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character of the crab-grass and of possible Yalue for the same purposes, 
from Kirki. India; Xo. 32436, Heylandia latebrosa, from Kirki. a 
prostrate legume abundant in the Dekkan and said to be a good 
forage species: Xo. 32440, Andropogon caricosus, one of the hay- 
producing grasses of central India, considered as excellent forage, 
from Kirki, India: Xos. 32443 to 32448, 6 species of forage grasses 
from the Xilgiri Hills (which ha Ye a climate similar to that of the 
coastal region of California), among them being included the most 
nutritious grasses for hay and pasture known in southern India; Xos. 
32491 to 32598, 108 Yarieties of soy beans from different parts of India; 
Nos. 32450 and 32453 2 species of Indian raspberries from the Xilgiri 
Hills, considered by Mr. Piper as promising for the Southern States; 
Xos. 32777 and 32778, 2 subspecies of Cracca villosa that are being 
tested in JaYa as green-manure crops: Xos. 32431 and 32782, Indi- 
go/era linifolia, from India, where it is considered one of the Yen' 
best natiYe pasture legumes, promising for southern California: Nos. 
32799 and 32800, two species of wild persimmons from Seharunpur 
for the persimmon breeders of the Southern States; Xo. 32S08, a 
new shade tree, Gmelina arborea, grown in the upper Ganges Valley 
and likely to succeed well in southern California; No. 32454, seeds 
from an unusually good cherimoya, produced by trees descended from 
the original introduction of this fruit made by Markham into India 
from Peru; and Xo. 32429. one of the best pasture grasses in India, 
BracMaria eruciformis , which forms dense masses of fine stems and 
appears to be a good seeder. 
Dr. GustaY Eisen, of the California Academy of Sciences, during his 
work for the academy in Spain, called attention to a number of Yarie- 
ties of fruits which have been secured through the British vice consul 
at Granada. These should recommend themselves especially to Cali- 
fornians as being selected by one familiar with California conditions. 
Dr. Eisen's studies have convinced him that some of the most valu- 
able California fruit varieties, such as the mission fig, came from the 
region of Granada and were introduced into California in the early 
days by the Spanish padres. Among the fruit varieties which he 
believes are new to California are the Isabella fig (Xo. 32878), one of 
the best varieties he has ever tasted: No. 32879, the Jeresiana table 
grape, which resembles the Yerdal but is sweeter and an excellent 
shipper: the Cuatro Hermanos olive from Canales (Xo. 32880), which 
comes from an altitude of 6,000 feet where heavy frosts and snows 
occur and which may prove an excellent variety for cultivation on 
the northern limits of olive culture; and Xo. 32883, the San Martin 
autumn melon, related to the Casaba but considered superior in 
quality. 
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