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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



34056 to 34062. Cucumis melo L. Muskmelon. 



From Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. Presented by Mr. Chailes M. Hatha- 

 way, jr., American consul. Received June 13, 1912. 

 Seeds of the follo\ving; quoted notes by 'hh\ Hathaway: 

 34066. Mixed seed. 



34057. Mixed seed. 



The above seed ^nll be grown for determination and selection. 



34058. "Ellipsoid, 16 by 27^ inches, flesh pinkish orange colored, much less 

 hard than the following (S. P. I. No. 34059), outside yellow without network, 

 fine flavor," 



34059. "Same as the follo^g (S, P, I. No. 34060), 18* by 25 inches, excep- 

 tionally sweet and fine flavored." 



34080. "Nearly round, 22^ by 26 inches, flattened like the earth, yellow, 

 marking like Rockyford, flesh very hard, deep orange except near rind." 



34061. "Exterior mai'ked like Rockyford but yellow, 19 by 21 inches, other- 

 wise same as the follo\ving (S. P. I. No. 34062)." 



34062. "Nearly round, 19 by 21^ inches, yellowish outside, partially cov- 

 ered with a fine green network resembling a Rockyford cantaloupe in this 

 and in shape; flesh very solid, green at rim, deep orange inside. This melon 

 was a trifle underripe." 



34063. Ulmus sp. Karagatch elm. 



From Fallon, Nev. Presented by IMr. F. B. Headley, Superint^dent, Truckee- 

 Carson Experiment Farm, Office of Western Agricultural Extension, United 

 States Department of Agriculture. Received at the Plant Introduction Field 

 Station, Chico, Cal., in spring of 1912. Numbered June 29, 1912. 

 "Plants )f an elm grown from seed which was seit to this station by Mr. A. P. Davis, 

 of the Reclamation Service, from Byram Ali, Turkestan, Transcaspian Province, 

 Russia. ^Ir. Davis describes this elm as follows: 



"'I am sending you in this mail a small package of seed of Karagatch, a species of 

 elm that thrives in this place and which I think will thiive in the Carson Valley. It 

 is a rapid grower and a much harder and better wood than the American elm, while it 

 is as good or better for windbreak and shade.' 



"These elms made a gi-owth last year of 4 to 8 inches from seeds planted in May.'- 

 (Eeadley.) 

 Plants. 



34064 and 34065. Carica papaya L. Papaya. 



From Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies. Presented by the Tangley Fruit 

 Co. Received June 28, 1912. 

 ' ' Fruits from trees the original seed of which was received from Hawaii. " ( Tangley 

 Fruit Co.) 



34064. These seeds were taken from two fruits of medium size and excep- 

 tionally fine quality." {David Fairchild.) 



34065. "The fruit from which these seeds were taken was of medium size 

 and had a little of the sprightly flavor of a good mango. Those who tasted it 

 pronounced it the best papaya they had eaten." {R. A. Young.) 



