Ho. 19. 
BULLETIN OF FOREIGN PLANT INTRODUCTIONS. 
July 5 to August 1, 1909. 
NEW PLANT IMMIGRANTS. 
ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE. 25718. Prom Cartago, Costa Rica. 
Presented by Mr. C. Werckle. Received July 2. Cashew. 
"These seeds are from the best and largest varieties I 
could find; red, yellow and tawn color; the latter are 
the best". (Werckle) For propagation; plants available 
later. 
A VENA . 25730-731. Oats from Jerusalem, Palestine. 'Pre- ' 
sented by Mr.E. F. Beaumont. Received July 6 . 25730 
is A. sterilis ; 25731 A. sativa grown from Jaffa seed. 
AVENA STERILIS. 25784. From Mustapha-Alger , Algeria. Pre- 
sented by Dr. L. Trabut. Received July 26. "Variety 
sub-sativa. A cultivated oat developed by utilizing the 
spontaneous mutations of A. sterilis." (Trabut.) 
CAESALPINIA NAGU. 25803. From Luzon, Philippine Islands. 
Presented by Mr. Wm. S. Lyon. Received July 30. "A very 
attractive and sweet scented, flowering scandent shrub". 
(Lyon.) See No. 20944 for previous introduction and 
description. 
CARICA. 25720-722. From Cartago, Costa Rica. Presented by 
Mr. C. Werckle. Received July 2. 25720. C. papaya. 
Good; very large variety. 25720. "Suara. Fruit very 
small, globular, full (no cavity), sweet and fragrant. 
For crossing. Eaten with the seeds as Granadilla. Pulp 
soft, skin very thin. 25722. C. papaya x peltata. 
Small, sweet, fragrant fruits. Not full or solid as the 
Suara". (Werckle). For propagation; plants available 
later. 
CITRULLUS VULGARIS. 25754. From Tamsui (Daitotei) Formosa, 
Japan. Presented by Mr. Carl F. Deichman. Received 
July 26. "Seeds of a watermelon which grows in the 
