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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



33588 to 33694 — Continued. 

 Seeds of the following; quoted notes by Mr. Piper: 



33588. Acer oblongum Wall. Maple. 



" (No. 126, September 23, 1911.) A handsome maple tree with oblong leaves. 

 Abundant on the mountain slopes at Mussoorie, India, and also cultivated at 

 Dehra Dun."' 



33589. Behberis sp. Barberry. 



''(No. 129. September 23, 1911.) From Mussoorie. A shrub giwing 6 to 12 

 feet high, with black ben-ies. Perhaps the same as the species collected at 

 Newara Eliya (S. P. I. No. 32102)." 



33590. CucuMis melo L. Muskmelon. 

 •'(,No. 109, September 19, 1911.) Purchased in the market at Lucknow. 



Quality only fair." 



33591. Meibomia sp. 

 (Desmodium sp.) 



"(No. 130, September 23, 1911.) From Mussoorie. A shrub 6 to 12 feet 

 high with handsome pink flowers, flowers in racemes. Decidedly ornamental." 



33592. Rosa sp. Bose. 

 "(No. 125, September 23, 1911.) From Mussoorie. A half-climbing species 



growing to a height of 6 to 12 Ifeet. Flowers not seen." 



33593. Impatiens sp. 



"(No. 131, September 23, 1911.) From Mussoorie. A much-branched spe- 

 cies growing 3 to 5 feet high, with numerous purple flowers. Very abundant 

 at Mussoorie." 



33594. Impatiens sp. 



"(No. 132, September 23, 1911.) From Mussoorie. A species with small 

 stems, 1 to 2 feet high, bears yellow flowers." 



33595 to 33623. 



From India. Collected by Mr. C. V. Piper, Bureau of Plant Industry, and for- 

 warded by the American consul general, Calcutta, India. Received April 26, 

 1912. 



Seeds of the following; quoted notes by Mr. Piper: 



33595. Andropogon annulatus Forsk. 



(No. 139.) Seed from Lahore; collected September 29, 1911." 



33596. Andropogon annulatus Forsk. 



" (No. 107.) One of the abundant grasses of the Ganges Valley, growing to a 

 height of from 2 to 3 feet and said to furnish an excellent quality of hay. Col- 

 lected at Lucknow, September 19, 1911." 



33597. Andropogon pertusus (L.) Willd. 



"This seed was presented by Mr. A. C. Hartless, Superintendent of the 

 Botanical Gardens, Seharunpur. India. One of the most abundant grasses of 

 the Ganges Valley, growing 2^ feet high, with fine stems, and considered to 

 furnish an excellent quality of hay." 



33598. Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. 



"(No. 118, September 26, 1911.) From Dehra Dun. A spreading legume; 

 considered one of the best grazing plants for cattle." 



