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GLYCINE HISPIDA. 24839-840. Two varieties of soybeans 
grown at Arlington Farm from seed obtained from Dr. S.P. 
Bar che t , Shanghai, China, in 1906. No. 24840 for distri- 
bution "by Office of Agrostologist . 
GOSSYPIUM BARBADENSE. 24828-833. From Egypt. Presented 
by Mr. F. Fletcher. Received Feb. 27. Six varieties of 
Egyptian cottons obtained for experimental work in the 
Southwest. For distribution by Office of Alkali and 
Drought Resistant Plant Investigations. 
HIBISCUS. 24924. From Oporto, Portugal. Presented by 
Baron de Soutelli.nho. Received March 11. "A pretty 
pink Hibiscus; it is a hybrid of H. speciosus x palustris. 
The culture is the same as for H. speciosus; it is a de- 
ciduous perennial." (de Soutellinho . ) 
HORDEUM. 24848-849. Received thru Mr. E. H. Wilson of 
the Arnold Arboretum, Feb. 4, These are barleys culti- 
vated in the highlands west of Tatien lu, China. No. 
24849, a purple kind, is capable of cultivation at greater 
altitudes than any other cereal both in west and north- 
west Szechuan, China. Its belt is 11,000-13,000 feet." 
(Wilson.) For distribution by Office of Grain Investiga- 
tions . 
ILEX CORNUTA. 24638. Seed from 75 or 100 miles northwest 
of Shanghai, China. Presented by Mr. J.M.W. Farnham. 
Received Jan. 30. The most ornamental holly of China. 
Found at Shanghai and Chinkiang in the province of Kiang- 
su; at Ningpo and Kiangsi in the province of Chekiang; and 
at Ichang in the province of Hupeh. For propagation; 
plants available later. 
LAGERSTROEMI A . 24917. Crape myrtle from Shanghai, China. 
Seeds presented by Rev. J. M. W. Farnham. Received Mar. 9. 
For propagation; plants available later. 
PISUM ARVENSE. 24940. From Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Pre- 
sented by Prof. C. A. Zavitz, Ontario Agricultural Col- 
lege. Received March 16. Early Brittain. An extremely 
promising variety recently introduced into Ontario. 
