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ULBHAK i 
MAR*^ 19-11 
Prefatory Note Regarding a New Feature of^-'Lli'B' ~™*~ 
Plant Introduction Work of the Bureau. 
It has been apparent for some time that there was need 
of some method of calling the attention of the various ex- 
perimenters of the Bureau to the foreign . seeds and plants 
which are left over from the regular distritution of the 
imported material that is sent out according to the appli- 
cations on file and the recommendations of the various ex- 
perts of the Bureau. 
We have thought to meet this need Toy the issuing of 
what we propose to call our Spring List of Seeds and our Pall 
List of Seeds. 
This List is the first attempt and it has met with so 
many difficulties in the process of its preparation, primar- 
ily a late start, that it will reach those we hope to inter- 
est too late in many cases to he of value. 
Purther, it should he explained that, being the first 
list, it has in it many things which are old and perhaps 
of little value. The age of the seed is, however, given in 
each case and it is thought that this will give an indication 
of its probable vitality. 
Notwithstanding its grave faults, we have thought it 
worth while to send it around in the hope that it would at 
least bring forth some criticism that might aid us in the 
