1862 Donations to USDA

DONATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 1862, TO JUNE 30, 1863.

Date	Articles donated	From whom	Residence
1862,
Sept. 5	Cuepern grapes for chemical analysis	C. J. Ullman	Washington city, D.C.
29	Currant seed, (four varieties)	Gov. Jas. D. Doty, Utal T'y.	Great Salt Lake City
Oct. 10	California barley and Java spring wheat	S. Dillingham	West Falmouth, Mass.
13	Hybrid sweet corn	M. C. Read	Hudson, Ohio
25	White winter wheat, (superior specimen)	Charles Esslinger	Manitowoc, Wis.
	Mixed white wheat
	Rio Grande wheat
30	Perennial cotton seed, (specimen)	Hon. Allen A. Burton, United States minister	Bogota, New Granada
	Catawba wine for chemical analysis	G. Blochlinger	Dubuque, Iowa
	Currant wine for chemical analysis
	Catawba grapes
Nov. 5	Flower seeds	Mrs. George S. McKiernan	Louisville, Ky.
5	Mammoth specimens of onions and potatos	Hon. H. P. Bennett	Denver, Colorado Ter.
6	Black, white, and red corn, new variety	----------	Dakota Territory
6	California wines, (several brands)	Perkins & Sterne	New York city
7	Beautiful specimen of Sea Island cotton	Com. S. B. Bissell, U.S.N.	Pisco, Peru
7	Beautiful specimen of Llama, Alpacca, and Vicuna wool	Com. S. B. Bissell, U.S.N.	Pisco, Peru
10	Specimen of white wheat	Hon. H. P. Bennett	Denver, Colorado Ter.
13	Cotton grown in Illinois	Wm. H. Osborne, president Illinois Central Railr'd Co.	Chicago, Ill.
13	Coolie Mandarin orange seeds	S. W. Williams	Washington, D.C.
14	Superior specimen of Pearl barley	Theodore Clark	Edinburg, Ohio
22	Sample black Swedish oats	Chas. A. Leas, United States consul	Stockholm, Sweden
22	Grape cuttings	J. W. Asbach	New Buda
22	Grape cuttings, several varieties	Augustus Pratt	North Middleboro, Mass.
28	Sample of cotton grown in Maryland	F. B. Green	Charles county, Md.
Dec. 1	Curious and interesting specimens of printing, writing, tracing, and wrapping paper; also thread, cloth, &c., manufactured from the maize plant	Dr. Alois R. Auer	Welsbach, Austria
4	Sequoia, or Wellingtonia gigantea seeds	Silliman & Dana	New Haven, Conn.
5	Delaware grape cuttings	G. Hartshorne	Rahway, N.J.
5	Grape cuttings, several choice varieties	Jacob R. Shotwell	Rahway, N.J.
6	Janney corn, new variety	S.L. Pancoast	Camden county, N. J.
9	White corn, superior sample	S.L. Pancoast	Camden county, N. J.
18	Poppy seed	A.A. Moss	Philadelphia, PA
20	China tea wheat, (spring variety)	S. W. Arnold	Cortland, IL
22	Nova Scotia corn	C.H. Pitman	North Barnstead, N. H.
	New York peas	C.H. Pitman	North Barnstead, N. H.
	Rape seed, (winter and spring varieties)	Ferdinand Stoesser	Sheboygan, Wis.
	Specimen of Sea Island cotton	E. P. Walker	Hayti, West Indies
23	Currant roots	Governor Doty	Utah Territory
24	Grape cuttings	F. R. Elliott	Cleveland, Ohio
	Crystal White blackberry, (specimen)	F. R. Elliott	Cleveland, Ohio
	Grape cuttings, fine assortment of foreign and native varieties	Wm. Fowler	Baltimore, Md.
	Grape cuttings	Jacob R. Garber	Columbia, Pa.
26	Corn, superior new variety	D. N, Smith	Coldenham, N. Y.
1863,
Jan. 2	Grape cuttings, superior assortment of foreign and native varieties	C. Campbell, gardener for T. Winans, esq.	Baltimore. Md.
5	Grape cuttings	J. K. Whildin	Wilmington, Del.
5	Sugar made from the imphee plant	Jonathan H. Smith	Quincy, IL
10	Grape cuttings	Henry E. Rogers	South Manchester, Ct.
10	Hybrid grape cuttings	George W. Campbell	Delaware, Ohio
12	Grape cuttings, (Bates seedling)	W. R. Chapman	Mount Holly, N. J.
15	Samples of sorghum sirup, imphee and beet sugar	Wm. H. Belcher	Chicago, IL
20	Japan peas	Daniel Fraser	Mount Lebanon, N.Y.
24	Specimen of beet sugar	W.H. Osborne, president, &c.	Chicago, IL
26	Grape cuttings	Dr. H. Schroeder	Bloomington, IL
28	Currant cuttings	M. C. Read	Hudson, N. Y.
Feb. 6	Upland rice	Hon. R. H. Pruyn, United States minister	Yeddo, Japan
	Grape cuttings	Hon. R. H. Pruyn, United States minister	Yeddo, Japan
	Grape cuttings	Thomas Hogg, esq. United States marshal	Kanegawa, Japan
9	Grape cuttings, Hugh's variety	James A. Nelson	Mercer, Pa.
13	Grape cuttings	John Read	Huntingdon, Pa.
13	Seeds of the perfected tree tomato	John Read	Huntingdon, Pa.
14	Maxatawney grape buds from the plant	J.E. Mitchell	Philadelphia, Pa.
	Flickwer's seedling grape cuttings
	Creveling grape cuttings
25	Grape cuttings	J.H. Sullivan	Bell Air, Ohio
Mar. 1	Specimen of native cotton	R. J. Treffrey	Honda, New Granada
	Variety of fine garden seeds	Charles Ketchum	Penn Yen, N. Y.
	Specimen of cotton grown in Pennsylvania	John Oliphant	Fayette county, Pa.
4	Tuscarora corn	E. B. Bartlett	Vermillion, N. Y.
5	Red sorghum seed	C. A. Francke	Clinton county, Iowa
	German sugar pea
	Black sorghum seed
	Specimens of indigo, cotton, wheat, corn, and beans	A. Ainsa	Hermosillo, Mexico
8	Specimens of cotton grown in Iowa	Hugo Beyer	New London, Iowa
	Specimens of cigars made of Iowa tobacco
	Superior assortment of garden seeds, (10 varieties.)
10	Interesting specimens of fossil shells	T. McK. Wilson	Washington city, D. C.
10	Cotton grown in Maryland	John Underhill	Howard county, Md.
12	Variety of garden seeds	Julius Hillscher	Cordova, Minn.
12	Sample of poppy seed	Julius Hillscher	Cordova, Minn.
14	Superior Hubbard squash seed	Joel W. Smith, secretary, &c.	Charles City, Iowa
14	Fine assortment of superior vegetable seeds	Society of Shakers	New Lebanon,, N. Y.
20	Native grape cuttings	J. M. Matson, secretary	Melbourne, Australia
23	Tobacco seed	C. Hoffman	Fremont City, Iowa
	Chicory seed	C. Hoffman	Fremont City, Iowa
	Grape cuttings	Wm. Morris Cooper	Moorestown, N. J.
	Grape cuttings	S. H. Kridlebaugh, M. D.	Clarinda, Iowa
	Dwarf broom-corn seed	S. H. Kridlebaugh, M. D.	Clarinda, Iowa
26	Specimen of cotton grown in Ohio	Mrs. M. A. Newburg	Clinton county, Ohio
27	Grape cuttings	George W. Martin	Madisonville, Ohio
30	Ornamental tree seeds	W.C. Hampton	Mount Victory, Ohio
31	Currant cuttings	Daniel Graves	Provost, Utah Ter.
	Samples of superior pole beans and sugar-corn	John P. Youlen	West Rupert, Vt.
	Vanilla grape cuttings	Mrs. T.R. Ingram	Philadelphia, Pa.
Apr. 4	Models of machinery for irrigating purposes	C.G. Grabo	Detroit, Mich.
	Samples of Siberian wheat and Canada corn	C.H. Pitman	North Barnstead, NH
	Samples of Hubbard squash and California mustard seed	C.H. Pitman	North Barnstead, NH
	Superior vegetable seeds	C.G. Grabo	Detroit, Mich.
	Flower seeds	J. Fill	Bladensburg, Md.
5	Darlo grape seed	J. Augustus Johnson, United States consul	Beirut, Asia
8	Grape cuttings	John G.M. Thalb	Pomona, Va.
10	Pearl pop-corn	E.S. Phelps	Wyanet, IL
13	Copper Mine grape vine	R.O. Thompson	Syracuse, Nebraska Ter.
	Grape cuttings
	Currant cuttings
	Flower seeds
17	Grape cuttings	Benjamin Hill	East Line, N. Y.
17	Russell’s prolific strawberry plants	Benjamin Hill	East Line, N. Y.
18	Specimen cottonized flax	Brothers Oürhiver	Hirschburg, Bohemia
25	Specimen swamp flax	Rev. Chas. A. Kempffer	Beaver Spring, Pa.
May 5	Monastery pink seed	Francis Shoemaker	Cordova, Minn.
	Siberian larkspur	John G.B. Smith	Kingston, N. Y.
	Tahiti tree cotton seed	Mechanic’s Institute	San Francisco, CA
7	Seeds of the lochosa, a species of the palm	O. H. Loehr, United States consul	Ciudad de Bolivar, Venezuela, South America
13	Sample of the coffee bean	H. E. Seymour	St. Alban’s, Vt.
13	Sample of the cottonized flax	C. C. Williams	Oswego, N. Y.
22	Genuine medicinal chamomile seeds	Adolph Meggenhofen	Bellasylva, Pa.
	Red foxglove seed
	Genista seed
25	Alfilaria, or pingrass seed	Alexander S. Taylor	Santa Barbara, Cal.
28	Interesting specimen of cottonized swamp flax	C. C. Williams	Oswego, N. Y.
30	Specimen seeds of watermelon and other delicious fruits grown in Nicaragua	Hon. Thos. H. Clay, United States minister	Leon, Nicaragua
June 6	Specimens of native cotton	Jonathan Elliot, late United states consul	San Domingo
30	Valuable specimens of native seeds	Charles H. Loehr, United States consul	Ciudad do Bolivar, Venezuela, South America