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18000. Lolium italicum. Italian rye-grass. 



From 2se\v York Citv, N. Y. Received through Henry Xungesser & Co., March 

 17, 1906. 



18001 to 18118. Trifolium pratense. Red clover. 



Received through Mr. CharJes J. Brand of this Department and distributed by 

 him in connection with his work on life history, seed production, and change 

 of seed. A series of red clovers of different regional origin, being the first 

 generation from seed of the crop of 1903 which was sown in 1904 and harvested 

 in 1905. 



18001 to 18021. 



From Shirley, 111. Received through Mr. Eugene D. Funk, March, 1906. 



18022 to 18037. 



From Rushville, Ind. Received through Mr. Theodore H. Reed, March, 

 1906. 



18038 to 18054. 



From Favetteville, N. Y. Received through Mr. A. T. Armstrong, March, 

 1906. 



18055 to 18068. 



From Mauston, Wis. Received through Mr. J. B. McNown, March, 1906. 



18069 to 18082. 



From Wapakoneta, Ohio. Received through Mr. John A. Ritchie, March, 

 1906. 



18083 to 18100. 



From Fargo, N. Dak. Received through Prof. J. H. Shepperd, March, 1906. 

 18101 to 18118. 

 From Carlton, Oreg. Received through Mr. F. J. Canfield, April 21, 1906. 



18119. Beta vulgaris. Sugar beet. 



From Aschersleben, Germany. Received through the Owosso Sugar Companv, 

 Owosso, Mich., March 17, 1906. 



Jaensch Victrix. Grown by Mr. Gustav Jaensch. 



18120. Persea gratissima. Avocado. 



From Bavamon, P. R. Presented by Mr. A. B. Mitchell. Received March 19, 

 1906. 



Mitchell. "A very superior variety. Size, large; color of flesh, dark yellow; flavor, 

 excellent. Base, usually slender. Seed, medium to large." (Barrett.) 



18121. Cucurbita pepo. Pumpkin. 



From Australia. Presented bv Mr. M. Levek, of Washington, D. C. Received 

 March 18, 1906. 



Thought by Mr. Levek to be a variety known as Turk's Crown. 



18122. Ricinus communis. Castor-oil plant. 



From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Received through Prof. C. F. Baker, March 

 19, 1906. 



A large-seeded variety. 



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