22 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOETED. 



22657 to 22661. 



From Bucharest, Roumania. Presented by Mr. Horace G. Knowles, Ameri- 

 can minister. Received April 2, 1908. 



22657 and 22658. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Watermelon. 



22657. 



" Seed from a small, round, green, and thin-skinned melon about 

 the size of an average grapefruit and as sweet as an orange. Its 

 shape and size — just large enough for one person — and delicious 

 flavor would make it immensely popular for serving at clubs, 

 hotels, and restaurants." (Knotcles.) 

 22658. 



"Another variety of small melon.*' (Knoivles.) 

 22659 to 22661. Oucumis melo L. , Muskmelon. 



" These yellow melon seeds are from the most delicious muskmelons or 

 cantaloupes I ever tasted, and the flavor is as far ahead of the Roclcyford 

 as the Rockyforcl is ahead of the Jersey cantaloupe. If these melons 

 could be grown in the United States to the perfect state they attain here, 

 they would make an invaluable addition to the fruits of our country." 

 (Knoivles.) 



22659. 



" Oblong, yellow melon. Thin skin, thick meat, and very sweet." 

 (Knowles.) 

 22660. 



" Large, round, yellow melon. Firm meat and deliciously sweet. 

 Was fully ripe October 1 and was grown in light soil with plenty 

 of sun." (Knowles.) 

 22661. 



"Another variety of round, sweet, yellow melon."' (Knowles.) ' 



22662. Chatota edulis Jacq. Chayote. 

 From New Orleans, La. Purchased from the J. Steckler Seed Company. 



Received April 22, 1908. 

 " Fruits of a smooth variety of chayote secured for distribution in the South- 

 ern States with the object of encouraging its culture for the market." (FiscJier. ) 



22663. Rubus sp. Raspberry. 

 From Shanghai, Kiangsu, China. Presented by Rev. J. M. W. Farnham, 



Chinese Tract Society. Received April 21, 1908. 

 " Plants I have found growing wild on the rocky and sandy mountain side, 

 but in good soil, 2,000 feet above the sea." (Farnham.) 



22664 to 22669. 



From Paris, France. Presented by Prof. Y. Costantin, director, Museum of 

 Natural History, rue Button 61. Received April 24, 1908. 



22664. Andropogon halepensis (L.) Brot. 



22665. Panicum sp. (?) 



22666. Arrhenatherum elatitjs tuberosus (Gilib.) Skeels. (Avena 



tuberosa Gilib.) 

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