14 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



23755 to 23869 Continued. 



23863. JuGLANS NIGRA L. Black walnut. 



Black walnuts long grown dry in < Ihile, but arc qoI oat i\ e of the country. 



23884. CHUSQUEA vai.ih\ i i:n - is 1',. \)^>*\■. Bamboo. 



Colihue or bamboo. Solid stem, grows about 20 to 25 feel high, slightly 

 drooping, .-mall scant foliage, -lion joints, very tough, grows dry on any poor 

 -oil. extra hardy. 



23865. Chusquea valdiviensis E. Desv. Bamboo. 

 Colihue or bamboo. Solid Btem, grows straight from 25 to 30 led high, abun- 

 dance of small, long-leaved foliage, a good industrial class, grows dry on any 

 arid -oil. extra hardy. 



23866. Arundo donax I.. Giant reed. 



< 'olihue or bamboo. Hollow stem, grows erect, about 25 to 30 feet high ; roots 



ixtend on top of the ground. From top to bottom has a rank leaf growth, lik<- 



irn leaves, extending from two opposite .-ides; the second year it throws out 



brandies. A valuable commercial class, extra hardy, resists droughts. This 



was found growing on pure sand which dries to a powder eight months of the 



year. 



All of the above (S. P. I. Nos. 23864 to 23866) are from the Coast Cordilleras 

 about 35 to 40 miles from the sea, are readily eaten by all animals; extra hardy. 



23867. Chusquea quila (Poir.) Kunth. Bamboo. 

 Quila. A long-leaf-stem class about 20 feet long; grows drooping. 



23868. Chusquea quila (Poir.) Kunth. Bamboo. 



Quila. A drooping class whose short leaves grow in bunches close to the 

 stem from each joint. When the leaves are eaten they quickly grow again and 

 also sprout anew. A good forage class. From 10 to 20 feet long. 



23889. Chusquea quila (Poir.) Kunth. 



Quila. Similar to S. P. I. No. 23867 in leaf; plant somewhat dwarfed; 

 grows from 6 to 12 feet long. 



All of the above (S. P. I. Nos. 23867 to 23869) are from the Coast Cordilleras 

 about 40 miles from the sea, are extra hardy and grow dry in poorest arid soils. 



23870. Rubus paniculatus Smith. Raspberry. 



From Jaunsar District. ( Jhakrata U. P., India. Presented by Mr. H. G. Billson, 

 Deputy Conservator of Forests, requested by Mr. David Fairchild at the sug- 

 gestion of Mr. Henry M. Dumbleton, Victoria, British Columbia. Received 

 October 13, 1908. 

 ''This 'blue raspberry' grows sparingly in the forests in the Jaunsar District. The 

 bush is small and trailing; the fruit is about the size of a logan berry, but with a beau- 

 tiful blue bloom, and is excellent eating." (Dumbleton.) 



'This raspberry is the l Kala Anchu.'' It grows best below 6,000 feet and likes 

 damp, shady ravines." .(Billson.) 



23871. Medicago satiya L. Alfalfa. 



From Elche, Spain. Presented by Dr. L. Trabut, government botanist, Algiers, 

 Algeria, through Mr. Charles J. Brand. Received February 14, 1908. 

 "This sample of alfalfa was grown at Elche, Spain, where Doctor Trabut personally 

 collected it. Tt has unusually large leaves and Doctor Trabut regards it as being 

 distinct from Algerian alfalfa." (Brand.) 

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