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LANSIUM DOMESTICUM. 24431. Seeds from Dr. Treub, Buitenzorg, 
Java, Jan. 5. The Doekoe, a favorite fruit of the Dutch East 
Indies . 
MEDICAGO DENTICULATA. 24596. Grown from seed collected near 
Tang hsiang, Shansi, China, "by E. N. Meyer, April 30, 1907. 
"May "be of use on dry sterile soil as a fodder plant" 
(Meyer. ) 
MEDICAGO SATIVA. 24598. Erom Yuma Arizona, thru Mr. Chas. 
J. Brand, Jan. 19. "Seed of Andean alfalfa propagated from 
the original importation No. 9303. In the production of 
this seed the method of planting propagated crowns, which 
appears to "be fairly common in South America "but which has 
not, so far as known, been used in this country, was em- 
ployed. Within five months from time of transplanting the 
crowns, which were taken from a three year old stand, pro- 
duced matured seed. The general use of this method is sug- 
gested when it, is desired to plow up your fields which have 
"become unprofitable because of the thinness of the stand." 
(Brand. ) 
"PASIONARIA DE ECUADOR." 24359. Has an edible fruit; grown 
in Chile. "PASIOHARIA DE CHILE." 24360. Grown in prov- 
inces of Valparaiso and Aconcagua near the sea. Erom Jose 
D. Husbands, Dec. 17. 
PASSIELORA EDULIS. 24588. Seed from Mr. Elmer Stearns, 
C. Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, thru Mr. Erederic Chisolm, 
Jan. 15. "Eruits about the size of a goose egg and orange 
yellow when ripe." 
PHASEOLUS COCCIHEUS. Scarlet runner bean. 24448-49. Pre- 
sented by Mr. Haven Met calf , Dec. 24. Obtained from the 
province of Rovigo, Italy. "According to Dr. Sullam this 
bean grows readily on wet land, although it will not grow 
directly in water. It twines or runs, flowers freely and 
continuously. I ate the beans cooked in the form of a 
salad and found them very palatable, with more the flavor 
of a white bean than our ordinary lima or colored beans. 
It occurs to me that this may be valuable on wet land; it 
is said not to grow well at all on dry land. (Metcalf . ) 
