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17511. Sechium edule. Chayote. 



From Biloxi. Miss. Presented by Mr. Aristide Hopkins. Received Februarv 

 15. 1906. 



Fruits of a green variety. 



17512. Phaseolus radiatus. Mung bean. 

 From De Quincy, La. Received through Dr. S. A. Knapp, February 16, 1906. 



Grown from S. P. I. No. 10527. 



17513. Axdropogon sorghum. Milo. 



From Memphis, Tenn. Received through Mr. J. E. Bradley, February 16. 1906. 

 Ihrarf. 



17514 and 17515. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by Dr. M. Treub, director of the Botanical 

 Gardens. Received February 16, 1906. 



Seeds, as follows: 



17514. Garclnia mangostana. Mangosteen. 



17515. Nephelium lappaceum. Rambutan. 



Native of south India and Malay islands and furnishes a fruit similar to the 

 Litchi, namely, the Rambutan or Ramboostan fruit. All species of Nephelium 

 seem to require rather a moist, mild, forest clime than great atmospheric heat. 



The fruit is of a bright red color, about 2 inches long, of an oval form, and 

 slightly flattened, and covered with loner, soft, fleshy spines or thick hair. 

 Like the other Xepheliums it contains a pleasant acidulous pulp, very grateful 

 in tropical countries. 



17516. Zea mays. Corn. 



From St. Anthony Park, St. Paul, Minn. Received through the Minnesota 

 Agricultural Experiment Station, February, 1906. 



Crosby. Grown in 1905 from S. P. I. No. 13570; selected to ears of plump form 

 with 14 rows and over. 



17517. Zea mays. Corn. 

 From Simsbury, Conn. Received through Mr. A. R. Dayton. February. 1906. 



Crosby. Grown in 1905 from S. P. I. No. 13570: selected from two-eared stalks. 



17518. Zea mays. Corn. 



From Simsbury, Conn. Received through Mr. A. R. Dayton. February. 1906. 



Crosby. Grown in 1905 from S. P. I. No. 13570; selected from compact plants 

 with ears low on stalk. 



17519. Vigxa uxguiculata. Cowpea. 

 From Richmond, Ya. Received through T. W. Wood & Sons, February 16, 1906. 



Red Carolina. ''One of the surest cropping of cowpeas, yielding well in both wet 

 and dry seasons. The vines are not as long as Black and Red Ripper, but are thicker 

 and bunchier, completely covering the ground, and can be more easily cut and cured. 

 Does well on nearly all classes of soils, and better than any other sort on stiff clay 

 soils. The long pods contain 18 to 20 peas, and are easier and less expensive to pick 

 than the short-podded sorts. We recommend it strongly, believing that our growers 

 will find in it distinct advantages over other kinds." {Wood & Sons.) 

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