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  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  31900 
  to 
  31902. 
  Hordeum 
  spp. 
  Barley. 
  

  

  From 
  Nishigahara, 
  Tokyo, 
  Japan. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Dr. 
  Kozai, 
  director, 
  Agricul- 
  

   tural 
  College, 
  Tokyo 
  Imperial 
  University. 
  Received 
  September 
  28, 
  1911. 
  

   Seeds 
  of 
  the 
  following; 
  quoted 
  notes 
  by 
  Prof. 
  Kozai: 
  

  

  31900. 
  Hordeum 
  sp. 
  

   Saitama-Nishiki. 
  

  

  31901. 
  Hordeum 
  intermedium 
  Koernicke. 
  

   Bodzu 
  . 
  

  

  31902. 
  Hordeum 
  sp. 
  

   Nakano-Wase. 
  

  

  " 
  These 
  varieties 
  are 
  cultivated 
  in 
  the 
  western 
  part 
  of 
  our 
  country 
  from 
  olden 
  times 
  

   and, 
  though 
  their 
  origin 
  is 
  unknown, 
  it 
  may 
  be 
  supposed 
  that 
  they 
  are 
  the 
  result 
  of 
  

   natural 
  hybridization." 
  

  

  31903 
  to 
  31907. 
  

  

  From 
  Puerto 
  Orotava, 
  Teneriffe, 
  Canary 
  Islands. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Dr. 
  George 
  V. 
  

   Perez. 
  Received 
  September 
  25, 
  1911. 
  

   Seeds 
  of 
  the 
  following; 
  quoted 
  notes 
  by 
  Dr. 
  Perez: 
  

  

  31903. 
  Ocotea 
  foetens 
  (Soland.) 
  Benth. 
  and 
  Hook. 
  

  

  " 
  A 
  laurel 
  of 
  our 
  flora 
  called 
  Til. 
  This 
  is 
  undoubtedly 
  the 
  sacred 
  tree 
  of 
  the 
  

   island 
  of 
  Hierro 
  which 
  used 
  to 
  condense 
  the 
  mountain 
  mist 
  into 
  water 
  and 
  

   supply 
  the 
  inhabitants 
  with 
  drinking 
  water. 
  Should 
  be 
  grown 
  in 
  California 
  

   in 
  localities 
  where 
  mountain 
  mists 
  prevail." 
  

   31904 
  and 
  31905. 
  Cytisus 
  spp. 
  

  

  "Two 
  sorts 
  of 
  the 
  famous 
  mountain 
  broom 
  of 
  Teneriffe, 
  renowned 
  for 
  its 
  

   beautiful 
  flowers, 
  which 
  are 
  an 
  ideal 
  food 
  for 
  bees. 
  It 
  grows 
  between 
  7,000 
  

   and 
  9,000 
  feet 
  and 
  would 
  do 
  well 
  in 
  the 
  mountains 
  of 
  southern 
  California." 
  

  

  31904. 
  Cytisus 
  caxariexsis 
  ramosissimus 
  (Desf.) 
  Briquet. 
  

  

  31905. 
  Cytisus 
  spachianus 
  (Webb) 
  Kuntze. 
  

   31906 
  and 
  31907. 
  Cytisus 
  supranubius 
  (L. 
  f.) 
  Kuntze. 
  

  

  ' 
  ; 
  Two 
  very 
  rare 
  Teneriffe 
  cytisi. 
  Should 
  be 
  grown 
  in 
  California 
  or 
  Florida." 
  

  

  31908 
  to 
  31913. 
  Ipomoea 
  batatas 
  (L.) 
  Poir. 
  Sweet 
  potato. 
  

  

  From 
  Tauranga, 
  New 
  Zealand. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  W. 
  C. 
  Berridge, 
  manager, 
  

   Experimental 
  Farm, 
  Department 
  of 
  Agriculture, 
  Commerce, 
  and 
  Tourists, 
  

   Tauranga. 
  Received 
  September 
  29, 
  1911. 
  

   Tubers 
  of 
  the 
  following; 
  quoted 
  notes 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Berridge: 
  

  

  31908. 
  Red 
  Waina. 
  

  

  11 
  This 
  is 
  like 
  the 
  Red 
  Bermuda, 
  or 
  the 
  variety 
  I 
  grew 
  many 
  years 
  ago 
  under 
  

   that 
  name. 
  The 
  name 
  Waina 
  is 
  an 
  attempt 
  by 
  the 
  Maoris 
  to 
  pronounce 
  vine, 
  

   i. 
  e., 
  a 
  sweet 
  potato 
  grown 
  by 
  sets 
  or 
  pieces 
  of 
  the 
  vine." 
  

  

  31909. 
  White 
  Waina. 
  

  

  "Same 
  as 
  the 
  preceding 
  except 
  in 
  color." 
  

  

  31910. 
  Uti-uti. 
  

  

  " 
  Pronounced 
  Hooty-hooty 
  . 
  This 
  variety 
  is 
  grown 
  from 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  tuber 
  

   cut 
  in 
  lengths 
  of 
  1 
  to 
  2 
  inches. 
  Planted 
  on 
  ridges 
  it 
  does 
  not 
  make 
  much 
  vine. 
  ' 
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