26 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



m 

 forage crops and grasses in the Alps. These seeds were imported for breeding pur- 

 poses, especially at the Cornell Experiment Station at Ithaca, N.' Y. 



10547. Phlecm medium. 10549. Phleum michellii. 



10548. Phleum alpinum. 10550. Phleum pratexse. 



10551. (Undetermined.) 



From Arcelia, Guerrero, Mexico. Presented bv Mr. Federico Chisolm. 

 Received March 26, 1904. 



Seeds of a "blue-flowered perennial 12 to 18 inches high. Flower.^ Ij inches in 

 diameter with yellow center. Ought to be used for bedding." [Cldsolm.) 



10552. Triticum yulgare. Wheat. 



From Sitka, Alaska. Grown at the Alaska Agricultural Experiment Station by 

 Prof. C C. Georgeson, from S. P. I. No. 1341 (?). Presented to the Secretary 

 of Agriculture (probably in 1900) by Professor Georgeson. 



10553 to 10556. Cucumts melo. Muskmelon. 



From Khojend, Russian Central xisia. Presented bv Mr. E. Yalneff to Mr. 

 E. A. Bessey. Received March 28, 1904. 



10553. AJ: KuiriuL ' 10555. Parsildak. 



10554. Bosraldi. 10556. SavnaziL 



10557. Blighia sapida. Akee. 



From Hog Island, near Xassau, West Indies. Presented by Mrs. Ralph John- 

 son. Received March 25, 1904. 



"The frnit of the akee, especially tlie arillus lying immediately below the seeds, is 

 reported to be a delicious vegetable and to resemble in taste bits of sweetbread when 

 cooked with meats or omelets. Worthy of attention in the Subtropical Gardens in 

 Florida and a possibility as a culture in Porto Rico." {FairchUd.) 



10558 to 10562. Amtgdalus coM^rcNis. Almond. 



Received thru Mr. J. AV. Kerr, of Denton, Md., April 7, 1904 



10558. Castillet. 



Grown from S. P. I. Xo. 7133 (745). 



10559. Fabrica. 



Grown from S. P. I. No. 7135 (748). 



10560. Jordan. 



Grown from S. P. I. No. 7398 or No. 7401 (765 and 771). 



10561. MoUar. 



Grown from S. P. I. No. 7061 (740). 



10562. Planeta. 



Grown from S. P. I. No. 7062 or No. 7134 (741 and 746). 



10563. TRiroLiu:M pratense. Red clover. 



From St. Petersburg, Russia. Secured bv Mr. E. A. Bessev from ]Mr. G. Frick. 

 Received April 11, 1904. 



"Seed from Rjeschiza, Vitebsk government, in northwestern Russia. Should 

 prove hardy." {Bessey.) 



10564. Trifolium pratexse. Red clover. 



From St. Petersburg, Russia. Secured bv Mr. E. A. Bessev from Mr. G. Frick. 

 Received April 11, 1904. 

 "Seed from Ekaterinburg, in Siberia. Climate very cold in winter." {Bessey.) 

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