DECEMBER^ 1903; TO DECEMBER^ 1905. 



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it was only by tasting the roots themselves that the difference could be detected. 

 Both varieties are considered equally valuable. They are eaten raw, especially by 

 travelers on long tours thru the drier portions of the country, as their watery 

 character makes them valuable for quenching one's thirst. They are also considered 

 nutritious and are said to make good pickles. It is possible that they may also be 

 cooked as turnips are and could be cultivated in regions where the turnip will not 

 thrive." {Palmer.) 



12370. Iris sp. Iris. 



From Fairfield, Wash. Collected by Mr. A. J. Pieters, August 21, 1904. 



12371 to 12393. Abyssinian seeds. 



From Abyssinia, Africa. Received thru Hon. Robert P. Skinner, commissioner 

 of the United States to Abyssinia, December 15, 1904. 



A collection of seeds made for Mr. Skinner under his direction by Mr. Eugene 

 Carette Bouvet. This collection is supplementary to the collection received June 3, 

 1904, Nos. 11039 to 11119, from the same source. The names given are transcribed 

 from those written upon the original packages. 



12371. AnDROPOGON SORGHUM. 



12372. AnDROPOGON sorghum. 



12373. AnDROPOGON sorghum. 



12374. ANDROPOGON sorghum. 



12375. HoRDEUM sp. 



12376. HoRDEUM sp. 



12377. Triticum sp. 



12378. ErAGROSTIS ABYSSINICA. 



12379. Triticum diococcum. 



12380. CoFFEA sp. 



12381. CoFFEA sp. 



12382. CoFFEA sp. 



12383. Zea mays. 



12384. Zea mays. 



12385. Eragrostis abyssinica, 



12386. Eragrostis abyssinica. 



12387. Sesamum indicum. 



12388. PiMPINELLA ANISUM. 



12389. Guizotia oleifera. 



12390. Eleusine coracana. 



12391. LiNUM sp. 



12392. PisuM sativum. 



12393. Cicer arietinum. 



Sorg-hum. 



Sorg-huin. 



Sorg-hum. 



Sorghum. 



Barley. 



Barley. 



"Wheat. 



Teif. 



Emmer. 



Wild coffee. 



Harrar coffee. 



Cultivated coffee. 



Corn. 



Corn. 



Teff. 



Teff. 



Sesame. 



Anise. 



Flax. 



Pea. 



Chick-pea. 



Sugar beet. 



12394. Beta vulgaris. 



From New York, N. Y. Eeceived thru Mr. Albert Bohm, Wool Exchange 

 Building, West Broadway and Beach streets, December 21, 1904. 



Said by Mr. Bohm to be more subject to outside influences than ordinary seed. 



12395. Physalis sp. Ground cherry. 



From Columbus, Ohio. Received thru the Livingston Seed Company, December 

 23, 1904. 

 Ordered for Mr. Burbank's experiments. 

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