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24771 to 24819— Continued. 



24813. Phaseolus radiatus L. Mung bean. 



"(No. 250.) Green gram as grown at Tashkend, near northern limit of cot- 

 ton culture in Turkestan. Promising for culinary use and as a cover or catch 

 crop in very dry, hot regions. It is largely grown in Turkestan under condi- 

 tions similar to those obtained in New Mexico and Arizona." (Hansen.) 



Both the green-seeded and black-seeded variety were in this lot. 



24814. Medicago arborea L. Tree alfalfa. 



"(No. 256.) Seed from Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., Paris, France, purchased 

 February 2, 1909, the day before I took the steamer for America. Seed as 

 grown in southern France. There appears to be a limited call for the seed in 

 southern France, southern Italy, and northern Africa as a plant for very dry, 

 stony places." (Hansen.) 



Distribution. — A native of southern Europe, being found in Italy and Greece. 



24815. Avena sativa L. Oat. 



"(No. 74.)" 



24816. Eragrostis abyssinica (Jacq.) Schrad. Teff. 



"(No. 231.) A white-seeded form of a grass from Abyssinia, deemed valu- 

 able for dry regions. This sample was grown at the experiment station in 

 Golodnaya or Hunger steppe, Turkestan." (Hansen.) See S. P. I, No. 24887 

 for distribution of this species. 



24817. Trifolium lupinaster L. 



"(No. 68.) A native clover common on the open steppe over an immense 

 area of Siberia, extending north to the Arctic Circle. For the severest sections 

 only. This lot was gathered near Obb, western Siberia, where the Obi River 

 crosses the Siberian railway. Leaflets 5, like a lupine, whence the name 

 lupinaster.'" (Hansen.) 



24818. Trifolium lupinaster L. 



See S. P. I. No. 24458 for distribution of this species. 



24819. Triticum aestivum L. Wheat. 



"(No. 77?.) Sample from Iresnoye village near Obb, Tomsk Province, at 

 intersection of Obi River and Siberian railway, western Siberia. A good pro- 

 ductive variety in this region." (Hansen.) 



24825. Punica granatum L. Pomegranate. 



From La Tour-de-Peilz, Vaud, Switzerland. Purchased from Mr. J. Brunner, 

 at the request of Mr. O. F. Sillig, of this Department. Received March 9, 

 1909. 

 Plants and cuttings. 



Legrellei. "A type of pomegranate remarkable for its vigor and hardiness. Sup- 

 posed to be the only variety with double flowers which will flower and sometimes 

 ripen its fruits in a climate like that of central France and even near Paris, provided 

 that it is planted in a favorable exposure. Petals salmon-red, lined with white, the 

 tips sometimes spotted or striated with white." (Sillig.) 

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