50 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



24880 to 24911— Continued. 



24909. Nl.GELLA SATIVA L. 



Distribution. — A native of the southern part of Europe and cultivated in the 

 Mediterranean region and in India. 



24910. Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. Durra. 

 "White. Probably identical with some of the Abyssinian sorghums imported 



and grown in 1904." (Carleton R. Ball.) 



24911. Hordeum sp. Barley. 

 Two-rowed black variety. "Grown in January in very cold country." 



24912 to 24914. Dolichos lablab L. Bonavist bean. 



From Herradura, Cuba. Presented by Mr. F. S. Earle. Received March 8, 1909. 

 Seeds of the following: 



24912. White. 24914. Black. 



24913. Brown. 



24915 and 24916. Amygdalus persica L. Peach. 



From about six miles out from Canton, China. Procured by Mr. G. W. Groff. 

 Received at the Plant Introduction Garden, Chico, Cal., February, 1909. 

 Grafts of the following: 



24915. Hung wat to (red-stone peach). 



24916. Paak ivat to (white-stone peach). 



"The Hung wat to is a new variety and so recognized by the Chinese. From what 

 I can gather they believe the Paak tvat to to be the best, but have some trees of the 

 Hung wat to. The Hung wat to seems to blossom much quicker than the Paak wat 

 tor (Groff.) 



24917. Corchorus capsuearis L. 



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

 March 9, 1909. 



24921. Rosa sp. Rose. 



From Battle Mountain, Nev. Presented by Mrs. W. C. Hancock. Received 

 March 12, 1909. 

 "A small double rose, very floriferous, resembling the Chinese yellow rose; plant 

 medium tall, bushy, very hardy." (Frank N. Meyer.) 



24922. Stizolobium sp. 



From Saigon, Cochin China. Presented by the Botanical Garden of Saigon, 

 through Mr. Jacob E. Conner, United States consul. Received March 20, 1909. 



24923. Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa. 



From Heilbronn, Wurttemberg, Germany. Purchased from Mr. Heinrich Becker, 

 at the request of Mr. Charles J. Brand. Received March 12, 1909. 

 Alt-Deutsche Frankische lucern. 



24924. Hibiscus sp. 



From Oporto, Portugal. Presented by Baron de Soutellinho, 115 Entre Quintas: 

 Received March 11, 1909. 

 "A pretty pink Hibiscus. It was a hybrid raised by me of Hibiscus coccineus Walt. 

 X moscheutos L. The culture is the same as for H. coccineus Walt. It is a deciduous 

 perennial." (Soutellinho.) 

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