9. 
in the tropics, but much mere enduring in semi-tropical 
districts. It supplies very fertile seeds. 26059 and 
26060 are seedlings raised at HamMedon, Queensland from 
Moho-ia seed, are both sweet and have given fair crops when 
tried, so far on small areas only; both are rather thin. 
26061. Couve 87. This is a thick, purple, Mauritius seed- 
ling giving a heavy crop, which is somewhat discounted by 
shortcomings as regards quality. Seed from this variety 
is more fertile than that from any other known to us." 
(Knox:.) Per distribution later. 
SACCHAFUM OFFICINARUM. 26196. Sugar cane from Honolulu. 
Presented, by Mr. Harold L. Lyon, Experiment Station of the 
Hawaiian Sugar Planters* Association. Received Nov. 2. 
Lahina. "This cane has proved itself to be the best money 
maker that Hawaii ever saw. Under irrigation it is a splen- 
did cane if conditions are suitable. Unfortunately it is 
a cane that is very subject to disease. In thoes parts of 
Hawaii where it can be used, namely thoes parts where the 
sky is nearly cloudless the year around and the rainfall 
very slight, it still does better than any other cane. If 
any attempt to introduce this cane to other places from 
Hawaii is made, great care should be exercised to secure 
cuttings free from disease." (N. A. Cobb.) 
For distribution later. 
SEC ALE . 26045-046. 26100-102. Five varieties of rye grown 
on the Department's Co-operative grain investigation farms 
at Modesto and Davis, California. Received Sept. 27 and 
Oct. 6, 1909. For immediate distribution. 
SOLANUM. 26122. From Castle Kennedy, Scotland. Presented 
by Rev. J. Aikman Paton, Soulseat. Received Oct. 19. 
"Tubers of Solanum etuberosum (so-called; I think it is a 
wild hybrid of S. tuberosum simply) which I used as the 
parent of my 1 Immune 1 strain. A certain proportion of 
1 selfed 1 seedlings of it and its hydrids are immune to 
Phytopthera infestans even here." (Paton.) For distri- 
bution later. 
SOLANUM TUBEROSUM. 26126-129. Four varieties of potato from 
Bogota, Colombia. Presented by Mr. Eugene Betts. Received 
Oct. 18. All from high altitudes. For distribution later. 
