JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1910. ' -21 



26621 to 26642— Continued. 



26624. Wyoming. "This seed was grown from P. L. H. No. 3253, which 

 was collected from an individual plant growing without irrigation in a tough 

 prairie sod near Cheyenne, Wyo. The parent plant was located in a pasture 

 where it had received decidedly harsh treatment. This strain is quite 

 uniform, and proved to be one of the most drought resistant, as well as one 

 of the best seed producers in the experiment." (Brand.) 



26625. Buffalo, N. Y. "Grown from S. P. I. No. 19896." 



26626. Turkestan. "Grown from S. P. I. No. 14786." 



26627. Utah. "Grown from S, P. I. No. 12409." 



26628. Turkestan. "Grown from P. L. H. No. 3252, which was grown at 

 the South Dakota experiment station, and originally procured from Tash- 

 kend, Turkestan." 



26629. Ecuador. "Grown from S. P. I. No. 14972. This is the famous 

 Guaranda alfalfa, of Ecuador, which resembles very strongly the Peruvian 

 alfalfa described in Bulletin No. 118, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Dur- 

 ing the winter of 1907-8 this strain killed out quite severely, the present 

 seed being from the surviving plants. At Fallon, New, Mr. F. B. Headley 

 reports that the Guaranda strain will yield four cuttings a year to three of 

 the ordinary kind. Similar reports have been received concerning it from 

 other sections." (Brand.) 



26630. Kansas. "Grown from S. P. I. No. 19508." 



26631. Nebraska. "Grown from P. L. H. No. 3228, which was procured 

 from Mr. Lewis Brott, Sextorp, Nebr." 



26632. New York. "Grown from S. P. I. No. 13291." 



26633. Texas. "Grown from S. P. I. No. 12702." 



26634. Arizona. "Grown from S. P. I. No. 13437." 



26635. Kansas. "Grown from S. P. I. No. 12671." 



26636. South Dakota 167. "This seed was grown from P. L. H. No. 3251, 

 the so-called Baltic alfalfa, produced in Prof. W. A. Wheeler's experiments 

 at Highmore, S. Dak., in 1906. In a comparative test for hardiness of 68 

 kinds at Dickinson, N. Dak., this variety ranked fifth." (Brand.) 



26637. Pvussia. "Grown from S. P. I. No. 13857." 



26638. Ecuador. "See note under No. 26629." 



26639. Turkestan. "Grown from S. P. I. No. 9453." 



26640. Algerian. "Grown from S. P. I. No. 9322." 



26641. Tunis. "Grown from S. P. I. No. 12846, the prized Oasis alfalfa 

 obtained by Mr. T. H. Kearney from the Kebilli Oasis, Tunis. This strain 

 is not hardy north of Kansas, and is not hardy enough without selection to 

 be of use outside of the Southwest. It produces a very fine quality of hay." 

 (Brand.) 



26642. France. "Grown from S. P. I. No. 12695." 



26643 to 26646. Glycine hispeda (Moench) Maxim. Soy bean. 



From Mukden, Manchuria. Presented by Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, American 

 vice consul-general in charge. Received January 21, 1910. 

 Seeds of each of the following; quoted notes by Mr. Johnson: 



26643. Black, very similar to Cloud, No. 16790. "Ho tou or Eei tou (black 

 bean) as they are known colloquially. These beans are used solely as food 

 for cattle and horses." 



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