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32885. Cymbopogox sp. Lemon grass. 
From Douglas Dale. .Jeolikote Post Office. United Provinces. India. Presented 
by the Superintendent. Kumaon Government Gardens. Mr. Norman Gill. 
Received February 28, 1912. 
Procured for the experiments with oil-producing grasses being carried on by the 
Office of Drug-Plant Investigations. 
Plants. 
32886. Diospyros sp. Persimmon. 
From Yokohama. Japan. Purchased from the Yokohama Nursery Co. Received 
February 28. 1912. 
Cuttings. 
32890 and 32891. Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim. 
Soy bean. 
From Blacksburg. Ya. Grown by the Yirginia Agricultural Experiment Station. 
Received February 27. 1912. 
Seeds of the following: quoted notes by Mr. W. J. Morse: 
32890. -Duggar. Grown under No. 17268C at the Yirginia Experiment 
Station. Blacksburg. Ya.. 1911. A field mass selection at Arlington Experi- 
mental Farm in 1907 out of S. P. I. No. 172GS. Ito San. An olive-yellow seeded 
variety of medium maturity found especially promising in Alabama and 
Yirginia. " 
32891. "Austin. The progeny of S. P. I. No. 17263 grown under No. 17263 
at Virginia Experiment Station, Blacksburg. Ya.. 1911; originally from 
S. P. I. No. 6397 from Pingyang, Korea. This variety was also distributed 
under Agrostology No. 1539. A late olive-yellow seeded variety found espe- 
cially promising in Yirginia. Tennessee, and southern Pennsylvania. " 
32892. Caeex physodes Bieb. 
From Peshy Kara Kum Desert. Turkestan. Presented by Mr. W. W. Mackie, 
Esperanza. Sonora, Mexico, through Mr. D. A. Brodie. Acting Agriculturist in 
Charge, Office of Farm Management, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 
February 29, 1912. 
"This carex grows abundantly on the loose desert sand of the Peshy Kara Kum 
Desert of southern Turkestan. It produces excellent feed for horses, camels, sheep, 
donkeys, etc.. with less than 4 inches of rain per annum. It grows only on the loose 
sand. The soil expert would class this sand as medium. To protect itself from the 
elements when the roots are exposed by the winds each root and rootlet gathers about 
itself a layer of sand several times its diameter, holding it against considerable strain 
and wear. ; ' | Mackie.) 
32894 to 32900. Phoexix dactylifeea L. Date. 
From the Siwa Oasis. Procured by Mr. George J. Salem. Cairo, Egypt. Received 
February 26, 1912. 
Fruits of the following varieties: native names given by Mr. Salem; translations in 
parenthesis by Mr. Alexander Aaronsohn, Bureau of Plant Industry: 
32894. Frihy I spirited . 
32895. Gazaly (antelope). "This variety is not very productive, though its 
dates are marvelous in flavor, appearance, and power to keep long." (Salem.) 
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