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25649 to 25658— Continued. 



25653. "Hei-chi (black belly), from the dark-brown scar' on the saddle." 

 Yellow subglobose seeds with black hilum. 



25654. " Ch'ing-tou. Epidermis green with inside yellow." Yellowish 

 green subglobose seeds. Apparently identical with the Morse variety, No. 

 19186. 



25655. "Ch'ing-tou. Both epidermis and inside green." Subglobose green 

 seeds with black hilum and green embryo. Apparently the Guelyh variety. 



25656. " Wu-tou." Small black seeds with yellow embryos. Apparently 

 two varieties mixed. 



25657. ' 'Hsiao-wu-tou (small black bean) ; the bean is somewhat smaller than 

 the following (S. P. I. No. 25658), with a black epidermis and yellow inside." 

 Small black seeds with yellow embryos. 



25658. " Ta-wu-tou ( large black bean), where the epidermis is black and 

 the inside green." Medium-sized, subglobose seeds, black with green 

 embryos. Apparently identical with Fairchild variety, No. 19184. 



25659. Mangifera indica L. Mango. 



From province of Baliwag, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. Donald Mac- 

 Intyre, Moanalua Gardens, Honolulu, Hawaii. Received June 19, 1909. 

 Caraboa. "The fruit of this is a little smaller than the one from Cavite (S. P. I. 

 No. 24927)." (Maclntyre.) 



25660. Zea mays L. Corn. 



From Alajuela, Costa Rica. Presented by Mr. Jerome B. Clark, care of Cox & 

 Co., Hacienda "El Brazil." Received May 15, 1909. 

 White. 



25665. Secale cereale L. Rye. 



From the province of Ekaterinoslav, Russia. Presented by Mr. J. A. Rosen, 



American Agricultural Bureau of the Government Zemstvo of Ekaterinoslav, 



Russia, 428 Andrus Building, Minneapolis, Minn. Received March 23, 1909. 



Petkoff Winter. "This rye is frequently sown in the early part of July, is cut for 



soiling purposes in September (may also be pastured, but this is not advisable), and 



produces a crop of grain the following season. If raised for the grain only, it is sown 



late in September; in this case it usually yields heavier." (Rosen. ) 



25666 to 25683. 



From Abyssinia. Presented by Mr. Hubert S. Smiley, Drumalis, Larne, Antrim 

 County, Ireland. Received June 14, 1909. 

 The following seeds: 



25666 to 25670. Tkiticum sp. Wheat. 



25668. "Grown on clay ground in any part of the country." 



25670. " White, , grown in the hot country. ' ' 



25671 and 25672. Hordeum sp. Barley. 



25671. " Grown on high ground." 



25672. " Black. Grown on red earth in the cold part of the country." 

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