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23041 to 23199— Continued. 

 23167 to 23199— Continued. 



again before throwing them aside. Many a great man was once a worth- 

 less baby." (Husbands.) 

 23167 to 23169. 



Seed of cultivated kinds. 

 23170 and 23171. 



Seed from cultivated seedlings. 

 23172 to 23194. 



Seed from wild varieties. 

 23195 to 23198. 



Seed from Chiloe, wild varieties. 

 23199. 



Seed of a wild variety. 



23201. Melinis minutiflora Beauv. 



From Sao Paulo, Brazil. Presented by Dr. H. M. Lane, president, Mackenzie 

 College, through Mr. C. Y. Piper. Received June 22, 1908. 

 " This is known as Capim catingueiro, or melado, or gordura, one of the best 

 forage grasses of this section. It grows well on poor ground and will stand long 

 absence of rain. It also makes good hay." {Lane.) 



23202. Litchi chineksis Sonner. Leitch.ee. 

 From Honolulu, Hawaii. Procured by Mr. J. E. Higgins, horticulturist, 



Hawaii Experiment Station. Received June 25, 1908. 

 "Seeds of the large-seeded variety." {Higgins.) (For description see Nos. 

 10670 to 10673, 14888, and 16237 to 16243.) 



23203. Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa. 



From Turkestan. Purchased from Mr. H. W. Duerrschmidt, Tashkend, 

 Turkestan. Received June 24, 1908. 

 Turkestan. " Werny or Tschilik alfalfa, from the most northern alfalfa- 

 producing part of Turkestan." (Duerrschmidt.) 



23204. Trigonella foenum-graecum L. Fenugreek. 



From Tunis, Tunis. Presented by Mr. F. Foex, National School of Agri- 

 culture, Mexico City, Mexico. Received June 15, 1908. 

 See No. 7029 for description. 



23205. Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim. Soy bean. 



From Shanghai, Kiangsu, China. Presented by Dr. S. P. Barchet, inter- 

 preter, American consulate. Received June 30, 1908. 

 " Similar in appearance to Ebony, No. 17254." (Nielsen.) 

 "An important bean for dry rice land. Chinese name Pu chi." (Barchet.) 



23206. Cttcttmis melo L. 



From Afghanistan. Presented by Mr. L. A. Ault, president, The Ault & 

 Wiborg Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. Received June 29, 1908. 

 " I ran across this melon in Peshawar, and taken altogether it is the most 

 delicious fruit in the way of a melon that I have ever tasted." (Ault.) 

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