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creation of a variety resistant to hot weather; Xo. 33311, Amygdalus 

 hucJiarica, a wild almond occurring in the hot, dry mountain regions 

 of Russian Turkestan, to be used as a drought-resistant stock, as a nut 

 tree, as an ornamental, and for hybiidizing purposes; Nos. 33317 and 

 33645, Larix s^ihirica. a remarkabl}' rapid-growing species for which 

 only 10 weeks of summer are sufficient to ripen its wood, one of the 

 tallest trees grown in St. Petersburg, and a very promising park and 

 lumber tree for the Northwest, as it has proved hardy in central 

 Canada; Xo. 33320, a species of Ammophila, from the sand dunes 

 of northern Mongolia, a gi*ass possessing good sand-binding qualities, 

 the seeds of which are made mto coarse bread; Nos. 33321 to 33335, 

 species ot Opuntia, a remarkable collection of cacti, the gift of Mr. 

 Robert Roland Gosselin, of Villafranca (Villefranche sur Mer), 

 France, representing the famous collection of Weber, the cactus 

 specialist; Xos. 33342 to 33345, fom* Indian species of Rubus from 

 Utakamand, India; Xos. 33352 to 33354, three varieties of cotton 

 from Siam which may have originated in that region; Nos. 33392 to 

 33403, a collection of grapes for table and wme-making purposes 

 from Beirut, S3rria; Xos. 33408 to 33417, a collection of castor 

 bean varieties from British India; No. 33431, Adinidia chinensis, 

 from Killing, China, in the form of roots, from plants that bore large 

 fruits and are therefore female; Nos. 33443, 33444, 33598, and 33599, 

 Alysicarpus, four species of Indian legumes of probable value for 

 grazing purposes, arranged for by Mr. C. V. Piper; No. 33445, 

 CJirysopogon montanus, one of the most valued pasture grasses in 

 India, also arranged for by !Mr. Piper; No. 33447, IseUema laxum, 

 from lowlands on the plains of northern India, a grass which is both 

 grazed and cut for hay there; Nos. 33448 to 33457, a remarkable 

 collection of Bolivian varieties of Indian corn, including the giant- 

 kerneled and very ssveet-kerneled varieties, sent in by ^Minister 

 Horace G. Knowles; Nos. 33467 and 33468, Venezuelan Arracacia 

 xanthorrliiza, two varieties of what may prove a good summer vege- 

 table in Florida; Nos. 33523 to 33539, Vitis vinifera, 17 varieties of 

 Almeria table giapes; Nos. 33543 to 33550, a collection of ornamental 

 trees and shrubs from Seharunpur, India, probably suited to the 

 climate of Florida, secured at the request of Mi\ Piper; Nos. 33551 

 to 33587, a collection of seeds of trees and shrubs from Lucknow, 

 India, arranged for by Mr. Piper with ^Ir. H. J. Davies, of the Govern- 

 ment Horticultural Gardens there, suitable particularly for trial in 

 southern Florida; No. 33596, Andropogon annulatus, and No. 33597, 

 A. pertusus, two excellent hay grasses from the Ganges Valley of 

 British India, selected by Mr. Piper; Nos. 33601 to 33603, Cenchms 

 hifloms, a grass related to our sand bur but having grazing value, 

 from Lucknow, Agra, and Lahore; No. 33608, Indigofera linifolia, 

 one of the best pasture plants of the Ganges Valley; No. 33611, 



