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neighbors (District of Tashkent.) It is not pure and contains 
some other varieties mixed with the ' Ssarymaguis . ' " (Schroe- 
der). For distribution later. 
TRITICUM DURUM. (Poaceae.) 33285-288. Seeds of summer 
wheats from St. Petersburg, Russia. Pour varieties of summer 
wheats, some grown under irrigation, some without, all from 
the hot and dry Syr-Daria district of Russian Turkestan. 
(Meyer's introductions.) For distribution later. 
VITIS VINIFERA. (Vitaceae.) 33376-378. Cuttings of 
grapes from Almeria, Spain. Procured by Mr. James Murison, 
acting consular agent, at the request of Mr. Walter T. Swingle. 
"Uva de Embarque, (white grape)", "Uva de Casta (Melinera 
variety)", and "Uva de Casta (Rosada variety)". For distri- 
bution later. 
ZEA MAYS. (Poaceae.) 33448-457. Seeds of maize from La 
Paz, Bolivia. Presented by Mr. Horace G. Knowles, American 
minister. "Cuzco corn. The grains of this corn are twice the 
size of the largest I ever saw in the United States, and its 
snow-white color and fine flavor make it superior to our 
American white corn. Another and very important advantage that 
it has over our American corn is that it produces on the same 
number and length of ears from 10 to 30 per cent more corn. 
Thus its increased yield would be about one quarter more than 
thft average of the American variety of corn in the United 
States, and If it will grow as well there as here, and my 
belief is that it will produce even better there than here, it 
would have an enormous effect on the total corn production of 
our country. Another great advantage it has- is that it thrives 
in a climate similar to that of our northern states, and it may 
be that it can be grown in sections of our country that will 
not produce our American varieties. Another feature of this 
corn is its very fine texture. I believe it would grind as 
fine as wheat flour, and as corn flour it would be far superior 
to meal in many respects and for many uses it would be equal to 
wheat flour." (Knowles.) Included in this lot are white, 
variegated red, white and black, black corns, and variegated 
red sweet corn , and a white sweet corn, of which Mr. Knowles 
says, "A sweet or sugar corn which is so very sweet that sugar 
or syrup could be made from it." For distribution later. 
