4. 
mango to which it is related." (Wester.) For distribution 
later. 
VICIA FABA. 26596.. From Wm. W. Masterson, Consul', Harput , 
Turkey. "This is called Bakla in Turkish. The stalks are 
fed to cows and are said to he wonderful milk producers and 
also to he an exceedingly cooling feed for horses during the 
summer. They are not as good as our best beans as a veget- 
able, but they are a month earlier than the ordinary bunch 
beans and tho rather strong in flax r or and coarse, are in 
great demand among these people." (Masterson.) 
VIGNA UNGUICULATA. 26592. Cowpea from Millard, Ark. Pre- 
sented by Mr. J.L. Forlines. "Similar to Taylor Orowder, 
but with the micropylar end white . The original seed said 
to have been found in the craw of a wild goose." (Piper.) 
VITIS VINIFERA . 26605-606. From England. Presented by Rev. 
W. Wilks, Secretary of the Royal Horticultural Society of 
England. The two numbers are from two different regions. 
"This was sent to us from India many, many years ago. It 
is a very strong grower. The berries are individually small; 
they are black and seedless, one seed in perhaps 1,000 ber- 
ries, and of a nice, refreshing juiciness. In pruning 
Black Monukka it must not be cut quite back to last year's 
wood as we do all other grapes, but must have 2 or possibly 
3 eyes left on the sub-branch, as it seems never to send 
out a spray of blossoms from the first eye as other grapes 
do." (Wilks.) "My attention was attracted to this new 
seedless grape last summer while on a visit to the Royal 
Horticultural Society's Gardens at Wisley. It will, I 
believe, compete with the Sultana rosea in California. 
(Fai rchild . ) 
VITIS VINIFERA. 26566. From. Besni, Turkey. Procured by 
Mr. Wm. W. Masterson, Consul. "I have never tasted such 
grapes anywhere as I have here and the raisins made from 
these particular grapes (Besni) are of a wonderfully fine 
flavor and very large, and I think if such vines could be 
cultivated in America it would prove a wonderful addition 
to our grape industry." (Masterson.) Two varieties, white 
«r.i JUsi. For iistributior. later. 
