape Town. South Africa. Presented by Dr. E. A. Nobbs, Department 



of Agriculture. Received April IT, 190S. 



" Seed of N'yout, pronounced knee-out; is extensively grown in Bechuanaland 



and all over Rhodesia ; is used as a native food and is also given to mules. It 



is similar in character to Kafir corn but finer and smaller, and I think may be 



of considerable value." {Nobbs.) 



22644 to 22649. 



From Hangchow, Chehkiang, China. Presented by Mr. John L. Stuart. 

 Received April 18, 1908. 

 The following seeds, varietal descriptions by Mr. H. T. Nielsen : 



22644 to 22646. Glycine hispid a (Moench) Maxim. Soy bean. 



22644. Smoky yellow. Looks like it might possibly be a mixture. 



22645. Greenish yellow. Similar in appearance to Haberlandt, 



No. 17263. 



22646. Yellow. Practically identical with No. 18619. 



22647. Vigna sesquipedalis (L.) W. F. Wight. 

 Black. 



22648. Vigna sesquipedalis (L.) W. F. Wight. 

 Red. 



22649. Medicago denticulata Willd. , Bur clover. 

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