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€7425 to 67484— Continued. 



67440. N-22. An elliptical red variety. 



67441. N-23. A long dark-buff bean with 

 square ends. 



67442. N-84.. A long white bean with large 

 black spot around hilum. 



67443. N-25. A long elliptical solid-black bean. 



67444. N-28. Light buff overlain with dark red. 



67445. N-29. Dark buff with maroon stripes 

 and spots. 



67446. N-S2. A long medium-sized white bean. 



67447. N-84. A long flat dark-red bean. 



67448. N-86. Long elliptical pure white. 



67449. N-38. Small elliptical pure white. 



67450. N-89. A long elliptical light-buff bean 

 with square ends. 



67451. N-Jfi. Light buff with very faint darker 

 lines. 



67452. N-41. A long elliptical yellowish-brown 

 bean. 



67453.fiV-^. A dark-buff elliptical slightly 

 curved bean. 



-67454. N-43. Long elliptical greenish bean. 



67455. N-U. Dark-red solid color. 



67456. N-45. Long elliptical dark red. 



67457. N-46. Short elliptical dark grayish red. 



67458. N-47. Long elliptical grayish black. 



67459. N-48. A long elliptical dark-red variety. 



67460. N-49. Similar to N-48, but much 

 smaller. 



67461. N-51. Light buff with darker markings. 



67462. N-5S. Light buff with nearly black 

 markings. 



67463. N-54. Similar to N-53, but smaller. 



67464. N-56. Reddish brown with dark-brown 

 lines. 



67465. N-57. Light brown with dark lines and 

 spots. 



€7466. An elliptical variety. 



67467. An elliptical yellow variety. 



67468. An elliptical reddish-brown variety. 



67469. An elliptical black variety. 



67470. An elliptical straw-colored variety. 



67471. An oblong variety. 



67472. A variety which is oblong and white. 



67473. Variety oblong and toast colored. 



67474. Oblong pale-yellow variety. 



67475. Oblong pale-yellow variety. 

 ■87476. An oblong pale-yellow variety. 



67477. An oblong buff-colored variety. 



67478. An oblong buff-colored variety. 



67479. An oblong dark-reddish variety. 



67480. A round variety. 



67481. A round cream-colored variety. 



67482. No. 14. A round cream-colored variety. 



67483. A small round light-yellow variety. 

 €7484. A round buff-colored variety. 



67485 to 67489. Fragaria spp. Rosa- 

 ceae. Strawberry. 



From Paris, France. Plants purchased from 

 Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Received April 6, 

 1926. Notes from 192.5-26 Catalogue of Vil- 

 morin-Andrieux & Co. 



67485. Fragaria sp. 



Abondance. Fruits bright red, extra large, 

 uniform shape; a very prolific variety. 



67486. Fragaria sp. 



Belle Bordelaise. Fruits aromatic, with 

 raspberrylike flavor; sometimes everbearing. 



67487. Fragaria sp. 



Jucunda. Fruits abundant, large, almost 

 round, scarlet-vermilion; flesh red, juicy, 

 aromatic. 



67488. Fragaria sp. 



Louis Vilmorin. Fruits rather large, uni- 

 formly heart-shaped, dark red. A hardy, 

 dependable variety. 



9. Fragaria sp. 



M.nistre Paras. A vigorous, productive 

 variety, fruits large, conical, shining red; flesh 

 white, juicy, aromatic, of exquisite flavor. 



67490. Alocasia indica Schott. Ara- 

 ceae. 



From Ceylon. Tubers obtained by David Fair- 

 child and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural explorers, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, with the Allison V. 

 Armour expedition. Received February 26, 

 1926. Numbered June, 1926. 



No. 320. Tubers of the yautia, or, as it is called 

 in Ceylon, the "habarala," obtained at the Sunday 

 market in Kadugannawa, near Kandy, January 

 12, 1926. After having some of them cooked and 

 served, I decided that they were worth sending in 

 for a comparative test with those now being grown 

 experimentally in the Gulf States. {Fair child.) 



67491. Stelechocarptjs btjrahol 

 (Blume) Hook. f. and Thorns. An- 

 nonaceae. 



From Diokjakarta, Java. Seeds obtained by 

 David Fairchild, agricultural explorer, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry, with the Allison V. Armour 

 expedition. Received June 12, 1926. 



No. 765. Obtained in the market, May 1, 1926. 

 The Kepel tree of the Javanese, which is grown 

 around Diokjakarta. The fruits are produced in 

 clusters on the branches and trunk of the tree. 

 They resemble small potatoes in shape and color. 

 They have a pleasant fragrance and flavor, some- 

 what like that of Asimina triloba. 



67492. Triticum turgidum L. Poa- 

 ceae. Poulard wheat. 



From Algiers, Algeria. Seeds presented by Dr. L. 

 Trabut. Received June 12, 1926. 



Touggourt, April, 1926. KMlof. Grown under 

 irrigation; entirely immune from rust. ( Trabut.) 



67493 to 67495. Saccharum offici- 

 narum L. Poaceae. Sugar cane. 



From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cuttings presented 

 by Antonio Carlos, Pastana Experiment Station, 

 through E. W. Brandes, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry. Received June 16, 1926. 



67493. No. 2443. 



67494. No. 4475. 



67495. No. 4905. 



