186 SEEDS AKD PLANTS IMPORTED. 



8226 to 8228. Thea viridis. Tea. 



From Heneratgoda, Ceylon. Received through J. P. William & Bros., January 

 18, 1902. 



Tea seed, as follows: 



8226. 



"Assam hybrid tea seed of highest class Jat, light leaf variety from Invery 

 Estate, Dickoya, Ceylon, elevation 4,500 feet," ( William.) 



8227. 



' ' Highest class Jat Assam Hybrid tea seed from Abbotsford Estate, Dim- 

 bulla, Ceylon, elevation 5,500 feet." (William.) 



8228. 



"Pure Manipuri indigenous tea seed, of highest class Jat, from Pen-y-len 

 Estate, Dolosbage, Ceylon, over 4,000 feet elevation." ( William. ) 



8229. Beta vulgaris. Sugar beet. 



From Wimmelburg, near Eisleben, Germany. Presented by Frantisek Jodl, 

 Prague, Bohemia, January 18, 1902. 



Kleinwanzleben improved. 



8230 to 8232. Triticum durum. Wheat. 



From Ambrocievka, Russia. Received from the estate of A. Michalkov, Jan- 

 uary 21, 1902. 



Macaroni wheats as follows: 



8230. 8232. 



Yellow Gharnovka. Black Don. (Chernokoloska. ) 



8231. 



Velvet Don. (Chernouska.) 



8233 to 8236. Eriobotrya japonica. Loquat. 



From Mustapha, Algiers, Algeria. Received through Messrs. D. G. Fairchild 

 and C. S. Scofield (Nos. 690 to 693), January 22, 1902. 



8233. 



Marcadal. "A nearly seedless variety from the Rev. Mr. Arkwright's gar- 

 den." (Fairchild.) 



8234. 



Olivier. "From the Rev. Mr. Arkwright's garden. Fruits weigh over 52f 

 grams apiece. ' ' ( Fairchild. ) 



8235. 



St. Michele. "From the Rev. Mr. Arkwright's garden. Said to weigh as 

 much as 75 grams." (Fairchild.) 



8236. 



Me f re's No. 2. "Said by its originator, M. Henri Meffre, of El Merdj, to 

 exceed in size any of the foregoing and to be of excellent quality. ' ' ( Fairchild. ) 

 No. 693. 



8237. MlNA TRILOBATA. 



From Mustapha, Algiers, Algeria. Received from Meffre & Salom Sons, January 

 22, 1902. 



