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28036 and 28037— Continued. 



28037. Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa. 



Samara. "This lucern seed has been grown in one of the coldest Govern- 

 ments in Russia, and has been recognized to be the hardiest strain ever offered. 

 No other lucern seed will compare with it, as it comes from the cold Samara 

 Government, near the Ural." ( Vollmer.) 



28038. Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. Sorgo. 



From Chekiang Province, China. Secured by Rev. James Ware, of the Foreign 

 Christian Missionary Society, Shanghai, China, and forwarded through Mr. 

 Amos P. Wilder, American consul general. Received May 20, 1910. 



"This sorgo is said to grow very high. It is sown from the middle to the end of 

 May." (Ware.) 



"This is a sorgo very similar to No. 28024 from Tsungming Island. The spikelets 

 are heavier and the seeds much larger, which may be due, however, to difference in 

 cultivation. All the specimens from Tsungming Island are poorly developed, the 

 percentage of fertile seed being small." (Carleton R. Ball.) 



28039 to 28047. 



From Russia. Received through Mr. Frank N. Meyer, agricultural explorer, 

 May 23, 1910. 



Plants of the following: 



28039. Medicago sp. 



From near Mshet, Caucasus, Russia. "(No. 772, April 29, 1910.) A peren- 

 nial Medicago of rather vigorous growth, found on dry limestone banks at 

 elevations of 3,000 feet above sea level. This and the following numbers of 

 Medicagos and Trifoliums should be valuable as fodder plants in the cooler 

 sections of the United States." (Meyer.) 



28040. Medicago sp. 



From near Dushet, Caucasus, Russia. "(No. 773, April 29, 1910.) A peren- 

 nial, large-leaved Medicago, found on dry places between rocks at elevations 

 from 3,000 to 4,000 feet." (Meyer.) 



28041. Medicago falcata L. (?) 



From between Dushet and Passanaura, Caucasus, Russia. "(No. 775, 

 April 30, 1910.) A perennial, small-leaved Medicago, found in stiff clay banks 

 at elevations over 4,000 feet." (Meyer.) 



28042. Medicago sp. 



From between Dushet and Passanaura, Caucasus, Russia. "(No. 776, 

 April 30, 1910.) A perennial, large-leaved Medicago, growing between rocks 

 and stones at elevations of about 4,000 feet." (Meyer.) 



28043. Medicago sp. 



From between Dushet and Passanaura, Caucasus, Russia. "{No. 777, 

 April 30, 1910.) A small-leaved, perennial Medicago of very compact growth, 

 found in stony debris at the foot of mountains and cliffs at elevations between 

 4,000 and 5,000feet. Apparently seeks moisture-retaining locations." (Meyer.) 



28044. 



From between Dushet and Passanaura, Caucasus, Russia. "(No. 778, 

 April 30, 1910.) Trifolium and other Leguminosag found on stony places at 

 elevations over 4,000 feet." (Meyer.) 

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