32 SEEDS AND PLANTS [MPOBTED. 



25547— Continued. 



"I am tol«l that the keeping qualities of the bulb rubber are not good. I do not 

 think that the Portuguese are very competent to decide that matter. The plant 

 bears a pod lull of seeds, so that if it proves of value Beeds could be had in quan- 

 tity." H 



Distribution, — An herbaceous perennial, found in the vicinity of Lake Nyassa, in 

 Central Africa. 



25561. Medicago bativa L. Alfalfa, 



red through Prof. \ E. Hansen, of the Agricultural Experimenl Btation, 

 Brookings, B. Dak., while traveling as an agricultural explorer for the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture in 1908. Numbered for convenience in keeping records, 

 June 9, i' 

 ■ No. 248.) Plants of native alfalfa as grown by the Aral's in tin- oases of the 

 Deserl of Sahara. These I received at Biskra, Algiers, January, L909." (Hansen.) 



25580 to 25591. A.vena bativa L. Oat. 



From Bucharest, Roumania. Presented by Hon. Horace G. Knowles, envoy 



extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, American f negation. Received 



Ma: 





The follow in'-' Beeds: 



25580. 



Dupp 



25581. 





25582. 



'/. : •' 



25583. 



' m . 



25584. 





25585. 





25586. 



Probstei. 



25587. 



i: tiller No. i. 



25588. 



/.. uXewitz. 



25589. 



i 'omun. 



25590. 



/;, . //. r A 



25591. 



Romdnesi selection 



25592 and 25593. 



From Sianfu, Shensi, china. Presented by Mr. I>. « . Sowers, of tin- Carnegie 

 Institute, Washington, I ». I '. Received March 31, L909. 

 ■f the following: 



25592. Brassica bapa L. Turnip. 

 Large tlat green. 



25593. Raphands sativus L. Radish 

 Red. 



25594 and 25595. Cuourbita pepo L. Squash. 



From Japan. Presented by Mr. J. R. Lawrence, Raynham, Mass. Received 

 June 5, 1909. 

 The following seeds: 



25594. Chirimen. 



25595. Rikusa. 



25596 to 25604. Oryza satiya L. Rice. 



From Port of Spain, Trinidad. Purchased from Mr. F. Evans, acting superin- 

 tendent, botanical department, Department of Agriculture. Received June 8, 

 1909. 



