62 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



25121 to 25126. 



From Brazil. Presented by Mr. William Hope, The Kenesaw, Washington, D. C, 

 through Mr. W. W. Tracy, sr. Received March 25, 1909. 

 Seeds of each of the following: 



25121 to 25123. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Watermelon. 



25121. Black seeded. 25123. Red seeded. 



25122. Black seeded. 



25124 to 25126. Cucumis melo L. Muskmelon. 



25124. Long melon; yellow, wavy, smooth skin; yellow flesh; rind 1 

 centimeter. 



25125. Long melon; yellow, wavy skin; white flesh; very little rind. 



25126. Round melon; yellow, wavy skin; yellow flesh; rind 1 centi- 

 meter. 



25127. Citrus tkifoliata L. 



From Tsingtau, China. Received through Mr. Wilbur T. Gracey, United States 

 consul, who procured the seed from Mr. Eaas, head forester of the German Gov- 

 ernment at Tsingtau, March 29, 1909. 

 Procured for Mr. Walter T. Swingle's hybridization work. 



25130 and 25131. Glycine hispiua (Moench) Maxim. Soy bean. 

 From Kiioxville. Term. Grown at the Agricultural Experiment Station. Re- 

 ceived through Prof. H. A. Morgan, March 29, 1909. 

 Seeds of each of the following : 



25130. Early brown. 



25131. Medium yellow. 



25132 to 25149. 



From Soochow. Kiangsu, China. Presented by Rev. R. A. Haden, B. D. Re- 

 ceived March 19, 1909. 

 The following seeds (quoted descriptions by Mr. Haden): 



25132. Dolichos lablab L. Bonavist bean. 

 Black seeded. "Purple, flat bean; name from color of bloom, stalk, and 



leaves; all are purple. Eaten in green state, pod and all. Enormously pro- 

 ductive in vine and leaf; not especially remarkable in the amount of fruit. 

 Should be given plenty of room and vine supported." 

 25133 to 25137. Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim. Soy bean. 



25133. Small yellow. "Tom Thumb soy. The smallest variety ; used 

 only for bean sprouts." 



25134. Large yellow. "Mammoth yellow soy. This is the very 

 largest of the yellow soys. Used especially for oil and bean curd." 



25135. Large green. "Tea green soy. Sutt variety. May be put to 

 all the uses of the soy, but in practice they are only used to make 

 parched Sutt beans, eaten as a relish." 



25136. Large reddish brown. "Mammoth red soy. Used only for 

 eating in the green state, but may be used for all the soy purposes. 

 This is the largest of all the soys." 



25137. Looks like Meyer. "Mammoth mottled soy. Used especially 

 for bean curd; said to give a special flavor to this; has also abundant 

 oil qualities." 



