150 SEEDS AND PLAKTS IMPOETED. 



13576 to 13582. 



From Christiania, Norway. Presented by Mr. C. Doxrud, thru Miss Carrie Har- 

 rison, of this Department. Received April 13, 1905. 



13576. AvENA SATivA. Oat. 

 White. Cultivated in 1898 under the Arctic Circle. 



13577. AvENA SATIVA. Oat. 

 Black. Cultivated at northern latitude of 64°. 



13578. HoRDETJM vuLGARE (?). Barley. 

 Cultivated in 1898 under the Arctic Circle. 



13579. PisuM SATIVUM. Pea. 

 Cultivated at northern latitude of 63J°. 



13580. Phleum pratense. Timothy. 

 Cultivated at northern latitude of 63^°. 



13581. Trifolium pratense. Red clover. 

 Cultivated at northern latitude of 63J°. 



13582. ViciA sp. Vetch. 



Cultivated at northern latitude of 63 J°. 



" We are informed that these seeds have been collected within the Arctic 

 Circle, and it is J^robable that they represent very short-seasoned types, which 

 are likely to be of unusual value in northern Alaska and possibly in j^ortions 

 of our Northern States. ' ' ( Fairchild. ) 



13583 to 13585. Gossypium sp. Cotton. 



From Peru. Received thru W. R. Grace & Co.. New York, N. Y., April 19, 1905. 



13583. Vitarte. 



Smooth cotton seed from Vitarte; represents the seed of cotton grown in the 

 valleys of Peru. This cotton is similar to Egyptian and is known as ' ' Egypto ' ' 

 cotton. It is used by the various cotton mills in this country in the manufac- 

 ture of "domestics." The surplus is shipped to Liverpool, where it finds a 

 market at a price a little over American cotton, say 0.40d. per pound. There 

 is one crop of this cotton every year, the same as with American cotton. The 

 seed is planted in September or October and the cotton is gathered in May or 

 August the following year. The annual crop is about 7,500,000 pounds. 



13584. Palpa. 13585. Nazca. 



Palpa, Nazca, and lea (No, 14801) represent seed of Peruvian cotton grown 

 in these different places, which are in the southern part of Peru. Here the 

 crop is twice a year, same seasons as the "Full rough," Crop varies from 

 6,000 bales (of 100 pounds) in a dry year to 15,000 bales in a good year. The 

 cottonseed of the "Full rough" (No. 12938) and "Moderate rough" {Palpa, 

 Nazca, and Jca) is exported to England, while the seed of the ''Egi/pto^' is 

 prest here and the cotton-seed cake, known as "Pasta," is shipped to Liver- 

 pool. The oil is sold here chiefly for use in mines, and portions of it as 

 Italian salad oil. 



I 13586. PiiALARis CANARiENSis. Canary grass. 



' From Patras, Greece. Presented bv Mr. S. Xanthopoulo, of the Station Agricole. 



Received April 19, 1905. 



In his letter of April 1, Mr. Xanthopoulo stated that this seed was procured by 

 him from Turkey. 



13587 to 13599. 



From Chelsea, England. Received thru James Yeitch & Sons, March 28, 1905. 

 Flower seeds. 



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