42 SEEDS AXD PLANTS IMPOKTED. 



10962. ViciA FABA. Horse bean. 



From Tunis, Tunis. Received thru Mr. R. Gagev, Agricultural Collese, Tunis, 

 May 17, 1904. 



"Roots of horse bean, dried in the shade, for material from which to secure the 

 micro-organism which forms the nitrogen-collecting nodules." {Fairchild.) 



10963. LiLiUM XEiLGHEEREXSE. Neilgherry lily. 



From Utakamand, India. Presented by Mr. H. F. Macmillau, curator, Royal 

 Botanic Garden, Peradeniya, Ceylon, thru ]Mr. Fairchild, May 20, 1904. 



10964. GossYPiuM TOMENTOSUM. Cotton. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Presented by Mr. Jared G. Smith, special agent in 

 charge of the Agricultural Experiment Station, May 18, 1904. 



10965. MusA SAPiENTUM. Banana. 



From Grand Canary, Canarv Islands. Received thru INIr. Alaricus Delmard, 



May 20, 1904. 



"Suckers of the so-called 'Chinese' banana, commonly grown in the Canary 



Islands and shipped to England in large quantities. It is reported that this \ariety 



of banana brings a higher price on the London market than the Jamaican or Central 



American varieties." (FaircJtild.) 



10966. LiLiUM^ PHiLiPPixENSE. Lily. 



From Manila, P. I. Received from Mr. Elmer D. ^Merrill, botanist of the 

 Bureau of Government laboratories, Manila, thru Capt. George P. Ahern, Mav 

 28, 1904. 

 ''Benguet lilv, introduced especiallv for experiments in hybridizing lilies." {Fair- 

 child.) 



10967. FURCRAEA FOETIDA. 



From Port Luis, Mauritius. Presented by Mr. John W. Holway, L^nited States 

 vice-consul, to Mr. L. H. Dewey. Received May 10, 1904. 

 "My principal object in introducing them is to determine whether there is any 

 difference between Porto Rico 'maguey' and Mauritius 'alser vert.'" [Dewey.) 



10968. Magnolia pliniila. Magnolia. 



From Canton, China. Presented bv Mr. Thomas (Triffith. Received May 23, 



1904. 



"Plants of an ornamental known in Canton as ' Yei-hap.' Said by Captain Berna- 



dou, of the L^nited States Xavy, to be a great fayorite among the Chinese, the flowers, 



which are fragrant, being used for boutonnieres. Occasionally cultiyated in the 



South." [Fairchild.) 



10969 to 10974. 



Presented bv Mr. Frederick Cramer, thru Dr. L. O. Howard. Received May 

 23, 1904. 



10969. (L^ndetermined.) Cactus. 

 From the City of Mexico, Mexico. 



" A low-growing species of cactus, the small berry-like cactus fruit of which 

 is "said to be edible. Probably comes from Michoacan." {Fairchild.) 



10970. Citrus auraxtium. Orange. 

 From Atotonilco, State of Jalisco, near Guadalajara, ^Mexico. 



Telon. Said to be the very best seedling orange raised in southern Mexico. 

 "Like a lemon but round like an apple. Sweet tasting." {Fairchild.) 



10971. 



From the City of Mexico, Mexico. 

 A collection of seeds secured by Mr. Cramer from all over 31exico, mostly 

 of oinamental flowers, shrubs, and trees. 



