158 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



13859. Allium cepa. Onion. 



From Paris, France. Presented bv Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Eeceived May 

 6, 1905. 



Sainte Marie. "This onion is remarkable for its great earliness. It is flat in shape, 

 with a very fine neck, and produces, as quickly as the White Queen onion, marketable 

 bulbs of a larger size than those of the latter. It seems to us that it might be a desir- 

 able variety for truck farmers in the Southern States." ( Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. ) 



13860. Stipa tenacissima. Esparto grass. 



From Oflace of Grass and Forage Plant Investigations. Received Mav 9, 1905. 

 Originally from J. M. Thorburn & Co., New York, N. Y. (Agrost. No. 2216.) 



13861. Nephelium mutabile. Kapoelasan. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by Doctor Treub. Received ]May 12, 1905. 



13862. Clitoria ternatea (?) Butterfly pea. 



From Porto Rico. Grown from seed presented by the Governor. Plants num- 

 bered May 6, 1905. 



13863. Clematis davidiana. Clematis. 



From Philadelphia, Pa. Received thru Henry A. Dreer, Incorporated, May 6, 

 1905." 



13864. Hydrastis canadensis. Golden-seal. 



From Mantua, Ohio. Received thru Mr. A. W. Russel, at the request of 'My. 

 W. W. Stockberger, ]May 15, 1905. Seed for use in connection with experi- 

 ments being carried on by Dr. R. H. True. _ 



13865 to 13924. 



From Pretoria, South Africa. 'Presented by INIr. G. Baylis, Division of Botany, 

 Transvaal Department of Agriculture, thru Prof. W. J. Spillman. Received 

 May 1, 1905. 



A collection of native grass seeds as follows (the numbers in parentheses are 

 Mr. Baylis's): 



13865. (Natal redtop.) 13875. Eragrostis sp. 



- (239/05.) (250/05.) 



13876. Eragrostis sp. 



(251/05.) 



13877. AGROSTissp. (252/05.) 



13878. Capriola dactylon 



(253/05.) 



13879. Aristida sp. (254/05.) 



13880. Andropogon sp. 



(255/05.) 



13870. (Native grass.) 13881. Elionurus argentenus. 

 (244/05.) (256/05.) 



13871. Eragrostis chlorome- 13882. Andropogon sp. 



LAS. (245/05.) (257/05.) 



13872. (Native grass.) 13883. Eragrostis plana. 



(247/05.) (258/05.) 



13873. Andropogon contortus. 13884. Eragrostis lappula di- 



(248/05.) varicula. (259/05.) 



13866. 



(Native grass.) 

 (240/05.) 



13867. 



Eragrostis sp. 



(241/05.) 



13868. 



Eragrostis sp. 



(242/05.) 



13869. 



(Native grass.) 

 (243/05.) 



13874. (Native grass.) 13885. Eragrostis sp. 



(249/05.) (260/05.) 



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