48 SEEDS and plants imi'oi; n;u. 



26918— Continued. 



years, as ii is growing in the patio of the boUSS in which I live, and was probably 

 planted when the house was built. I believe this ^p»<iincn is very hardy and very 

 vigOtOUfl and perhaps will make a good stock for budding, where a hardy stock is 



led." (White.) 



26919. Pink a protopunica Balf. f. 



in Edinburgh, Scotland. Presented by Dr. Isaac liayley Balfour, director, 

 Royal Botanic Gardea. Received March 2, 1910. 



See No. 26511 f"r description. 

 26920 to 26927. 



From Kashmir, British India. Purchased from Mr. Rassul Galwan, Leh, Ladakh, 

 Kashmir. Received January 27, 1910. 

 Seeds of the following. Unless otherwise noted the seed came from Leh: 



26920. Hordeum sp. Barley. 

 Several species are contained in this lot. 



26921. Hordeum sp. Barley. 



26922. Hordeum sp. Hull-less barley. 



26923. Hordeum vulgare L. Barley. 



26924. Fagopyrum tataricum (L.) Gaertn. Buckwheat. 



26925. Panicum miliaceum L. Proso or broom-corn millet. 

 The two preceding numbers are from Nubra, a village north of Leh, where it is 



warmer. 



26926. Brassica camfestris L. 



26927. Medicago falcata L. 



"Mr. Gal wan states in substance that this species is valuable, especially for 

 horses. It is seeded in drills 6 inches apart and covered to a depth of 1 inch 

 and immediately irrigated. At least four years are required for the plants to 

 reach their full maturity. The latitude of Leh is 34° 30 7 north latitude, 37° 

 east longitude . " (J. M. Westgate . ) 



26928. Dahlia coccinea Cav. 



From Lawang, Java. Presented by Mr. M. Buysman, Hortus Tenggerensis. 

 Received March 3, 1910. 

 Flowers single, scarlet, orange, and yellow, plants dwarf. May be valuable for 

 hybridizing with the taller, more showy varieties to obtain dwarf forms. 



Distribution. — Southern Mexico; at Santa Fe, near the city of Mexico, at the foot 

 of Mount San Felipe in the Province of Oaxaca, and near Orizaba, in the State of 

 Vera Cruz. 



26929. Kennedia stirlingi Lindley. 



From Perth, West Australia. Presented by Mr. W. Catton Grasby, agricultural 

 editor, West Australian Mail, through Mr. Charles J. Brand. Received March 

 4, 1910. 



"In experiments conducted by Mr. Grasby this species has given unusual promise 

 as a forage crop. It is a bulky perennial and makes a rapid growth. One of the 

 obstacles to its utilization is its comparative poor seed-producing capacity." (Brand.) 



Distribution. — The Valley of the Swan River in the southwestern part of West 

 Australia. 



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