36 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



24193. t )ryza sativa 1.. Rice. 

 Prom I bevj I hase, Md. Grown bj Mr. David Fairchild on his place "In the 



Woods." Received November 23, L908. 



Grown from dry-land rice No 



"Planted June 5; it matured a crop of ripe grain. I only planted a few kernels 

 and it received no irrigation whatever. < me planl had 17 heads on it and though not 

 as tall as irrigated rice it looks like a proimsing thing to me. I also planted the same 

 varii ty in April and gol a good stand, somewhat better than the later planting, i. <•., 

 maturing earlier. I surmise thai in such seasons as i h • lasl one i''< |x . May would be 

 the besl time t" sow 1 1 1 i - rice in Maryland." I Fairchild. i 



24194. (' LRISS i < \i: INDAS L. 



Prom i ' eylon. Presented by Mr. John C. Willis, director, Royal 



Botanic Gi de - Received November 21, L908. 

 : scription. 



24195. Schoenocaulon officinale Schlecht.) Gray. Cebadilla. 

 From Vera ' ruz, Mexico. Presented by Mr. William W. Canada, American con- 

 sul. Re< eived November 1". L908. 



"The party who pro< u this seed for us in 1905 informs us that it is poison- 



ataining Veratrum, and is th erallj used in the form of a tincture 



for d< . .i- also ticks on cattle There are other varieties of 



the same species the Z and the Stenanthium frigidum, bul these 



are considered as inferior The planl i- indigenous to the Boil in some parts of the 



State ommon commodity procurable of druggists in the 



United States / I Canada, September 18, 1905.) 



24196. < itrus nobilis I.- i "Naartje." 

 Prom Warm I'.ai h-. Transvaal, South Afrii a. Presented l>y Mr. C. A. Simmonds, 



at the requesl of Mr R. A. nmenl horticulturist, TransvaaJ De- 



partmenl of Agriculture, Pretoria. Received November 30, L908. 



"The word l GToen»kiV means green -kin. and the fruil of this variety 



bears more resemblance t<> the Emperor mandarin perhaps than to mosl others. It 



hangs for a long time on the trees in good condition, and if thelatesl ripening variety 



re hardy than the 'PlatsJcM' (S. P. I. No. 24326)." (Extract 



'■! D i - e No. 21551 for further remarks. 



24197 to 24202. 



From Biloxi, Miss. Grown by Prof. S. M. Tracy, special agent, who procured 

 the original seed from Prof. C. F. Baker, Experiment Station, Santiago de 

 i uba. Received November 30, 1908. 

 Plants of the following ssor Tracy: 



24197. < Ai'.i mi m COERULETJM | Benth.) Hemsl. 



A slender vine. 10 to L5 feet, rooting freely, poor climber, nodules abundant, 

 no flowers . 



24198. Gaxofogonium orthocarpum Urb. 



A -lender vine. 3 to 6 feet, rooting freely, poor climber, nodules abundant, 

 no flowers. 



24199. Galactia texuiflora (Willd.) W. & A. 



A slender, vigorous climber, nodules abundant, no seed. 

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