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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



51076 to 51084— Continued. 



51076. CiCER AEiETiNUM L. FabacGfE. Chick-pea. 



" Cultivated in the the western part of Transcaucasia, harvested in 

 1919." 



51077 and 51078. Corylus avella.na L. Betulaceee. Hazelnut. 



51077. Kohuletti, considered the best variety in the commerce of 

 Batum. Harvested in 1919." 



51078. "The tliin-shelled kind from Trebizond. Harvested in 1919." 

 51079 to 51084. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Fabacefe. Common bean. 



51079. "A good kind, cultivated in the Kutais district. A short, 

 thick bean with reddish brown marks and splotches on a white 

 ground." 



51080 to 51084. "Best kinds in Georgia, Transcaucasia; the beans 

 of the best varieties are those with lilac-colored spots. From 

 the Botanical Gardens of Batum." 



51080. 1. Lilac spots on a light-tan ground. 



51081. 2. Lilac spots on a dark-tan ground. 



51082. 3. Clear grayish tan with a dark ring around the hilum. 

 51088. 4. Brownish tan with dark ring around the hilum. 

 51084. 5. Long, slender, dark-red bean. 



51085. Pin us HALEPENSis PITYUSA (Stev.) Gordon. Pinaceae. Pine. 



From Sukhum Kale, Caucasus. Seeds presented by J. Muszyuski, director, 

 Botanic Garden. Received July 31, 1920. 

 A much-branched bushy pine, found in mountainous regions of the western 

 Caucasus and Asia Minor, especially in Georgia. It attains a height of 6 to 10 

 meters, with numerous spreading whitish branches and slender twigs. The 

 very slender leaves are about 12 centimeters long, and the ovoid, slightly bent 

 cones are quite small. (Adapted from Beissner, IlandMicJi der Nadelholz- 

 kunde, ed. 2, p. 421.) 



51086 to 51094. 



From San Jose, Costa Rica. Collected by Wilson Popenoe, Agricultural 

 Explorer of the United States Department of Agriculture. Received July 

 26, 1920. Quoted notes by Mr. Popenoe. 



51086 to 51090. Dahlia spp. Asteracese. Dahlia. 



"(Nos. 425 to 429. July 6, 1920.) A collection of Costa Rican tree 

 dahlias presented by Sr. Alfredo Brade, of San Jose. I believe there are 

 at least two species represented. They will prove interesting to dahlia 

 breeders." 



51086. Dahlia sp. 



"(No. 425.) Large double lilac pink. Considered by Sr. Brade 

 the finest variety of the collection, the flowers being very large and 

 very double." 



51087. Dahua sp. 



"(No. 426.) Small-flowered half-double pale lilac pink. This va- 

 riety flowers earlier in the season than the others in the set, and for 

 this reason is of particular interest for California, where most of the 

 tree dahlias ar^ cut down by frost before they come into bloom." 



