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25244. Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa. 



From Alma, Nebr. Grown in the summer of 1908 by Mr. Conrad Boehler. 

 Received through Mr. J. M. Westgate, April 7, 1909. 

 Grimm. "A field of ordinary alfalfa was in bloom alongside of the field from 

 which this seed was obtained, and some cross-pollination may have taken place." 

 ( Westgate. ) 



25245. Anacardium occtdentale L. Cashew. 



From Ancon, Canal Zone, Panama. Presented by Mr. H. F. Schultz. Received 

 April 8, 1909. 

 A yellow-fruited variety. See No. 5205 for description. 



Distribution. — A small tree, native of Tropical America, extending from Brazil north 

 to Mexico and the West Indies. Cultivated and naturalized in India and other 

 tropical countries. 



25246. Eucalyptus trabuti Vilmorin. 



From Algeria. Presented by Dr. L. Trabut, government botanist, Mustapha- 

 Alger, Algeria. Received April 7, 1909. 

 "A hybrid of E. botryoides X rostrata. Tree very vigorous, wood very good, growth 

 rapid, stem straight and. high. Comes true to seed." (Trabut.) 



25247 to 25250. Ipomoea spp. 



From Miami, Fla. Procured from Mr. P. J. Wester, in charge, Subtropical 

 Garden. Received April 8, 1909. 

 Seed of each of the following. Procured for experiments being made by Prof. H. J. 

 Webber, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. 



25247. Ipomoea sinuata Ortega. 



Distribution. — A native of the sandy shores from Georgia to Texas, and ex- 

 tending south through Central America into Brazil; also in the West Indies. 



25248. Ipomoea jalapa (L.) Pursh. 



Distribution. — A native of America, being found on the sandy shores along 

 the coast from South Carolina to Florida and in Mexico and the West Indies. 



25249. Ipomoea setosa Ker. 



Distribution. — A native of Brazil, and also found in Jamaica, probably 

 introduced. 



25250. Ipomoea sp. 



" Found growing on wet land in the neighborhood." ( Wester.) 



25252. Zea mays L. Corn. 



From a highland valley near Cuzco, Peru (11,500 feet). Presented by Mrs. 

 Harriet Chalmers Adams, Washington, D. C. February, 1909. 

 " Red corn of the Quichuas." (Adams. ) 



25253. Pelargonium odoratissimum (L.) Ait. Rose geranium. 



From Valencia, Spain. Presented by Mr. J. L. Byrne, American vice and 



deputy consul, at the request of Mr. R. M. Bartleman, American consul, 



Madrid, Spain. Received April, 1909. 



"There is only one variety of the rose geranium cultivated in this region for its 



perfume. Judging from inquiries occasionally received at this consulate from Ameri- 



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