18 SEEDS AXD PLAXTS IMPORTED. 



10436 and 10437. Vicia faba. Broad bean. 



From Boston, England. Received thru AV. W. Johnson & Son (Lhnited), March 

 3, 1904. 



10436. Johnson's Monster Windsor. 



10437. Johnson's Mammoth Green Longpod. 



In England these beans are frequently sown in November, being perfectly 

 hardy there. It is customary to plant in double rows, viz, 9 inches apart; 

 that is to say, the two row^s in a triangular manner. If when full grown in 

 July they are attacked by black fly, cut off the tops of the plants. 



10438 to 10448. Vicia faba. Broad bean. 



From Reading, England. Received from Sutton & Sons, March 3, 1904. 



10438. Sutton' s Improved Wind- 10440. Beck' s Dwarf Green Gem. 



^^''- 10441. Green Longpod. 



10439. Sutton's Green Windsor. ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^, ^ ^.^^^ ^^..^^^^^^ 



Culture for 104-38 to 10443. — Sow in February, March, April, and May. 

 Double rows are usual, allowing 9 inches between the two lines forming the 

 row, and from 2 to 3 feet between the rows. The best soil for beans is a deep, 

 strong loam, wdth plenty of manure. 



10443. 



Sutton's Green* Giard. 



10446. 



Improved Minster Long- 



10444. 



Sutton's Exhibition Long- 

 pod. 



10447. 



pod. 

 Royal Dwarf Cluster. 



10445. 



Sutton's Mammoth Long- 

 pod. 



10448. 



Early Mazagan. 



Culture for 10443 to 10448. — A sowing may be made in November on light, 

 dry soil, but not until January, February, or March on other soils. Double 

 rows are usual, allowing 9 inches between the two lines for all except Nos. 

 10447 and 10448, for which allow only 6 inches. The double rows in all cases 

 are from 2 to 3 feet apart. The best soil for beans when sown in the spring is 

 a deep loam, which should be well manured. 



10449. Ilex crexata. HoUy. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Received thru the Yokohama Xurserv Companv, 

 January 23, 1904. 



"Seed of a hardy evergreen, highly esteemed as a good hedge plant for cold 

 climates." {H. SuzuJd.) 



10450. VoANDZEiA suBTERKANEA. Woandzu, or African goober. 



From Camden, Ala. Presented by Dr. L. E. Starr. Received February 17, 1904. 

 Grown from S. P. I. Xo. 8915, originally from German East Africa. 



10451 to 10453. NicoTiANA tabacum. Tobacco. 



From Cuba. Received thru Mr. A. D. Shamel, of this Department, March 10, 

 1904. 



10451. 



From plantation of Sefior Govino Menendez, near San Juan y INIartinez, in the 

 Vuelta Abajo district. (Shamel's No. 1. ) 



10452. Cuban. 



From plantation of Senor Galixto Lopez, near San Luis. (Shamel's No. 2.) 



10453. Cuban. 



From plantation of Seiior Justinio Sanchez, in Vuelta Abajo district, near Pinar 

 del Rio. (Shamel's No. 3. ) 



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