216 SEEDS AKD PLANTS IMPOBTED. 



8686 to 8692— Continued. 



8691. Andropogon sorghum. Sorghum. 



Sholapuri. 



8692. Andropogon sorghum. Sorghum. 



Perio. 



8693. Thea viridis. Tea. 



From Colombo, Ceylon. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 

 947, April 6, 1902), May 14 and May 29, 1902. 



Assam. "Sent by Mr. Hadden, of Kotiyagala, Ceylon, through Director John C. 

 Willis, of the Peradeniya Gardens. ' ' ( Fairchild. ) 



8694 to 8697. 



From Santiago, Chile. Presented by Senor Federico Albert, chief of the Sec- 

 tion of Zoological and Botanical Investigations. Received May 14, 1902. 



8694. Aristotelia macqui. Maqui. 



8695. Kageneckia sp. 



8696. Trevoa quinquenervia. Tralhuen. 



8697. Trevoa trinervia. Trevu. 



8698. Hibiscus sabdariffa. Roselle. 



From Punjab, India. Presented by AbdullaKhan, clerk in the office of director 

 of land records, through Dr. S. A. Knapp, agricultural explorer. Received 

 May 14, 1902. 



Patma. Common red. 



8699. Oryza sativa. Rice. 



From Hongkong, China. Received through Dr. S. A. Knapp, agricultural 

 explorer, May 16, 1902. 



Simi. 



8700. Pritchardia gaudichaudii. Fan palm. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Presented by Mr. Jared G. Smith, director of the 

 Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station. Received May 22, 1902. 



8701. Mangifera indica. Mango. 



From Saigon, Cochin China. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild 

 (No. 949, April 16, 1902), -May 22, 1902. 



Cambodiana or Xoai Voi. "This is a delicious mango, of medium size, furnished 

 with a short beak, yellow when ripe, with a faint but agreeable aroma. The flesh 

 varies slightly from light to deep orange in color. Has an excellent, fine, delicate 

 flavor and is never stringy. It is not as rich as the Alphonse, of Bombay, either in 

 aroma or flavor, but nevertheless worthy of rank among the best mangoes I have 

 ever eaten. Doctor Haffner, of the botanic gardens of Saigon, informs me that this 

 sort is never grafted, but is a variety which reproduces itself from seed. This being 

 the case, I deem it probable that out of the lot of over a hundred seeds which we are 

 sending some remarkable ones ought to be secured. I believe there is a slight varia- 

 tion among the seedlings, although it is a surprisingly constant variety. ' ' ( Fairchild. ) 



8702. Zizyphus jujuba. Jujube. 



From Bassorah, Arabia. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 

 851, February 26, 1902), May 22, 1902. 



Nabug. "The seed in this fruit, instead of being covered with a very hard shell, 

 is like paper, giving the variety the name of being seedless. The tree is the most 



