34 SEEDS \NI> I'l VNTS [MPORTED. 



25611 to 25618. 



From CMle. Received through Mr. Jose 1 1>. Husbands, Limavida, Chile, June 

 8, WW. 

 The following seeds; quoted descriptions by Mr. Husbands. 



25611. Gevuina wki.i \n \ M"l. 



From the Cordilleras of central Chile. Will not grow north of latitude 

 :;i ." 



nbution. — An evergreen tree, native of the Andes of Chile; cultivated 

 sparingly in California. 



25612. Jcbaea i mi i Baill. 



"Palm of Chile, large tree with very large bunches of nuts." 

 Distribution. — The native palm of Chile, found in the provinces of < Juillota 

 and Maule. 



25613. Phragmites vuixjajus Lam.) B. 8. P. 



■■ \ tall, wide-leaved, reedlike wild grass, used for thatching houses. Eaten 

 by horned cattle. < >rnainental." 

 25614 to 25617. Pebsea uratissima Gaertn. i. Avocado. 



•• Paltos, < !hile classes, of excellent quality, somewhal Bmaller than those of 

 Peru." 



25618. I • dudaim L. I Naudin. 



"Fragranl melon; color yellow with red stripes; eatable; is about the size 

 of an int like ■ >t lu-r melons but smaller. < Irossed with other melons 



might give something new." 



I> ■ I and E^ypt, and Algeria, and cultivated in other 



countries. 



25619 and 25620. Citri - Bpp. 



From Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Presented by Mr. Ernest G. E. Scriven, 

 undersecretary, Department of Agriculture and stuck. Received June 10, 1909. 



25619. < inch. 



THstribtU m. — A small tree, native of the southeastern part of Queensland, 

 Australia. 



25620. Citrus australasica Muell. 



S. P. I. No. 21306 for previous introduction and description. 

 Distribution. — A shrub, native of the southeastern part of Queensland and 

 the northeastern part of New South Wales, in Australia. 



25621. Aykna sativa L. Oat. 



From Amasia, Turkey in Asia. Presented by H. Caramanian & Co. Eeceived 

 June 11, 1909. 

 Ova. 



25622 to 25630. 



The following material received at the Upper Mississippi Valley Plant Introduc- 

 tion Garden, Ames, Iowa. Numbered for convenience in recording distribu- 

 tion, June 11. 1909. 



