64 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



5361. Phormicm cookiaxus. New Zealand flax. 



From New Brighton, Canterbury, New Zealand. Received July 30, 1900. 

 Presented by Mr. L. Cockayne. 



A form growing on limestone rocks at sea level. Distributed. 



5362. Oryza sativa. Rice. 



From Java. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild, July 30, 1900. 



A small sample of the most noted Javan rice, the Indrci Mayoe, secured from the 

 Holland exhibit at the Paris Exposition, 1900. Distributed. 



5363. Cucurbita maxima. Pumpkin. 



From Forestburg, S. Dak. Received August 2, 1900. Presented by Hon. H. C. 

 Warner. 



Hungarian honey. Seed grown at Forestburg two years from the original No. 14, 

 Inventory No. 1, imported by Prof. N. E. Hansen. 



5364. Atriplex nummularia. Old man saltbush. 



From Coolabah, New South Wales. Presented bv Mr. R. W. Peacock, August 

 3, 1900. (See No. 5082.) 



5365. Atriplex halimoides. Saltbush. 



From Coolabah, New South Wales. Presented by Mr. R. W. Peacock, August 

 3, 1900. (See No. 5083.) 



5366. Atriplex leptocarpa. Saltbush. 



From Coolabah, New South Wales. Presented bv Mr. R. W. Peacock, August 

 3, 1900. 



A much-branched trailing perennial. The whole plant is covered with glaucous 

 bloom. The leaves are very variable in shape, but mostly oblong, and from 1 to 2 

 inches in length. The fruit is small, narrow, cylindrical, and prominently two- 

 pointed at the apex. This species was introduced into California in 1891 and has 

 become widely distributed. (See Farmers' Bulletin No. 108.) Distributed. 



5367. Atriplex angulata. Saltbush. 



From Coolabah, New South Wales. Presented by Mr. R. W. Peacock, August 

 3, 1900. 



"A dwarf shrubby plant with spreading branches more or less covered with a 

 mealy whiteness. It withstands very dry weather, is easily cultivated, and makes 

 a valuable hay for feeding stock. The seeds should be sown in early autumn, after 

 a rainfall." (Turner.) Distributed. 



5368. Atriplex vesicaria. Bladder saltbush. 



From Coolabah, New South Wales. Presented bv Mr. R. W. Peacock, August 

 3, 1900. 



An erect, bushy shrub, 18 inches to 2 feet high, and covered with a white, scaly 

 dust. The leaves are about three-fourths of an inch long and oblong in shape. The 

 fruit is membranous, with large, inflated, angled, bladder-like appendages on each 

 side, hence the name "bladder saltbush." In Australia this species is considered 

 one of the most valuable forage plants, because of the abundance ot seed which it 

 produces and the ease with which the seeds are spread about. It withstands the 

 utmost extremes of drought. (See Farmers' Bulletin No. 108.) 



5369. Atriplex leptocarpa. Saltbush. 



From Coolabah, New South Wales. Presented bv Mr. R. W. Peacock, August 

 3, 1900. Distributed. 



(See No. 5366.) 



