20 SEEDS \.\J> PLANTS IMPORTED. 



25351 to 25371— Continued. 



25369 to 25371. Deschampsi \ atrofuepurea | Wahlenb. i Bcheele. 



Distribution. — A native of arctic regions, extending from Alaska to Labra- 

 dor, and in northern Europe and Siberia. 



25389 and 25390. Avena sattva L. Oat. 



From Seville, Spain. Presented by Mr. R. L. Sprague, American consul, 

 Gibraltar, Spain. Received April 30, L909. 



25435. Lecythis usitata Miers. (?) Sapucaia nut. 

 From Porl of Spain, Trinidad, British West tndies. Presented by Dr. E. 



Andre. Received May I, L909. 

 " This is the Bpeciea which produces the well-known sapucaia outs of commerce; 

 it abounds in the islam 1 of Caripe and other parts of the province of Para ( Brazil )." 

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25436. Ti wboa bainesu Hook. I'. 



Prom German Southwest Africa. Presented by Prof. J. Burtl Davy, government 

 3tologist and botanist, Transvaal Department of Agriculture, Pretoria, 

 Transvaal, South Africa. Received May l. 1909. 



■ A peculiar and rare i totypic plant of the deserts of < ierman Southwest Africa. 



The si cut stem produces at its swollen apex, besides the cotyledons, in its entire life- 



tii nly a single pair of yard-long ribbonlike leaves between \\ hich are home the 



conelike inflorescences. Tin- plant represents in it^ developmeni ( like < Inetum, see 

 a transition stage between the lower gymnosperms, like the pines, and 

 the angiosperms, or flowering plants." i W. Fischer.) 



. native of the stony desert plains in the vicinity of Mossamedes 

 and ('ape Negro in Portuguese West Africa, aid in Damara-land in German West 

 Africa. 



Note. — This plant i- the Welwiischia miriabilis of the botanical text-books and is an 

 yet not generally known to the general reader under the above Latin name. 



25437 to 25440. 



From China. Procured from Mr. EL J. Openshaw, Yachow, Szechwan Province, 

 via Chungking, West China. Received March :;, L909. 

 The following seei Is; Chim - en hy Mr. Openshaw. 



25437 and 25438. Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim. Soybean. 



25437. Huang dou. Looks like Acme. 



25438. L" </'■". Very similar to Guelph. 



25439. Pisim akvknse L. Field pea. 

 Wan dou. 



25440. Dolichos lablab L. Bonavist bean. 

 Behpien dou. White. 



25464. Cucumis melo L. Muskmelon. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Purchased from the Yokohama Nursery Company. 

 Received May 5, 1909. 

 Makuwa-uri. 



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