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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



35471 and 35472. Lotus spp. 



From St. Andrews, Scotland. Collected by Mr. G. W. Oliver, of the Bureau of 

 Plant Industr>', August 26, 1911. 



36471. Lotus corniculatus L. 



"Large-growing variety found near the seashore growing among grasses of a 

 very tufty nature." (Oliver.) 

 Plants. 



36472. Lotus sp. 



"Dwarf form found growing near the seashore among grasses of a tufty na- 

 ture and is found on the golf links, where it competes with the closely clipped 

 grasses." (Oliver.) 



Plants. 



35473. Carica papaya L. Papaya. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. 0. W. Barrett, chief, Divi- 

 sion af Horticulture, Bureau of Agriculture. Received June 7, 1913. 

 "Seeds of the more or less distinct form of the Hawaiian papaya. This lorm uas 

 been bred up by Mr. P. J, Wester at the Lamao Experiment Station; it is about 90 

 per cent hermaphrodite." (Barrett.) 



35474 and 35475. Arnica spp. 



From Kew, England. Presented by. Sir David Prain, director, Royal Botanic 

 Gardens. Received February 26, 1913. 



36474. Arnica Montana L. Arnica, 

 "A yellow-flowered composite, growing a foot or more in height. Native of 

 the mountains of Europe. The tincture of the petals is successfully used as 

 a healing application to wounds and bruises. Succeeds under cultivation in 

 cool latitudes and high elevations. Not adapted to culture in the South." 

 (W. Van Fleet.) 



36476. Arnica sachalinensis A. Gray. Arnica. 

 Distribution. — An herbaceous perennial found on Sakhalin Island. 



35476 to 35478. Lupinus spp. Lupine. 

 From New York, N. Y. Purchased from J. M. Thorbum & Co. Received June 

 6, 1913. 



For the experiments of the Office of Forage Crop Investigations. 

 35476. LuPENus angustifolius L. 36478. Lupinus luteus L. 

 "Blue." "YeUow." 



36477. Lupinus albus L. 

 "White." 



35479 and 35480. 



From Russia. Presented by Mr. Alexander Kol, Russian Government Assistant 

 Agricultural Commissioner, St. Louis, Mo. Received June 9, 1913. 



36479. AvENA sativa L. Oat. 

 "Russian Agricultural Agency, No. 304. Giant oats. Bezenchuk Ex- 

 periment Station, Government of Samara." (Kol.) 



36480. Triticum durum Desf. Dunun wheat. 

 "Russian Agricultural Agency No. 300. Spring wheat, Beloturh, Bezenchuk 



Experiment Station, Samara." (Kol.) 



