72 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 
33081 to 33085. Meconopsis spp. 
From Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland. Presented by Mr. F. W. Moore, keeper, Royal 
Botanic Gardens. Received March 9, 1912. 
Seeds of the following: 
33081. Meconopsis cambrica Viguier. 
See No. 33011 for previous introduction. 
33082. Meconopsis cambrica Viguier. 
Flore pleno. 
33083. Meconopsis integrifolia (Maxim.) Franch. 
See Nos. 13340 and 31269 for previous introduction. 
33084. Meconopsis paniculata (Don) Prain. 
Distribution. — A herbaceous perennial with yellow flowers, found on the 
slopes of the Himalayas in the provinces of Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan in 
northern India. 
33085. Meconopsis wallichii Hooker. 
See No. 25070 for previous introduction. 
33086 to 33088. Diospyros kaki L. f. Persimmon. 
From Okitsu, Japan. Presented by Mr. T. Tanikawa, in charge, Government 
Horticultural Experiment Station. Received March 9, 1912. 
Cuttings of the following; quoted notes by Mr. Tanikawa: 
33086. " Zenjimaru. A sweet variety, with male, female, and complete 
flowers in the same stock." 
33087. "Fuji. One of the best astringent varieties in our country." 
33088. "Fuyu. One of the best sweet varieties in this country." 
33089 and 33090. Gossypium spp. Cotton. 
From Abyssinia. Presented by Mr. Guy R. Love, American vice consul general, 
Addis Abeba. Received March 9, 1912. 
Seeds of the following; quoted notes by Mr. Love: 
33089. "Gojamie. From Gojam, south of Lake Tsana." 
33090. "Gondarie. From Gondar, north of Lake Tsana." 
"The cotton raised in the Lake Tsana district is of a much superior quality, 
being of longer fiber and lighter in color." 
33091. Medic ago sativa L. Alfalfa. 
From Bordj bou Arreridj, Algeria. Presented by Mr. F. Couston, agricultural 
engineer. Received November 8, 1911. Numbered March 11, 1912. 
"(Blue flowers.) Spontaneous on the high plateaus at Bordj bou Arreridj; cal- 
careous soils, sometimes very dry." (Couston.) 
33092. Cucumis sativus L. Cucumber. 
From Yaroslav Province, Russia. Presented by Mr. Joseph A. Rosen, Chief, 
American Agricultural Bureau of the Governmental Zemstvo of Yekaterinoslav, 
Russia, at Minneapolis, Minn. Received March 8, 1912. 
"Variety Murornsky. Originated in the province of Yaroslav, Russia. The earliest 
variety grown in Russia. Prolific, excellent quality. An open-ground variety, but is 
frequently grown also under glass." (Rosen.) 
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