﻿JANUARY 
  1 
  TO 
  MARCH 
  31, 
  1910. 
  47 
  

  

  26912. 
  (Undetermined.) 
  

  

  From 
  Macao, 
  China. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  A. 
  J. 
  Perkins. 
  Received 
  February 
  17, 
  

   1910. 
  

   " 
  Seeds 
  of 
  San-quat, 
  an 
  orange-like 
  fruit 
  in 
  exterior, 
  but 
  having 
  a 
  soapy 
  pulp 
  and 
  

   many 
  seeds. 
  ' 
  ' 
  (Perkins.) 
  

  

  26913. 
  Zea 
  mays 
  L. 
  Corn. 
  

  

  From 
  the 
  Hacienda 
  Maguey, 
  situated 
  on 
  the 
  Rio 
  Santiago, 
  a 
  branch 
  of 
  the 
  

   Nazas, 
  some 
  70 
  miles 
  northwest 
  of 
  the 
  city 
  of 
  Durango, 
  Mexico, 
  at 
  an 
  elevation 
  

   of 
  6,100 
  feet. 
  Procured 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Charles 
  L. 
  Freeman, 
  American 
  consul, 
  Durango, 
  

   Mexico, 
  from 
  Mr. 
  Marion 
  C. 
  Dyer, 
  manager 
  of 
  the 
  Hacienda. 
  Received 
  March 
  

   1, 
  1910. 
  

   "Mr. 
  Dyer 
  says 
  that 
  this 
  corn 
  will 
  mature 
  in 
  less 
  time 
  and 
  stand 
  the 
  lack 
  of 
  moisture 
  

   better 
  than 
  any 
  corn 
  he 
  has 
  been 
  able 
  to 
  procure." 
  (Freeman.) 
  

  

  26914 
  to 
  26916. 
  Zea 
  mays 
  L. 
  Corn. 
  

  

  From 
  Guatemala. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  William 
  Owen, 
  vice 
  and 
  deputy 
  consul 
  

   general, 
  Guatemala 
  City. 
  Received 
  March 
  1, 
  1910. 
  

   Seeds 
  of 
  the 
  following; 
  notes 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Owen: 
  

  

  26914. 
  "Mixed 
  lowland 
  corn. 
  Grown 
  near 
  Obispo, 
  Department 
  of 
  Escuintla; 
  

   altitude 
  700 
  feet; 
  matures 
  90 
  days 
  from 
  date 
  of 
  planting." 
  

  

  26915. 
  "Yellow 
  highland 
  corn. 
  Grown 
  at 
  Eureka, 
  Department 
  of 
  Guate- 
  

   mala; 
  altitude 
  4,700 
  feet; 
  matures 
  120 
  days 
  from 
  date 
  of 
  planting." 
  

  

  26916. 
  "White 
  highland 
  corn. 
  Grown 
  at 
  Zarzal, 
  Department 
  of 
  Amatitlan; 
  

   altitude 
  4,200 
  feet; 
  matures 
  120 
  days 
  from 
  date 
  of 
  planting." 
  

  

  26917. 
  Trifolium 
  alexandrinum 
  L. 
  Berseem. 
  

  

  From 
  Tripoli, 
  Barbary, 
  north 
  Africa. 
  Procured 
  by 
  Mr. 
  A. 
  E. 
  Saunders, 
  American 
  

   vice 
  and 
  deputy 
  consul, 
  at 
  the 
  request 
  of 
  Mr. 
  William 
  Coffin, 
  American 
  consul. 
  

   Received 
  March 
  1, 
  1910. 
  

  

  "Susfa~ 
  The 
  native 
  kavass 
  here 
  says 
  the 
  seed 
  should 
  be 
  sown 
  sparingly 
  in 
  plats 
  

   about 
  5 
  or 
  6 
  feet 
  square, 
  with 
  a 
  wall 
  of 
  soil 
  about 
  a 
  foot 
  high 
  around 
  it, 
  and 
  the 
  seed 
  

   sown 
  from 
  1 
  to 
  2 
  inches 
  deep, 
  in 
  ruts 
  from 
  3 
  to 
  4 
  inches 
  wide. 
  It 
  must 
  be 
  kept 
  well 
  

   watered. 
  The 
  susfa 
  should 
  grow 
  to 
  a 
  height 
  of 
  4 
  feet 
  or 
  more. 
  Cut 
  the 
  plant 
  the 
  first 
  

   year 
  for 
  fodder 
  only, 
  which 
  can 
  be 
  done 
  once 
  a 
  month, 
  or 
  oftener, 
  taking 
  care 
  not 
  to 
  

   disturb 
  the 
  roots. 
  For 
  seed 
  the 
  second 
  year's 
  growth 
  is 
  better. 
  As 
  fodder 
  it 
  is 
  very 
  

   good 
  for 
  cows 
  and 
  horses, 
  goats, 
  etc. 
  , 
  and 
  need 
  not 
  be 
  mixed 
  with 
  other 
  food. 
  ' 
  ' 
  (Saun- 
  

   ders.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  The 
  countries 
  along 
  the 
  eastern 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  Mediterranean 
  from 
  Greece 
  

   to 
  Syria 
  and 
  Palestine, 
  and 
  in 
  Egypt 
  and 
  Tripoli. 
  

  

  26918. 
  Citrus 
  sp. 
  Sour 
  orange. 
  

  

  From 
  Zimapan, 
  Hidalgo, 
  Mexico. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Jorge 
  J. 
  White. 
  Received 
  

   March 
  2, 
  1910. 
  

  

  "Cuttings 
  of 
  what 
  appears 
  to 
  me 
  to 
  be 
  a 
  very 
  hardy 
  and 
  prolific 
  orange. 
  It 
  has 
  been 
  

   under 
  my 
  observation 
  for 
  over 
  a 
  year 
  and 
  I 
  have 
  kept 
  track 
  of 
  it 
  for 
  1 
  year 
  exactly. 
  

   It 
  is 
  growing 
  under 
  adverse 
  conditions, 
  having 
  only 
  2 
  feet 
  of 
  very 
  poor 
  soil, 
  and 
  receiv- 
  

   ing 
  only 
  the 
  moisture 
  from 
  rains, 
  which 
  are 
  scant 
  here; 
  under 
  the 
  soil 
  is 
  straight 
  lime- 
  

   stone, 
  somewhat 
  decomposed, 
  for 
  2 
  or 
  3 
  feet, 
  when 
  it 
  changes 
  to 
  the 
  usual 
  blue 
  lime 
  

   of 
  this 
  country. 
  The 
  tree 
  is 
  rather 
  dwarf, 
  being 
  about 
  10 
  feet 
  high; 
  the 
  head 
  is 
  4 
  feet 
  

   from 
  the 
  ground. 
  It 
  bore 
  all 
  the 
  year 
  and 
  gave 
  1,378 
  oranges 
  by 
  actual 
  count, 
  and 
  it 
  

   has 
  now 
  200 
  on 
  the 
  tree, 
  of 
  all 
  sizes. 
  The 
  tree 
  is 
  very 
  old, 
  I 
  should 
  imagine 
  about 
  50 
  

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