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Show AFRICAN PLANTS - FOR AMERICA. Thomas H. Kearney of the bureau,, of plant industry. United States Department Depart-ment of Agriculture, has been authorized author-ized to proceed to North Africa and other oth-er Mediterranean coart regions for the purpose of securing new seeds and plants adapted to the Southwest A special spe-cial study will be made of the date and new Introductions of this fruit will be undertaken. Alkali-resistant forage crops will also be studied, and the introduction in-troduction of seeds of new and promising promis-ing kinds will be made. Mr. Kearney will remain abroad until next spring. |