72 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



18241. Vicia faba. Broad bean. 



From Buenos Ayres, Argentina. Presented by Mr. H. B. Vannote, 11 and 13 

 Vandewater street, New York, N. Y. Received March 26, 1906. 



18242 and 18243. Prunus spp. Cherry. 



From Dreshertown, Pa. Received through Thomas Meehan & Sons, March 31, 

 1906. 



Trees to be used as stocks upon which to bud Japanese flowering cherries, as 

 follows : 



18242. Prunus avium. Mazzard cherry. 



18243. Prunus mahaleb. Mahaleb cherry. 



18244. Agave moida sisalana. Sisal. 



From Miami, Fla. Collected by Mr. L. H. Dewey, March 8 and 14, 1906. 

 Received March 31, 1906. 



Bulbils secured for introduction into Porto Rico. 



18245 and 18246. Avena sativa. Oat. 



From Orebro, Sweden. Received through C. A. Hagendahl's Son, March 28, 

 1906. 



18245. White. 18246. Black. 



18247. Medicago sativa. Alfalfa. 



From Milwaukee, Wis. Received through the Wernich Seed Company, March 

 29, 1906. 



Turkestan. 



18248 to 18255. Solanum tuberosum. Potato. 



From La Paz, Bolivia. Received through Senor M. V. Ballovian, Ministerio de 

 Colonias y Agricultura, March 24, 1906. 



18248. Ymilla. Raised in La Paz. 



18249. Sicha. Raised at the foot of the Sub-Andine chains. 



18250. Phureja. Raised on the table-lands. 



18251. Luqui. Raised on the table-lands. 



18252. Queni. Raised in La Paz. x 



18253. Apharu. Raised on the table-land of Bolivia. 



18254. Monda. Raised on the table-lands. 



18255. Khati. Raised in La Paz. 



18256 to 18277. 



From Peking, China. Received at the Plant Introduction Gardens, Chico, Cal., 

 through Mr. F. N. Meyer, February 26 and 27, 1906. 



Seeds and cuttings of Chinese plants, the seeds indicated by the letter "a" fol- 

 lowing the number, as follows: 



18256. Juglans regia. Persian walnut. 



From Peking. "(No. 3a.) A very large, hard-shelled variety said to have 

 come from the western mountains, where it gets quite cold." (Meyer. ) 



18257. Juglans regia. Persian walnut. 



From Peking. "(No. 4a.) A hard-shelled, sweet variety said to have come 

 from the mountains 40 miles north of Peking; will probably prove hardy quite 

 far north. ' ' ( Meyer. ) i 



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